Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
a friend of mine just completed the Paris Brest Paris 1200 kilometer ride in 90 hours on a fixed gear. he came back and said "I have no idea why i wanted to do this on a fixie" If you have hills to deal with, they're no fun. Especially downhill; because you can't stop pedalling!
Both of my sons have fixies and love them; but when we go out on a serious ride (with hills) they don't mind bikes with gears.
That was the same reaction we as the crew kept hearing from George during Furnace Creek. It was a huge challenge for him...35,000+ feet of elevation gain and you're right, it wasn't just the climbing, it was the lack of recovery on the descents that was so hard.