[Closed] Militent singlespeeders

Make them eat dust.

They normally add "yep, mud tyres in summer", "look i wear plimsoles or "I was 50 yesterday can you believe it"

Militent? elude?

Distract them from gears by appealing to their inner pedant?

I don't talk to anyone who doesn't have exactly 11 gears. I suggest you do the same.

They'll have the last laugh when they fly past you on the climbs. I'm loving the SS in the mud. Back to gears when it drys up though.

whatnobeer - Member
I don't talk to anyone who doesn't have exactly 11 gears. I suggest you do the same.

I've got 10 on one and one on the other, does that count?

Right up there with people who correct your spelling on a internet forum.

Yes you are quicker up the fire road, your bike weighs a third less.

Just stop talking to them?

They'll have the last laugh when they fly past you on the climbs. I'm loving the SS in the mud. Back to gears when it drys up though.

Very much this or rather IF it dries up! 👿

I've got 10 on one and one on the other, does that count?

You wish. Maybe I'll take pity on you and stop for a chat one day 😛

Point out that statistically if a single gear has a certain risk of failure then that risk can be mitigated by spreading the work over more gears 10 gears =1/10 the risk see....this is why singlespeed bikes are always the ones upside down mid ride despite their outward appearance of mechanical simplicity.

Militent singlespeeders

My local forest is plagued with them. No matter what you talk about they elude to their gear deficiency.

Anyone got a good response?

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I'd just be glad that you're communicating in the spoken word rather than in writing if I were you.......

🙄

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Hardly being militent (sic) though, are they - boring, maybe, but militant?
I had visions of them manning a picket line and abusing you geared riders with shouts of "scab! scab!

You're not talking about Friston Forest are you? Dam place is crawling with militant singlespeeders... taking all the KOMs on the climbs.

Tables are turned on the descents though 🙂

I've got 10 on one.......

Are you Stoner ?

I'm loving the SS in the mud. Back to gears when it drys up though.

The exact opposite for me, makes very hard work locally when all your effort is wasted from spinning in mud.

Other than Jedi teaching me how much grip is available from my tyres whilst cornering, the biggest revelation I've ever had in cycling was realising I could do it all in one gear.
I defy anyone not to be hooked after passing a geared up sucker on a climb.
Gears are great. SS is more addictive.
More proud than militant.

g5604 - Member
My local forest is plagued with them. No matter what you talk about they elude to their gear deficiency.
Anyone got a good response?

Join them? Then you will have a good bike too... 🙂

I defy anyone not to be hooked after passing a geared up sucker on a climb.

Yes of course being in the wrong gear is quicker up hills, that's why the TdF is dominated by singlespeed bikes, well done for proving the ops point 😆

Just to balance it out I'm a very mild mannered and pacifist singlespeeder 🙂

MSP - I think you missed my point - I'm not in the TDF, and I doubt you are - heck I'm not even usually on a road bike - but I am out on local hills and trails, passing geared bikes, uphill. It's fun. You should try it.

(did you notice that I also showed love for geared bikes on my post?)

I don't believe you. As a single speeder I ignore the britneys.

Are they riding rigids or wasting efficiency with suspension?

Always carbon rigid forks.

Pah....string n glue, not true singlespeederists! It should be rigid niche unobtanium polished with velevty snouts of rare himalyan tree shrews whilst drinking civet coffee....bloody newbie one gear riders...jeesus...any old bugger with think they can be part of the niche gang

No way man, gotta have suspension up front for me

*looks at bike on wall... blushes*

tazzymtb - Member
Pah....string n glue, not true singlespeederists! It should be rigid niche unobtanium polished with velevty snouts of rare himalyan tree shrews whilst drinking civet coffee....bloody newbie one gear riders...jeesus...any old bugger with think they can be part of the niche gang

Can I join your niche gang? 🙂

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Passing geared bikes up hills, aaw, how cute. I suspect the only reason you pass them is because your bike has one gear, right? Rather than your do-or-die self appreciating attitude of holiness, the way you see them ahead and turn those cranks like your life depends on it, "yes mummy, I will show the other boys that I'm cool too, thanks for the lycra shorts mummy, I can grow a beard you know". Meanwhile the chaps on the geared bikes, people with friends who they actually enjoy hanging out with, happily let you past as obviously you must be going for a strava record or some sh#t like that. When the finish they go home, do a quick bike wash and change and spend the evening enjoying the company of their family. Not as fulfilling as spending the whole evening naked in the bath with your singlespeed listening to the neighbours tv through the wall, im sure. 😉

how did you know about my bathing habits?

Wow! What a d*ck. Just be grateful we are healthy enough to be able ride bikes. Whatever bikes they are.

my tip is to invest in the company that makes replacement knee joints.. ther going to be selling well in the future. Maybe they could make some enduro ones.

I'm prett sure that it is spelt Millie Tant
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Epicyclo- thats so wrong its almost awesome. I have no gang to join im as boring dull and vanilla but im sure the niche kids would let you play 😀

Seems like it's more "geared" folks mind set toward SSers that's militant - personally I couldn't care less what others ride.. It's just a bicycle ..

I ride both geared and single speed bicycles and can often be found arguing with myself.

My efforts to derail this thread have failed.

I'm going to play with my singlespeed mates instead, they're much nicher and don't suck their chains.

Right up there with people who correct your spelling on a internet forum