Single Speed

I was always the guy who said that singlespeed mountain bikes were dumb. I thought that there is no way that could be fun. I was wrong! Yes, I can admit it. Dave C. let me borrow his bike which is to big for me and has no disc brakes. Why? I thought I would give it a try so I switched my pedals from my geared mountain bike and off I went. I thought I would go to Valley Green for two reasons; one because I would not ride that long "I don't even like singlespeeds" and two I know the trails and could pick some that would be better suited to a rigid bike. I rode for about an hour and got used to the bike and was hooked. The bike is very light and a great climber and on trails that flow it was just a rocket. As I was finishing my ride I could not help having good thoughts of riding this lightweight rocket at White Clay with its smooth, flowing trails. So I talked to the wife and set up a time for me to head out to White Clay. I even put on a pair of fast rolling semi-slick tires to further increase the joy factor. It was GREAT! Singlespeeds RULE! Thanks to the wife for putting up with my trips to White Clay!
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