Recent convert to SS on my 29er, out of necessity when Alfine hub packed up and I needed a cheap meantime replacement.
Started out 32:16, have now moved to 34wonky:18 - thanks to Tazzy for the heads-up to the Goldtec wonky rings. Marked difference in getting over the top of the steep bits.
Really enjoying it - makes the same ol' trails a bit more of a challenge. Bike feels very stealthy and light.
Nice not to hear and feel expensive drivetrains disintegrating in the winter gloop.
Said gloop means no one else is breaking any land speed records so you don't end up miles behind when riding in a group.
Also feels like much more of a whole-body workout - feel a bite more knackered and achey after a singlespeed ride, but in a good way.
*unless the said ss rider has had a shandy or 3, in which case drunkly meandering holding onto the bike for support is perfectly acceptable
Yeah, sounds about right. I call it 'carbo-loading'...
36:16 on my 29er Swift and long steep climbs can be a bit of a bitch...