At this point the only question I need to answer is whether I have enough courage to take it for a ride...
It's About to Hit the Fan
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Satellite imagery for the north Pacific Basin this morning is simply
incredible. I could teach an entire class based on it. One can see all of
the feat...
2 days ago
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Folks, that's a tricked out, 22 pound, single speed Gary Fisher Rig. UTRider's taking a quantum leap here. Go, Markawatts, go!
Dude! Right on! Im jonesing, jealous... you dirty dog you.
When you going to test it out. I wanna hear the story behind this. I have been eyeing something like this for a while now. The planets just have not aligned yet for the purchase to be justified.
I find your judgment to be completely reasonable. Half the time I end up riding with the fork locked out on my geared 29'er b/c it rides so well. SS makes you tougher. Perfect logic and you'll love the bike! I'd tell you to race SS this year but those guys are hammers.
despite that fact that the wheels are too big and its missing moving parts on the front fork, she looks like a good time
Should have bought a cross bike first though.
Be careful! You may never ride your geared bike again :)
Racing SS in the ICUP is way too much fun as well.
what did you do!
Actually, the first time I ever put some time in on a single speed bike was lap #1 in the 24hrs of Moab a few years back. In fact, it was on that same bike (maybe not exactly). I raced on Chucky Gibsons team and we won. I had a good time but will probably never own one. I'm just not tough enough.
Matt - There's not much of a story. This was a completely impulsive purchase on my part. If the race hadn't been cancelled this never would have happened. Right now I can't say if that was a blessing or a curse!
Andy - I'm hoping this bike in its current rigid form will result in a faster tt up Clark's.
Rico - I would assume it won't be long before the fork is switched out for something a bit more fogiving.
Forrest - Why can't I use this bike for cross?
Adam - Do you run a rigid fork on your Ramble Tamble?
Kevin - Your comment worries me. If you're not tough enough to ride a ss I'm in big, big trouble!
22lbs, where's all the weight? Oh yea the wheels!
1spd should be good for the Sundance race this Saturday, all up or all down!
I run a White Bros. Rock Solid carbon fork on my Ramble Tamble. It is the only rigid I have ever used, but I really like it. I had a suspension fork on the first SS I had and I was always locking it out...
Sundance is a blast on the single. Nice and smooth one track, nothing overly steep, and nothing real flat. The trails at Corner Canyon are also excellent on the one-speed. The ICUP course seems almost intended for one gear. Tons of fun!
If you want to drop a little weight from the wheels, you could convert them to tubeless. Or use 26er tubes. 29er tubes are like lead pipes.
But 22lbs is not bad really.
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