60km on a 24"

Hey guys,

I just completed my first long haul yesterday traveling 60km on the
highway with my 24" dx. I know this isn't the ideal uni at all but
it's all I've got to work with right now so it did the trick.
The trip took 7 hours and I was doing it to raise money for cystic
fibrosis.

Just wondering if anyone else has done something like this before?


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I've been dooing 12 k a day for the rest of my days...

Congrats.


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I've never gone that far on a 24" on roads but have off-road a few times
on my KH24. Really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Great job!
It's always motivating to see others out there pushing their own
personal limits!


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x2005fck wrote:
Hey guys,

I just completed my first long haul yesterday traveling 60km on the
highway with my 24" dx. I know this isn't the ideal uni at all but
it's all I've got to work with right now so it did the trick.
The trip took 7 hours and I was doing it to raise money for cystic
fibrosis.

Just wondering if anyone else has done something like this before?



Great job and for a good cause. Just out of curiosity are you still
using the stock DX seat and tire?

I use my 06 DX as an everday smooth road ride, but have changed the
tire to a hookworm and the seat to a KH Fusion Freeride. makes for a
much better distance riding experience.


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Wow! That's a hell of a distance on a 24.


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Yes, that's a looooooong ride for a 24"! My nearest experience was a
1980 March of Dimes charity ride of 75km which a friend and I did on
giraffes with 20" wheels. But we had customized the giraffes to have
close to a 2:1 gear ratio. That meant less pedaling, but they were
pretty hard to control! We were the first to start and the last to
finish. With way-painful crotch areas!

Congratulations on your fundraising, and for being someone that doesn't
use equipment as an excuse to not think big!


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To Harley, yes I'm still on all the stock parts because it's a
relatively new uni and getting things where I'm at, I'm basically
limited to just ordering online things which tend to take a while to
ship.

And to flux, I was only a part in a wide campaign that raised over $32
000 for CF. My ride I think helped push people to raise more though.


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