Month: March 2007

So you’re a bit short of time and you want to get a long ride in. You’re local trail is fun but… short. What to do? Blow it out, ride it every way possible and the good ones twice that’s what you do. Continue reading Why Local Trails Rule

From everything I’ve heard making the adjustment from Geared to SS is generally supposed to be a rough adjustment, this hasn’t turned out to be the case for me. My commuting has been on flat ground so the 34×13 gear ratio I run during the week keeps me cruising at about 20-22MPH with a nice cadence, my commute time is equivalent or often better than it was on my road bike. On the trail I did a pretty big 36 mile ride out of Columbia and this weekend I did a ride at Salmon Falls. On both rides I did wind up walking in a few places where I would normally ride but on the singlespeed I just can’t help but ride faster. Technical riding is the biggest challenge so far. The 29″ wheels help a lot but I just can’t quite ride up to the level that I was able to.  We’ll see how things progress.

One of the biggest reasons I did this was to have an interim bike while I got the fork repaired on the Titus.  The thing is I’m having so much fun I haven’t even taken the fork off the Titus yet