I rode 1300 kilometers from the UK’s most southern tip - Penzance - to the northern city of Inverness in Scotland, on a fixed gear bike. For the uninitiated, a fixed-gear bike (or fixie) uses a single ...

I had to lock my bicycle to a rack in another car, and I had to wedge my saddle bags under my feet, which left little leg room. I felt like I was on a donkey. Although normally there are hourly ...