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Reply #20 - 08/01/16 at 8:26pm
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Reply #21 - 08/01/16 at 9:09pm
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aasnowrider wrote on 08/01/16 at 8:25pm:
if gears make you lazy then suspension makes you a........


I repeat my earlier post.  Wink
  
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Reply #22 - 08/01/16 at 11:32pm
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Reply #23 - 08/01/16 at 11:34pm
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PBR Tallboy wrote on 08/01/16 at 1:24pm:
I think what John snow is saying, is coming from SS only to a geared bike makes you lazy. Coming from riding SS only for 6+ years, I have to say that I agree. Riding SS forces you to use your entire body more, especially your core. Just last year I bought two geared bikes, a CX bike, and a geared FS bike. Riding the geared bikes with so many different cadence and power options, my legs were really weak in some areas being conditioned to one gear only. While I feel that I benefit from riding the geared bikes, sitting and spinning made my core weaker. I have a chronically bad back, keeping my core strong is crucial to managing my back pain. Contrary to popular belief riding a singlespeed hardtail makes me a stronger rider, and overall stronger. Folks that have never spent any amount of time riding a SS bike may never know, and tha'ts ok, to each his own.


This guy gets it!  You'd have to ride a SS to really understand

And I agree it can't all be blamed on the bike, the laziness does partially come from within but the gears are ENABLERS to the slower easy riding.  Without the option it's not a choice!
  
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Reply #24 - 08/01/16 at 11:59pm
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I've been a SS masher for the last 4-5 years, but have gone back to gears within the last 2-3 months.  SS will make you stronger, but it's up to the individual to carry that strength back over to gears if they choose to. The easy button is just that, it allows the rider to make a climb a little easier as far as for muscle strain, but the cardio kicks it up a notch if you choose that route so you better have the lungs for it.  There is always reaction to any action.  Mash it if you want to, or find your happy gear and pedal to the top.  Either way, as Rocky says, RAMFB!!!
  
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Reply #25 - 08/02/16 at 12:14am
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There's an 11 tooth on the cassette...

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Reply #26 - 08/02/16 at 12:35am
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Banjopickin wrote on 08/02/16 at 12:14am:
There's an 11 tooth on the cassette...

Just saying...

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Reply #27 - 08/02/16 at 12:45am
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Am I the only one who finds Jon Snow a little annoying and sanctimonious? 

Always yammering on about his honor and whatnot.....

Whatever dude just do something already.
  
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Reply #28 - 08/02/16 at 2:35am
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Yep, I find it's just the opposite.

With the geared bike I work harder and go faster.

Single speeds need to be geared low to climb. Which causes them to be geared too low in the flats and downhill. 

Since switching the SS to a 1x10, I often find myself climbing in a lower gear that I did before. And I can't dispute that it's nice to have a higher gear, so I don't feel like I'm twisting the pedal or my foot off climbing up some of the steeper hills.

It's just a different style of riding. I'll admit it's different getting used to sitting in the seat and peddling in the appropriate gear, and not relying so much on momentum and staying out of the saddle. But it's not required, and it's still a single speed anytime I choose. Of course, with a slight weight penalty.
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Reply #29 - 08/02/16 at 2:39am
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Maybe John and Bossy will develop a little empathy when they hit their 60's. I learned on a SS prolly 50# steel bike. Have tried the SS route at 60 years old. Knees did not like it. I have gears and a suspension. Still work so cannot get in all the riding I want. With my current schedule I am lucky to get in a thousand miles a year. Maybe I am lazy. Maybe I should give the bikes away and watch fooball on TV.
Not bloody likely! Hope to be riding in 10 years at age 76.
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Reply #30 - 08/02/16 at 12:33pm
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Tom, 

you are the man regardless of what anyone sez. SS or not. I hope I am half as tough as you when i am your age!
  
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Reply #31 - 08/02/16 at 1:56pm
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aasnowrider wrote on 08/01/16 at 8:25pm:
if gears make you lazy then suspension makes you a........



....a softy.
  
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Reply #32 - 08/02/16 at 2:01pm
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Maybe Jon needs to ride with Enoch to find out how lazy those gears make you... I believe the carve/crave?/? (can't remember which) that Enoch rides has a 3x10 drivetrain. Just saying!  I believe most would agree he is far from lazy.
  
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Reply #33 - 08/02/16 at 2:19pm
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I'm thinking the SS dude is thinking out loud, when he sees a geared bike on the trail. He wonders why he was ever crazy enough to get a SS
  
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Reply #34 - 08/02/16 at 2:39pm
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I agree with Jon... no I don't ride a SS but I need an excuse for my laziness.

  
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Reply #35 - 08/02/16 at 2:56pm
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Maybe this is what Jon is looking for..... advice!   Ride your gear bike like your SS,  just because you have gears doesnt mean you cannot still mash it, you just have more gears to pick from to mash it on certain terrain, and when your on flat areas you can really crush it with gears!  Just ride it aggresively. And if SS is really in your dna, do what you like and have fun!

As a side note, i take it no luck on your stolen bike Jon?
  
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Reply #36 - 08/02/16 at 4:36pm
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I used to have a SS. I called it a BMX bike and a beach cruiser. So I guess having gears for over 40 years has made me lazy. Dam I knew it had to be something holding me back!
  
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Reply #37 - 08/02/16 at 11:29pm
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I like a SS on the trails around Charlotte, but don't think it would work at Snowshoe. I don't get to ride much anyway with all the trees I've been working on. I'm almost finished with the chipper and then I can ride again.

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Reply #38 - 08/02/16 at 11:53pm
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IdriveGT wrote on 08/02/16 at 2:56pm:
Maybe this is what Jon is looking for..... advice!   Ride your gear bike like your SS,  just because you have gears doesnt mean you cannot still mash it, you just have more gears to pick from to mash it on certain terrain, and when your on flat areas you can really crush it with gears!  Just ride it aggresively. And if SS is really in your dna, do what you like and have fun!

As a side note, i take it no luck on your stolen bike Jon?


NOPE, bike never showed back up  Sad Sad Sad  Hence the change to geared and what sparked this observation.

You can definitely mash it with gears too, it's just that with the ss it's more of a PEDAL OR DIE situation and the gears promote making it easier for you.  That's the whole reason they're made right?  To give mechanical advantage and lessen the work load on your body?  It's more or less a fact that the body and brain prefers the easy way out so the natural choice will be to ease up.  You just have to really work to put the same effort in on a geared bike.

And I'm not knocking geared bikes at all, it's what I'll be on now indefinitely.   This was just the largest change in riding I noticed a few rides in.
  
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Reply #39 - 08/03/16 at 12:03pm
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I alternate between geared and SS every couple of months.  I find it much more "difficult" making the transition from geared to SS vs. the transition from SS to geared.

  
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