You need to slow down to go up...

[Hairy]

Hehehe, that was funny as I can relate. The toughest race for me on a SS was Ashburton Van Gaalens 75km two years ago. It was not so much the SS that made my eyes water, but the rigid fork on that rocky downhills. But it was so rewarding when I finished the race.

 

Will I do it again on a SS - Hell yes

Will I do it with a rigid, hell no!

toughest SS mtb race i did was the TruCape 50km ..... a nasty little ride with gears, but also of the most fun I have ever had on a "race"

[EmptyB]

Hairy, my motto is "It doesn't matter what you ride. As long as you are riding." 

 

So did you end up riding to Dullstroom?

[RocknRolla]

I cheated this year.

 

I rode mankele and Berg'n bush with 1 x 10 (old XT cassette I took off my trainer bike). The avalanche section with the rigid was interesting, but a heluva lot of fun.

 

I'm not proud of myself, I will not do it again.

[henningvr]

So did you end up riding to Dullstroom?

I did, see this post: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/93073-where-has-your-bike-taken-you-today/?p=3026828

[EmptyB]

I did, see this post: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/93073-where-has-your-bike-taken-you-today/?p=3026828

 

Very nice indeed....good to hear

 

Cant wait to get to that part of the world again....hopefully before Cullinan2Tondeldoos.

[henningvr]

If you make it out here, let me know. Maybe we can get together for a ride and a beer or two.

[EmptyB]

If you make it out here, let me know. Maybe we can get together for a ride and a beer or two.

 

Will certainly do that....your pics make me so amped to get back there and ride. Thanks a mil.

 

I wont be the crazy bugger on a single speed though

[King_Crispy]

Right - Warthog (fellow hubber) and I did just that at the Tour de Farm. Some chaps were ribbing us about "not having gears" - which is technically incorrect - we do have *a* gear. Anyway, on the first climb we obliterated them.

I'll never forget my first ride with the guys from cyclelab on the spruit. One knob laughs at me, asking me why I didn't bring my gears with on a "fast" training ride. I said I must have left them at the same place he left the other half of his fork (he had a lefty).

Needless to say, I was back at Mugg&Bean on Witkoppen before he was...... also obliterating them on all the climbs     

[Monark]

You are all sounding like a bunch of Spez riders.... **I beat him and then I laughed because my bike was cooler...**

 

be chilled, ride a SS

[henningvr]

Eh, one of the guys who ribbed me was a Spez rider. It's not like I go around and look for sheeit. It's also not about my bike being cooler - some guy with gears gives me a hard time about my one geared bike, and I then have fun with him, that's all.

 

On the other hand, I don't run around chirping guys because they ride geared bikes.

 

I say again, I don't give a hoot what the next guy rides, as long as he rides.

 

This is after all the SS forum, so let's have some fun hey. Nothing wrong with a bit of good spirited competition and banter.

[Hairy]

Many of the commuters in our group used to have comments re my ss.....now we have 7 ss commuter bikes in the group...

[Hennie VR]

I have LOADS of respect for SS riders.

 

I was passed on a hard & technical climb at Van Gaalens one year by a guy riding a rigid SS. The ease at which he was climbing was amazing. He just kept the same rhythm all the way up the climb. Even when people did not make way for him he was like no prob, will pass you through the bush. I must have lost 5min or more on that one climb.

 

Will love to try a SS one day. 

[NotSoBigBen]

I have been riding a SSR (not as an only bike) for quite a few years and at one time spent a hell of a lot of time on it. I however never really got that 'zen moment' to decide to go SSR only .....

 

Was cool for me as my boet also had one and we often did training rides together and it was cool as we had the same 'gears' (sit, stand, walk), in the meantime he has emigrated to the land of the long white cloud and I end up riding it less and less.

 

Having said that I will still always have one and occasionally they are a hoot to ride. I'm getting too old and decrepit though to suffer through something like Thaba on one (I did recently and man it takes it out of you). 

 

I envy the guys I see week in and week out riding them at Thaba, must have bionic knees those okes!

[JanJan]

You are all sounding like a bunch of Spez riders.... **I beat him and then I laughed because my bike was cooler...**

 

be chilled, ride a SS

 

It is actually starting to irritate me, all these "New Age" SS riders.

 

Bragging about SS, winning geared bikes up climbs, the "Ya, but I only have 1 gear Boet" comments and buying a complete SS bike without doing any conversion work on the build.

 

What happened?

 

They need to go ride with Mr. Thug, and learn to ride hard, and learn it's not about the bike.

[NotSoBigBen]

It is actually starting to irritate me, all these "New Age" SS riders.

 

Bragging about SS, winning geared bikes up climbs, the "Ya, but I only have 1 gear Boet" comments and buying a complete SS bike without doing any conversion work on the build.

 

What happened?

 

They need to go ride with Mr. Thug, and learn to ride hard, and learn it's not about the bike.

 

Thug, now there's a hard man if ever I've seen one!

[henningvr]

You guys sound a bit miffed hey. I did not mean to irritate you or anyone else when I started this thread. I thought I was amongst like-minded SS riders, and could just have a bit of a chat.

 

You are throwing around a few generalized hints etc. If you think I am a "new age" SS rider, you have made assumptions, and you might have bit of a surprise coming.

 

If you and whoever else feels irritated by "new age" SS riders (whatever that might be) - start a thread about it and bitch to your heart's content. 

 

Take note: this is the SS forum. You're not seeing me or most other SS riders running roughshot in other forums, berating geared riders about X, Y or Z, etc. etc.

 

Sounds to me like you're the ones who needs to chill.

 

Not to worry though, I'll go and ride my bike (note, I did not say my single speed) instead and stay out of here for a bit. FFS, you okes take life way too seriously. Lastly - stop telling other okes what to do/not to do. It's k@k style.

 

Later chaps.