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Josh, you ride a single speed sometimes, right? No one ever has or will ever win any competitive race against geared competition of equal skill and fitness, so why would you ever go out and ride when you know you will be unhappy on a bike that is inferior. I mean, there is no joy in that situation, right? You must feel miserable. Now I'm sad for you, thank a lot.
one thing mike your probably faster climbing than me right now, that you can be sad of
I do ride a SS, I subjectively love the feeling of simplicity and lack of thinking about gearing. I also objectively love the lighter weight, no derail to break, and how on the right trail it does nt just feel faster but is faster. You know that Sub 29 minute time I did around adam's Camp? that was actually on my Kona Honzo single speed. But I dont go around telling people to ride a Single speed because its better though.......I will tell them that can learn a ton about riding from riding one.
https://www.strava.com/segments/16377469
I have no delusion off thinking I could out pedal Josh Dillon even in 2013 when I was riding 6-7 days a week. Now I am slow as crap but have been riding way more this month just not stravaing everything. but I actually do think that setting that KOM was partially due riding a Single speed for it. A single speed can get out of most turns way quicker than a geared FS because of how well you can pump and how snappy they pedal.
I also wanted to point out that there have been XC races where the faster person out of everyone has been a single speed. There were a couple XC races in pittsburgh I won overall on a SS against all the geared bikes as well. There are some course where that would never be possible. Heck Gerry Pflug won the Shenandoah 100 overall on a SS at age 46!
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