If I went single speed?

lost_in_thought

Greg66 wrote:

jashburnham wrote:

Greg66 wrote:

MTFU and sort your head out, DDD!

SS. Pah. If you want to enjoy the benefits of riding in a single gear, simply don't use your shifters. Stay in one gear. Pick a harder one than the pansy-SS'ers* use too. Round London, that is not an issue.

Fixed, schmixed. It's like having a broken watch. Works perfectly for a couple of seconds every day.

( I couldn't find anything useful to say about the Fondriest. Promise. I did look).

* LiT excluded, for she rides SS with a proper gear. Or did, before it broke her like a dry twig.

And me excluded - I reckon 50/16 is a proper SS gear thank you very much!

Ummmmm, nah.

It's smaller than mine (53x16). Ergo, you're a pansy.

Anyone who rides a bigger gear than 53x16 all the time is a damned fool with no regard for the well-being of their knees (or perhaps achilles).

Or their back....?

And I'm back on it now. DDD was SS a real plan or just a pipedream? Ebay have a ton of SS bikes most of the time. Evans also have an immense range.

ride_whenever

for fixed, you want to use 47-17 to give even wear when doing skid stops, if that isn't manly enough then 53-17 is also good.

cjcp

Always Tyred wrote:

I
* Or as close to hills as those whinging southern city types get to, anyway. Mere small gentle undulations, really, certainly not the massive obstacles that the tempered, weather beaten commuter has to overcome on a daily basis up here, pah.

You didn't mention the "headwinds" we get down here too.

Jay dubbleU

I've been looking at SS as well - must be the spring weather- quite fancied the Pearson Hanzo particularly as they offer a wide range of build options but its a steel frame so might be on the heavy side - I think given the hills around here I'd want to go as light as possible. I also considered the Tricross single but I'm not planning on running around with it over my shoulder and I can use the Giant for off-roading so at present I'm working my way through the London SS list

always_tyred

cjcp wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

I
* Or as close to hills as those whinging southern city types get to, anyway. Mere small gentle undulations, really, certainly not the massive obstacles that the tempered, weather beaten commuter has to overcome on a daily basis up here, pah.

You didn't mention the "headwinds" we get down here too.

And the cold weather......

DonDaddyD

lost_in_thought wrote:

And I'm back on it now. DDD was SS a real plan or just a pipedream? Ebay have a ton of SS bikes most of the time. Evans also have an immense range.

Yep, I'm hopefully taking delivery of an 'ITB' frame!!!!

But don't want to say too much yet, carbon road bike first.

gtvlusso

DDD - your world will rock if you go SS.....!

edhornby

think of all the new scalping

_Brun_

Alternatively, think of something worth saying before ressurrecting a topic that's been dead for three and a half months. Honestly, some people...

il_principe

_Brun_ wrote:

Alternatively, think of something worth saying before ressurrecting a topic that's been dead for three and a half months. Honestly, some people...

Worth resurrecting though. DDD I know you have a SS, why aren't you using it? I DEMAND TO KNOW!! :shock:

cjcp

Isn't it cheaper to buy a 53/42 chainset if you want the option of doing the spinny spinny thing and have something a bit smaller than 53, but a bit bigger than 39 to get up hills?