Fixed Gear on the Southern Tier is the story of riding the Southern Tier ACA Route on a fixed-gear bicycle purchased from Walmart for $99.

The ACA, or Adventure Cycling Association, has an amazing set of waterproof maps that give a long-distance cyclist all the information they could possibly need for any of their routes.

Since the book-to-be has sat for so long on my laptop I decided to make all the original posts free to read, and to make a Free PDF Download available as well.

Feel free to click on the book cover to be taken to the beginning of the bicycle tour's blog posts, or use the table of contents below.

  1. Planning the Fixed Gear Coast to Coast Bike Tour

  2. Getting There – Fixed Gear Coast to Coast Bike Tour

  3. The Fixed Gear Bike – Coast to Coast Bike Tour

  4. Southern Tier Day 1 – St. Augustine to Florahome

  5. Southern Tier Day 2 – Florahome to O’Leno State Park

  6. Southern Tier Day 3 – O’Leno State Park to Lee’s Country Campground

  7. Southern Tier Day 4 and 5 – Lee’s Country Campground to Madison

  8. Southern Tier Day 6 – Greenville to Tallahassee

  9. Southern Tier Day 7 – Tallahassee to Sneads

  10. Southern Tier Day 8 – Sneads to Chipley

  11. Southern Tier Day 9 – Chipley to DeFuniak Springs

  12. Southern Tier Day 10 – DeFuniak Springs to Blackwater River State Park

  13. Southern Tier Day 11 – Blackwater River State Park to Milton

  14. Southern Tier Day 12 – Milton to Big Lagoon State Park

  15. Southern Tier Day 13 – Big Lagoon State Park to Dauphin Island

  16. Southern Tier Day 14 – Dauphin Island to Vancleave

  17. Southern Tier Day 15 and 16 – Vancleave to Poplarville

  18. Southern Tier Day 17 – Poplarville to Franklinton

  19. Southern Tier Day 18 – Franklinton to Easleyville

  20. Southern Tier Day 19 – Easleyville to Perry’s Bike Hostel

  21. Southern Tier Day 20 – LA Swift into New Orleans

  22. Southern Tier Day 21 – Thanksgiving in New Orleans

  23. Southern Tier Day 22 – Back to Perry’s Bike Hostel

  24. Southern Tier Day 23 – Jackson to Simmesport, LA

  25. Southern Tier Day 24 – Simmesport, LA to Chicot State Park

  26. Southern Tier Day 25 – Chicot State Park to Deridder, LA

  27. Southern Tier Day 26 – Deridder, LA to Kirbyville, TX

  28. Southern Tier Day 27 – Kirbyville to Liberty, TX

  29. Southern Tier Zero’s

  30. Carmine, Texas