(Here is some of the verses, The rest is on. http://www.trianglemtb.com/whyss.php) Better stop short than fill to the brim. Make the bike too light, and the handling will suffer. Adorn your frame with XTR, and no lock can protect it.Claim medals and podiums, and drug tests will follow. Drink beer when the ride is done. This is the way of singlespeeding. Accept difficulty willingly. Accept pain as the human condition. What do you mean by "Accept difficulty willingly"? Accept being unimportant. Do not be concerned with your heart rate. This is called "accepting difficulty willingly." What do you mean by "Accept pain as the human condition"? Pain comes from having a body. Without a body, how could there be pain? Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to ride any trail. Love your bike as your own self; then you can truly ride anywhere. To ride one gear is natural. Sprints do not last all morning, Descents do not last all day. The follower of singlespeeding is at one with his bike. He who rides smoothly Experiences flow. He who loses the trail becomes confused. When you are at one with your bike, The trail welcomes you. When you conserve your momentum, The flow is always there. When you are at one with pain, The pain is experienced willingly. He who does not get out of the saddle Will not make it to the top of the hill. He who has his weight forward is not steady. He who sprints cannot maintain the pace. He who makes a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who brags will not endure. According to the followers of singlespeeding, "These are extra gears and unnecessary weight," They do not bring happiness. Therefore followers of singlespeeding avoid them.
