I only recently tried SSing. I can get up hills I used a granny ring for too, just not if they are particularly long ones 🙂 And I’m not a nazi, though I am a tall, blonde, skin-headed, blue eyed aries 🙂
I’ve got a funny feeling I’ll be agreeing with this in a few days time, especially at 3am on the ‘Puffer course.
As for hills, I haven’t found one I can’t ride down – does that count?
Never worked out how wearing your granny’s gear helped on steep hills. Tried it once and the bloomers got caught in the chainring. I’ll be watching for you perverts, next time I’m out.
TJ, there’s always some-one who’ll be able to do it. Most SS’ers aren’t I know aren’t doing it because they think they’re double hard bast%^ds, they do it because it’s a cheap way of doing something a bit different.
Cannae believe you’ve allowed HIM to con you into arguing about this{yet again}.
I know people must be a wee bit run down after the excesses of the Festive Period AND the trauma of the hack, but an obvious ploy like this which even has “troll” in the Tags, come on people…
Singlespeeders are actually kind sensitive types who worship the latest in cycling technology. There is nothing more wonderful in their eyes than the latest derailleur from Shimanolo.
And that is why they are not so crude and unfeeling to drag those carefully crafted masterpieces through mud and dirt, even though it may mean they have to struggle up hills and bear the invective of the uncultured bestial types who do.
I like mine. Simple, much easier to clean when it’s muddy, less to go wrong, cheap to fix, keeps me fit. I have one for commuting, which is great, because it just runs and runs with minimal maintenance, and is lighter than with gears.
Off road, I find my SS MTB great for flattish places, although it gets a little tiring after more than a couple of hours.
I’d use my geared bike for long days out, and very hilly places.
Nickc / miketually – Carn Ban Mor – now way would an SSer do that without a stupidly low gear and then they would have to freewheel the descent. There are a couple of local hills which I have never seen anyone make it up even with a granny gear let alone SS.
TandemJeremy wrote
“Nickc / miketually – Carn Ban Mor – now way would an SSer do that without a stupidly low gear and then they would have to freewheel the descent. There are a couple of local hills which I have never seen anyone make it up even with a granny gear let alone SS”