So I realize I need a new bike....

[Sharky]

Just havin' some fun with ya ... my friend !!
Hope to ride with ya sometime soon...
hear you're a blast to have along

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by LandShark

Just havin' some fun with ya ... my friend !!
Hope to ride with ya sometime soon...
hear you're a blast to have along

Me and my BIG MOUTH

I am sort of afraid to ride with you now i may end up with a mystery stick in the spokes...doh!

Originally Posted by IntenseKipp

Hey Shizzle Dizzle, will you teach me how to ride that thing!! Maybe I am the girly man

anytime dawg.....i am such a loser I am on my third single speed in the stable....it will be built in about a week. You are more than welcome to borrow any of them any time you want. You would probably enjoy it more than you think....heck, a year ago i would call anybody an idiot that rode a hardtail, let alone a single speed.....finally caved, bought a cheap surly from ebay and since then, have bought and sold 5 single speeds (I am pathetic...I know)....but in all honestly, it is the most fun overall i have had on a bike.

[dstepper]

Eric, these So-Cal Trail Riders are not easy to talk into riding a SS. I have been teasing and offering for awhile and had no takers.

I guess we need to let them think that it is to hard and that we are crazy.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by dstepper

Eric, these So-Cal Trail Riders are not easy to talk into riding a SS. I have been teasing and offering for awhile and had no takers.

I guess we need to let them think that it is to hard and that we are crazy.

dude....it is only a matter of time.....they will cave once they realize that the Turner cult
aint got nothing on the 29er single speed cult yo' !

speaking of single speeds, i am losing my mind.....i decided to friggin turn into a weight weenie on the One 9....just got my warranty replacement frame yesterday. Got the Ninerbikes fork but decided I want to go silly light on the bike (shooting for 20 lbs or less).....ordered the Pace 29 fork yesterday (770 grams!).....gonna try the light 26" tube idea like others are doing and gonna put some lighter tires on....

i figure with the new ventana coming more rugged, no need for 2 bikes with suspension up front.

[CalEpic]

Originally Posted by dstepper

Eric, these So-Cal Trail Riders are not easy to talk into riding a SS. I have been teasing and offering for awhile and had no takers.

I guess we need to let them think that it is to hard and that we are crazy.

D- I took your bike for a quick spin during the trail work day Adam organized a while back. Not a real test but I got a sense of what the attraction is. The instant acceleration and lightness was pretty impressive. Maybe one of these days...

C

[LBmtb]

Originally Posted by dstepper

Eric, these So-Cal Trail Riders are not easy to talk into riding a SS. I have been teasing and offering for awhile and had no takers.

I guess we need to let them think that it is to hard and that we are crazy.

It's funny because it's true.

[TURNERob]

It's actually funny you guys are bringing this up. I have a Cove Stiffee frame and all the parts I need to build the bike up into a SS, and yet I still have no motivation whatsoever to do it

[dirttorpeedo]

hey foshizzle, try using lite air when you put the 26in. tubes in! makes a big diff. im using it rite now to breath with. it's great it's all the latest rage!

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by dirttorpeedo

hey foshizzle, try using lite air when you put the 26in. tubes in! makes a big diff. im using it rite now to breath with. it's great it's all the latest rage!

dude.......that is crazy talk! i think your pet tick may have given you lyme disease, which is probably why your ovaries hurt so bad on sunday

[dstepper]

[quote=FoShizzle]I want to go silly light on the bike (shooting for 20 lbs or less).....ordered the Pace 29 fork yesterday (770 grams!).....gonna try the light 26" tube idea like others are doing and gonna put some lighter tires on....


If I wasn't over the weight limit on the Pace Fork, I would have one on my bike. That is one of the reason I SS...to have the lightest bike that I can.

[TURNERob]

[quote=dstepper]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

That is one of the reason I SS...to have the lightest bike that I can.

If you want a really light SS try a unicycle

[dstepper]

Your'e talkin to someone who can hold a wheely.

[dirttorpeedo]

oh no. i hear a contest, do i not . I can hold a wheeley!! im the real doug domocus . uh yah the real doug. hehe.