RTL + Giraffes?

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Skippii, a guy on this forum rode a home made geared giraffe in a 2 day race. 100 miles one day 50 miles the next.

Got my geared uni today...I can't ride it!

So, finally got my geared uni today. The 150-mile ride is Saturday, so I have to learn to ride it really fast. It’s a giraffe, 4 feet tall, with 2 gearing options: 1:2, and 1:1.8 with a 26x1.5 tire. Cranks are 175mm. (Lots of steep hills where I live.) That’ll give me a virtual 52-inch wheel, or a 47 inch wheel. (I have to get off to change gears, though, but at least I don’t need to dissassemble anything.) I can’t ride it. It’s so freaking hard. I thought I could do it, because I was able …