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Are as many people riding SS these days?

47 posts & 38 voices | Started 1 year ago by Dancake | Latest reply from epicyclo

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Dancake - Member

Cant remember the last time "beard" was posted in a thread.

For the record, I am building a dual-speed (2:1 SS with super mince gear for emergencies)

Not sure if it will work

For road work with occasional off-road doggyness 13T rear 26/39 Front
For extended fun 20T rear with the same 26/39 front

Carbon forks/ caldera frame.

Was supposed to be a new chain for the SS work bike but I have ended up spending 200 quid on it . Sod it, we are going down from 2 cars to one so that is just a few month's fuel, innit?

Posted 1 year ago #
bananaworld - Member

Mmmm, sounds nice... The world needs more Konas wirth carbon forks (also, is it one of the orange ones...?)

Also for the record, I have a singlespeed and a beard.

Do you have a beard? Or does a two-speed only entitle you to stubble?

Posted 1 year ago #
Dancake - Member

Until very recently, I had a very impressive pair of sideburns (hung over from a beard experiment)

Just a few days ago, my Boss shouted BUGGER'S GRIPS at me.

I shaved them off

The kona is magnolia. there will be pictures. think it is a 2005

Posted 1 year ago #
postierich - Member

Converted all my riding buddies but they still whinge like **** on the hills!!!

Posted 1 year ago #
Elfinsafety - Member

Just a few days ago, my Boss shouted BUGGER'S GRIPS at me.

Should've chinned 'im.

Posted 1 year ago #
samuri - Member

he he, no, but sadly it's lost it's buzz.

There was a time I could just sit on my SS bike and gain hero status because it only has one gear. Now I've got to beat two downhillers on 8 inch travel monsters wearing all the protection gear available down a 1:1 hill on a fixed wheel cross bike with rigid forks before I'm labelled cool.

And being cool two or thre times a week just isn't good enough any more.

Posted 1 year ago #
Dancake - Member

Im not worried about being cool- My Meta has stickers all over it and that

Posted 1 year ago #
Northwind - Member

Dancake - Member

Until very recently, I had a very impressive pair of sideburns (hung over from a beard experiment)

Just a few days ago, my Boss shouted BUGGER'S GRIPS at me.

I shaved them off

I used to have a moustache but my boss told me to shave it off... He said it tickles.

Posted 1 year ago #
MidlandTrailquestsGraham - Member

Single speed is common as muck these days.
Rohloffs are still niche though.

Posted 1 year ago #
stumpynya12 - Member

Pah ! Single speeders, bunch of freaks with beards and sandals . I ask you what normal person would ride single speeds

Posted 1 year ago #
Hairychested - Member

I ask you what normal person would ride ~~single speeds~~ bicycles

FTFY

Posted 1 year ago #
Trailrider Jim - Member

Took it up a year ago and love it. The travel on my FS bike is also steadily growing, so I don't think of myself as a freak - more like I get on both buses, if you know what I mean.

Posted 1 year ago #
AlasdairMc - Member

Ditched mine as of yesterday. Got a CX, so ran out of shed space and one had to go.

It's now sitting in my parents' garage, I may pick it up again for winter stuff though

Posted 1 year ago #
R.lepecha - Member

Its because people arent willing to put in the effort to ride a bike properly, there all lazy and run double/triple ring 10 speed. So they can just sit and spin all day gaining no decent muscle or superhero status.

Posted 1 year ago #
Roter Stern - Member

Still got mine. Wouldn't ride anything else off road over the winter months. I doubt I'll be doing any racing on it anymore after two knee ops though.

Posted 1 year ago #
steve_b77 - Member

Yup still got mine and I can't even grow a beard, can do some stubble though

Even converted my mate, had to make his shiny and pimp though

Posted 1 year ago #
Mister P - Member

Just picked up my new Genesis iO. So now I have 2 geared bikes and 2 SS. Yes I have a beard.

Posted 1 year ago #
Bernaard - Member

No beard, the wife says it gives her a rash on her thighs.
No sandals either
SS all the way
32/14 Wanga

32/16 Soukri 29er

There is a gear bike too..........

Posted 1 year ago #
Dancake - Member

nice and nice

have you got some magic ratios there? tensioner?

Posted 1 year ago #
MrSparkle - Member

Nice, er, Wanga, Bernard. Here's mine, with a rather more traditional 32:16

Don't think I'll be stopping SS'ing any time soon.

Posted 1 year ago #
becky_kirk43 - Member

I am most definitely beardless!
Running a ss for commuting and messing about on at the moment (decided commuting with 1 gear is better training!), its fun round the woods...but can be a bit slow...building up a new super duper geared bike at the moment (by building up its currently a frame, a seat clamp and a wheel skewer!).

Posted 1 year ago #
rexated - Member

I had a beard for the last 2 years, but recently shaved it off. over that period i rode my ss a handful of times. but last week i built up a new ss, and tomorrow will be doing my first ss xc race, beard-free. what the HELL is going on?

Posted 1 year ago #
messiah - Member

Did you not know that BMX is to be the new kool

Posted 1 year ago #
stumpynya12 - Member

Fixed is where its at these days "well rad init"

Posted 1 year ago #
messiah - Member

Fixed... that was yesterday afternoon... get with the program ya goon

Posted 1 year ago #
plumber - Member

I rarely ride anything else than SS carbon-rigid these days

innit

Posted 1 year ago #
jonnyrobertson - Member

Both singlespeedy and beardy. Don't need sus or gears for me local stuff to be honest.

Posted 1 year ago #
emac65 - Member

Have two SS - 26" & 29er,but no beard as I think they look 'kin stooooopid & a bit gay.Several geared suss bikes too,it's all ridin'.....

Posted 1 year ago #
Mister P - Member

Tell Brian Blessed beards look gay.

Posted 1 year ago #
rOcKeTdOg - Member

1 x 9 29er with 32mm CX tyres is the new SS, and i have a beard

commuter by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickr

Posted 1 year ago #
toppers3933 - Member

I'm not be cause some pikey stole it. But thinking of ss'ing the replacement. And I have a stubeard.

Posted 1 year ago #
singlespeedstu - Member

Raises hand and confesses to not riding singlespeed much this year.I recon i've only done about 12 rides without gears this year.

Mostly been on the fatbike or tandem.

No beard either as it got too much grey in it so it had to go.

Posted 1 year ago #
Teetosugars - Member

Still loving my Love/Hate.

Posted 1 year ago #
oldgit - Member

More I'd say. I got mocked for riding singlespeed over ten years ago, now all those mocker'rers? ride it themselves.
I don't anymore. My thinking is *** it, it's no hardship hauling all those extra little teeth around with me and they come in useful at times.

Posted 1 year ago #
Dancake - Member

Made a start today.

Bits are thrown together (like the front brake which it turns out when opening the box to be a rear. 30 quid bikhut job. Night be a tektro auriga. )

Had a quick ride.

Bars look odd, but really comfy
2 speed seems viable

got a bit of chain slip but will reserve judgement until I have new rings/ sprocket . (Gearing is a bit low for the road)

IMAG0096 by Dancake2010, on Flickr

Posted 1 year ago #