why do we switch to SS

[alien_scream]

i know there's a thread already for this...

pinoymtbiker.proboards7.com/index.cgi?board=sspeed&action=display&n=1&thread=7034

but i think this is different:

with the technology and advancement in biking... from SS to 7spd to 8 spd to 9spd ( from 24spd to a 42 spd and so forth)

why are we going back to a SS?? i was just wondering 'coz i see a lot of bikers now going SS!!!!!!!!!!! or is it just a fad???

[whoopi]

can an SSer-wannabe be the first to give a thought on this:

i find SS bikes the most beautiful because of their simplicity. may pagka-zen.

[weekendrider]

I see a lot of those now in a rigid 29r. Advantage is no fork and shock to maintain. No ghost shifting, no derailleur to adjust. It is simple and a lot lighter.

[mountguitars]

an SS rig rocks. with excess parts lying around, you can easily build one. also, the simplicity involved is such a blessing.

the only problem i've had with it is the looong uphills like the wall in maarat and the distance. it seems i cant go to far flung places on a SS. i bike all the way from my place in Q.C. going to the trails. the only time that i can bring my SS rig is if i bring my transpo. but if its just going to quiapo, i bring my SS.

best trail for a SS rig? try irrigation-puray during the wet season. really awesome. try it and you'll thank me for sure, hehe. beats the @#$% out of geared bikes i tell you.

[arcireyes]

I'm what you may call a dummy biker I'm not good at tinkering on parts.

I'll go SS because of its simplicity. Put it on vee and you get minimal part tinkering and the other part seems to be easy to maintain. I want to build an SS for urban riding.

If there is such a thing as minimalist design in bicycle, SS is one.

[king]

if you overtake a guy riding a geared bike, you're branded a strong rider. if you get dropped or have to push, it's ok because you're on a singlespeed. either way, you cant lose

[OnebyOne]

Going back to basic...

[lloyd]

Simplicity... and silence... . No clang-clang noise specially during descending a rocky trail. Even when bombing down the rig. Also, its very nice to pedal on flats and a challenge to ride on steep uphill.

[<:jun®:>]

too true... ;D

king said:

if you overtake a guy riding a geared bike, you're branded a strong rider. if you get dropped or have to push, it's ok because you're on a singlespeed. either way, you cant lose

[bikedaddy]

Me?.. I just wanted to experience the simplicity of an SS ride...... again. When I was in grade school, I used to ride my single speed motobike (the one with coil suspensions on both sides of the rear wheel) to school or anywhere my mom asks me to run errands. I love that bike, used and abused it until the heavy frame just gave up. I was so loyal to that bike that I never had any other bike until the time that I bought my very first MTB 2 years ago. ;D....Having an SS is like having a classic... car, motorcycle, timepiece. Why do I still have my easycall beeper? or that old cellphone the size of my forearm? or that baston pants in my closet? ;D....I dont know....why am I revealing all of these? hehehe. Bottomline is, simplicity is beauty. Classic is elegance. Old is cool, so go oldschool!

Sweets ka na Juwee ;D ;D ;D

[Dragunov]

bikedaddy said:

Me?.. I just wanted to experience the simplicity of an SS ride...... again. When I was in grade school, I used to ride my single speed motobike (the one with coil suspensions on both sides of the rear wheel) to school or anywhere my mom asks me to run errands. I love that bike, used and abused it until the heavy frame just gave up. I was so loyal to that bike that I never had any other bike until the time that I bought my very first MTB 2 years ago. ;D....Having an SS is like having a classic... car, motorcycle, timepiece. Why do I still have my easycall beeper? or that old cellphone the size of my forearm? or that baston pants in my closet? ;D....I dont know....why am I revealing all of these? hehehe. Bottomline is, simplicity is beauty. Classic is elegance. Old is cool, so go oldschool!

Sweets ka na Juwee ;D ;D ;D

tell us how old is OLD???!!! ;D

[jr]

mountguitars said:

an SS rig rocks. with excess parts lying around, you can easily build one. also, the simplicity involved is such a blessing.

This is the answer that I agree on. Also partially fad.

logpond said:

too true... ;D

king said:

if you overtake a guy riding a geared bike, you're branded a strong rider. if you get dropped or have to push, it's ok because you're on a singlespeed. either way, you cant lose

Draw back when you have a long descent. You will be drop.

[jacklero]

because its sooooooooo simple that's why!

[jibber]

It's the only setup I can afford

[boyet]

Yet so simple and back to basic.

for some its a trend,

for some just a try,

for some just want to be called " strong rider"..... daw....... hehehe .....peace be with you brad.

well my ss rig is one of my project this year.

[Dragunov]

why?? ...................coz NO BUDGET!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[wcoastbo]

SS makes you stronger and compliments your other skills.

For me, I didn't switch to SS and stop all my other types of riding. I still put lots of miles on the roadbike. Most of my trail riding is done on an SS, but I still take the gearie out of a spin now and then. Now I've switch to rigid (mostly because my SID has blown seals and is leaking oil). Riding rigid will help me pick out better lines and ride with a more fluid and smooth style. I can already tell the difference in how much more relaxed I'm riding the FS bike.

You shouldn't have to give up anything to ride SS, instead you're adding to your skill set. Although, it's not for everyone... you really have to enjoy the extra leg burn, and your forearms and back will be much stronger due to all your extra effort on those long steep climbs.

SS may not be using all the advances in mechanical technology, but my bike has the latest in materials technology. None of this really matters though, you are still the engine. Improving the engine will make a bigger difference than improving the bike. I'm pretty sure many of the mainstream manufacturers don't like the upswing in SS riders... when experienced mtbers realize that new technology has little impact in making them a stronger/faster/better riders, they quit buying the latest and greatest (racers may not fit into this generalized category). There's nothing left but the bling factor, which still carries a lot of weight.

I must be the bike manufacturers nightmare. My upgrade-itis has diminished, I only replace parts when they break or wearout, I resurrect old bikes and refurbish them, and I ride SS ;D

Although, I really like that the Maverick DUC fork (darn, there goes my upgrade-itis again). Bottom line, do what makes you happy. It's your money.

[wcoastbo]

boyet said:

Yet so simple and back to basic.

for some its a trend,

for some just a try,

for some just want to be called " strong rider"..... daw....... hehehe .....peace be with you brad.

well my ss rig is one of my project this year.

for the trendy, yes it's a trend. the trendy will always follow the latest happenings.

if you're going to "try" SS, you won't like it. you have to want it, savor it, build a relationship with it. not for the commitment phobic. it took me many months to be a strong enough rider to "enjoy" long steep climbs on the SS. takes a lot of suffering up front, then the pleasure follows.

I may not be a strong rider, but I'm a stronger rider than before I started SS. You will move to your next level of fitness. I guarantee it.

[wcoastbo]

king said:

if you overtake a guy riding a geared bike, you're branded a strong rider. if you get dropped or have to push, it's ok because you're on a singlespeed. either way, you cant lose

Yup, I use that excuse all the time when I can't keep up on a climb. It's a good way to hide my lack of fitness.

[yukon]

xc707 said:

why?? ...................coz NO BUDGET!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

best answer so far. Pete, now you know why I am converting? ;D ;D ;D

[g.b.b]

why i use SS........because im single..........

_{o, pete wag ka mag react.}

[Dragunov]

goodboybrionne said:

why i use SS........because im single..........

_{o, pete wag ka mag react.}

so your like armstrong na rin!!!! single egged!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[ronaldarca]

yukon said:

xc707 said:

why?? ...................coz NO BUDGET!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

best answer so far. Pete, now you know why I am converting? ;D ;D ;D

i accept XT compos for donation brad ;D

[g.b.b]

i just said no reaction....... sigh....

[baTutABS]

"SIMPLICITY"

[mountguitars]

xc707 said:

goodboybrionne said:

why i use SS........because im single..........

_{o, pete wag ka mag react.}

so your like armstrong na rin!!!! single egged!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

gbb, i think you should've highlighted your warning to pete and even enlarged the fonts. i think pete has poor eyesight, hehehe. ;D

[g.b.b]

yaan mo na.......birthday boy eh.....
(trans: go shorty...it's your birthday.... - 50cent)

[yukon]

ronaldarca said:

yukon said:

best answer so far. Pete, now you know why I am converting? ;D ;D ;D

i accept XT compos for donation brad ;D

the XT stays with the EVIL bike ron. ;D ;D ;D it's the lesser EVIL bike that gets an SS make up. Am sure you wont settle anything less than XT's ;D ;D ;D

[ztnom13]

simplicity, basic, cheaper, to relive their bmx days and ss bikes looks cool!

[jacklero]

got another reason why I ride SS: to piss off condescending/pompous/arrogant cyclists in my group. Next project, strip a mall bike (specially one with a neon paint job), convert it to SS and slap on a 36 talas fox, that should get into their nerves!!! ahahaha!!!