legrandefromage said:Whats with all the single speeds?
Enough! no more bloody single speed projects!
Enough! no more bloody empty gear hangers!
Enough! no more bloody badly mounted front chainrings!
Enough! no more bloody chain tensioners!
Enough! no more turning a perfectly decent retrobike into, like, yar, single speed y'know, its sssoooo the way to goooo like, yar?
Yes! my next bloody project is a single speed
Yes! I'm gonna angle grind that frame!
Yes! I'm gonna watch out for my thumb...
Yes! I'm gonna grind off the gear hanger! MY frame has slidey drop-outs, like, yar, its the ooooonly way to go, like.... yar?
Well Done. Kill the single speed
Single speeds - why why why WHY?????
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TSC.":iif183zk said:Why go through all the bother of converting to SS. Just pick a gear & bl••dy well stick to it - if you can't control your body enough to resist the temptations of the thumbshifters then you probably shouldn't be out unsupervised.
TSC.
Too tempting though
Half a fleet on SS at last count but must say i'm not totally convinced for offroad just yet
why must people talk about one geared bikes every 5mins :cry: :cry:
ill summarise
forum member number 1 --ooh single speeds are great
forum member number 2 -- yeah i rub 20/16
fmn3 -- i hear most rock 20/17 , im thinking of running 20/15
fmn1 -- arnt ratios great
fmn 4 -- grr grr , mechs , shifters , cables , fast , slow , cadence , heathens
fmn5 -- i want in , list me the exact parts i need , where to get them , how much they will cost me and how to fit them
fmn6 -- tensioner should push up
fmn7 -- shut up forum member number 4 ive been rubbing a one gear since before wheels were round and air was invented , my legs measure 60" and i can turn a 64/4 for 25 hours a day . when i pass you ill turn around come back and eat your mechs and cassette , throw you and your bike over my shoulder and continue on my way
fmn8 -- why is every bike now a ss ? i like hills more than sex so will keep my sub 10lb full suss with 57 varietys of gears thank you very much
im tired now , wheres that thread with the pretty rear mechs in
ill summarise
forum member number 1 --ooh single speeds are great
forum member number 2 -- yeah i rub 20/16
fmn3 -- i hear most rock 20/17 , im thinking of running 20/15
fmn1 -- arnt ratios great
fmn 4 -- grr grr , mechs , shifters , cables , fast , slow , cadence , heathens
fmn5 -- i want in , list me the exact parts i need , where to get them , how much they will cost me and how to fit them
fmn6 -- tensioner should push up
fmn7 -- shut up forum member number 4 ive been rubbing a one gear since before wheels were round and air was invented , my legs measure 60" and i can turn a 64/4 for 25 hours a day . when i pass you ill turn around come back and eat your mechs and cassette , throw you and your bike over my shoulder and continue on my way
fmn8 -- why is every bike now a ss ? i like hills more than sex so will keep my sub 10lb full suss with 57 varietys of gears thank you very much
im tired now , wheres that thread with the pretty rear mechs in
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perry":uz5qbtr7 said:why must people talk about one geared bikes every 5mins :cry: :cry:
ill summarise
forum member number 1 --ooh single speeds are great
forum member number 2 -- yeah i rub 20/16
fmn3 -- i hear most rock 20/17 , im thinking of running 20/15
fmn1 -- arnt ratios great
fmn 4 -- grr grr , mechs , shifters , cables , fast , slow , cadence , heathens
fmn5 -- i want in , list me the exact parts i need , where to get them , how much they will cost me and how to fit them
fmn6 -- tensioner should push up
fmn7 -- shut up forum member number 4 ive been rubbing a one gear since before wheels were round and air was invented , my legs measure 60" and i can turn a 64/4 for 25 hours a day . when i pass you ill turn around come back and eat your mechs and cassette , throw you and your bike over my shoulder and continue on my way
fmn8 -- why is every bike now a ss ? i like hills more than sex so will keep my sub 10lb full suss with 57 varietys of gears thank you very much
im tired now , wheres that thread with the pretty rear mechs in
Exactly - gonna build one anyway just to be beligerent
perry":j4crofu4 said:im tired now , wheres that thread with the pretty rear mechs in
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51271
is that what you looking for?
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Bl**dy stupid idea...just trying to be trendy all the SS stuff.
Erm.....the Cascade?
Erm.....the Cascade?
Cristian-T
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hhmm gota say i really dont get this s/s craze..mtb's are/were/always/born to have gears!
im often gutted to see a decent retrobike with all the cool bits raped off it. it certainatly wasnt a craze in ze ole dayz!
im often gutted to see a decent retrobike with all the cool bits raped off it. it certainatly wasnt a craze in ze ole dayz!
