Gran Fondo Fixies

For all details on the Fixies Team and Crew, check out their dedicated web site...

You hear people talk about RAAM. You may have been surfing late at night and seen images of sleep deprived individuals torturing themselves on a bicycle... Here are some interesting facts...

Once you find that special duo who is committed to Race Across America as a fixed gear relay team, you need to identify the crew that can ensure their success. Robert Hendry has been selected to be a key member of the team.Check out Robert's words below to learn a little about the mechanics of the race and why anyone would want to sign on for two weeks of sleep deprivation and a slow ride across America in an RV...

Participating in the Race Across America can be a very expensive proposition. Our sponsors recognize the dedication of our two man relay team and are doing everything within their power to support this gallant effort.

How does one arrive at the decision to Race across America? Why would anyone want to take the hardest bicycling event in the world and make it more difficult for riding it on a fixed gear bike? Find the answers to these and other interesting questions below:

Gran Fondo Cycles will be "serving up" the bicycles for the Fixies RAM team. What's on the menu? The Casseroll. Truly one hot dish.

According to Kevin Kaiser, "The beauty of riding a bicycle is that it will carry you just about as far as your heart and body will take you. At one point or another almost every cyclist has looked down at their odometer and wondered just how far that might be... Jeff Bauer and I (Kevin Kaiser) have decided to enter the 2008 Race Across America as a two person relay team. We've both been riding for several years now and have been progressing steadily. To make our RAAM effort special, we will probably enter the race on fixed gear bikes."