Got a fixie or single speed bike? If so, BRING IT!

The one50one Club was originally created to put a different spin on the National Brain Tumor Society's Ride for Research. Deciding to participate in the National Brain Tumor Society’s annual Ride for Research on a fixed-gear bicycle stemmed from not only our love of cycling, but the belief that nothing great comes without sacrifice, pain, and commitment.

A fixed-gear bicycle has only one gear and does not allow the luxury, or relief, of coasting, much like those old Schwinn bikes that we all used to have when we were kids. Remember when you’d be cruising down a hill and the pedals would start to go faster than you could pedal? You would then take your feet off the pedals and whiz down the hill with glee while the pedals whirred around like a blender until the hill leveled off. Well, a fixed gear bike is just like that, only bigger, and you have to go uphill as well. It’s not easy and quite challenging at times, but the experience can be tremendously rewarding. Riding fifty miles in one gear is not just a personal challenge, but a symbolic acknowledgment of the hundreds of thousands of people afflicted with this horrible disease and the challenges they and their families face.

If you have a fixed gear or a single speed bicycle and want to have a wicked fun day challenging yourself and raising much needed funds, please join us on May 16th. You can choose to ride 10, 25, or 50 miles.