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Single Speed riders – how many of you are out there?!

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  • May 16, 2014 at 11:55 am #21451
    JackBuxton

    Hello there!

    I’ve been riding S.s for a couple of years now, and have never come across another S.s rider whilst out on the road! I live in Wiltshire, and was wondering if there is in fact anybody out there!
    Maybe a Strava club could be made if there is enough of us, so we could meet up and ride every now and again!

    If anyone is interested, let me know 😀

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  • May 20, 2014 at 2:52 pm #793641
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    dangoscomb

    self-built single speed for
    self-built single speed for my winter commutes. too many hills for fixed and I value my knees! I do ride fixed in town sometimes mind.

    May 20, 2014 at 11:22 am #793639
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    Old Cranky

    Condor Tempo fixed wheel for
    Condor Tempo fixed wheel for me :B

    May 18, 2014 at 11:45 am #793637
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    Bob's Bikes

    MKultra wrote:I ride

    MKultra wrote:
    I ride fixed.

    Therefore I must shun you or I would be blackballed by my gentleman’s club.

    I bid you good day sir.

    How hard do they hit you to be blackballed?

    May 17, 2014 at 4:00 pm #793635
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    djgorey

    Fixed – 47/17 (soon to be
    Fixed – 47/17 (soon to be 16)

    Love it – there is nothing like being in the right gear all the time and track stands are becoming easier for traffic lights (almost to the point where I’m learning without trying)

    May 16, 2014 at 9:07 pm #793633
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    oldstrath

    SS or fixed on the commute
    SS or fixed on the commute (depending how I feel, and whether I go off road or not), SS for more interesting offroad.

    May 16, 2014 at 9:00 pm #793631
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    sincadena

    I ride a SS mtb… no shocks
    I ride a SS mtb… no shocks and v-brakes. great fun blasting past full sussers on the local trails 😉

    May 16, 2014 at 8:48 pm #793629
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    The Acai

    I ride ss for my commuter and
    I ride ss for my commuter and seen as I live in Sheffield I’m often pondering; strong thighs or knackered knees?

    May 16, 2014 at 8:08 pm #793627
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    Miles253

    Ride fixed when about town,
    Ride fixed when about town, though I have considered SS for the confidence going downhill, but I enjoy the sensation of fixed. Really helps my road cadence and pedal action. I push a 48-19

    May 16, 2014 at 6:35 pm #793625
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    Flying Scot

    I ride fixed in winter for
    I ride fixed in winter for anti skid, and obviously……on the track!

    May 16, 2014 at 5:32 pm #793623
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    giff77

    Fixed. Though the question
    Fixed. Though the question then is what ratio does one push.

    May 16, 2014 at 4:22 pm #793621
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    lolol

    But they have invented gears
    But they have invented gears now, that or ride fixed, single speed docks at least twelve cool points

    May 16, 2014 at 2:41 pm #793619
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    James Warrener

    I ride SS instead of fix and
    I ride SS instead of fix and still get plenty of benefit.

    So there 🙂

    May 16, 2014 at 2:23 pm #793617
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    farrell

    MKultra wrote:Whats wrong

    MKultra wrote:
    Whats wrong with caining it down hill at 36mph (speed mine spins out at) with a little voice whispering in your ear “I am going to kill you…” ?

    I was rather unsettled by loss of foot retention recently, I was in the middle of an out of the saddle full gas effort whilst coming down the banking at the velodrome. There was a great sense of relief when pulled my right foot out and got the bike straightened up and then rode the bike round for a couple of laps with my legs hanging out the back in a semi Superman pose whilst it slowed down.

    Acceptable on the track, not so much fun on your way home from the pub.

    May 16, 2014 at 2:01 pm #793615
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    JackBuxton

    Nothing at allllll
    Nothing at allllll 😉 😉 😉

    May 16, 2014 at 1:54 pm #793613
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    MKultra

    Whats wrong with caining it
    Whats wrong with caining it down hill at 36mph (speed mine spins out at) with a little voice whispering in your ear “I am going to kill you…” ?

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