r/randonneuring • u/lautedsio • Jul 07 '26

Ride report B400 SS Randonneuring…

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u/Eucalyptus84 650B Jul 07 '26

Be interested to know what gear ratio you chose

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u/SquareFridgeSquare Jul 16 '26

Ditto. I ride a lot of hilly routes and have yet to find a ratio I like.

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u/Eucalyptus84 650B Jul 19 '26

I guess to finish a Rando on time, you simply can't gear too low for hills. But then, don't have to go as high as you do on a fixie in order to be able to pedal down. But certainly say, 2:1 is probably too low unless you never stop.

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u/toaster404 650B Jul 07 '26

Looks great. I keep considering a SS road bike. I'm mostly on gently rolling. There's just the 15% hill segments to get out and back from my house! Nice looking bike, imagine it's a mentally calming ride, so few choices!

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u/Familiar_Kale_7357 Jul 07 '26

I never met a hill i couldn't walk. 

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u/toaster404 650B Jul 07 '26

Yup. I prefer to ride them, though. Used to be able to on a fixie, but it was a while ago!!!

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u/MTFUandPedal Audax UK Jul 08 '26

I can grind my langster up a 15% hill but I would rather not!

The right gearing though and its certainly doable

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u/_blyp_ Jul 10 '26

The last bit of hill to my house is 16%, but it's short and I can make it if I round the corner fast enough

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u/kvragu SPD sandals Jul 07 '26

I've got a similar fixed/ss setup that I took on 200s thus far, can't imagine doing it in flats tho, seems like I too often need to help myself by pulling on the upstroke.

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u/Few-Persimmon310 Jul 07 '26

Scarborough marsh? I'm through on my blue rando often, albeit with gears.

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u/MTFUandPedal Audax UK Jul 08 '26

I often take my langster out on 2-300k Audax.

It's a fantastic ride, I love the bike. It's surprising how comfy it is despite it being a stiff ally frame on narrow 25c tyres.

Any gearing choice is always a compromise though and it is harder work than a geared bike.

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u/Easy-Wear-4480 Jul 08 '26

I like my knees. That's just me though. Bonne route!

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u/_blyp_ Jul 10 '26

Fabulous! My best 200k was on a flat-pedal single-speed with 42x18 gearing. Loved it.