... the walk of shame until I broke the chain as close to the cassette as possible on both sides and the remaining piece of chain just slid out! So I rigged the 'Horse up single speed and rode back to the lot on Whitney Avenue. However, the first 3/4s of the ride was really nice and technical. I tried the following the blue trail all the way ...

So I picked up my new bike from TBSM on Tuesday night. It’s a 2010 Kona Unit. Single speed. 29er. Sexy. After leaving it stock and riding it for a 20km spin around Loftus last night, I have much to talk about. There are a few upgrades that I want to do, with just about all of them making the ...

... rack thinking, "nope...not for me." Well, here I am about 2 years later with two single speeds in the garage soon to be joined by a third. I'm not sure what got me into this: boredom with no project ... least I don't think so), I was curious about what all these guys were talking about when you get a bunch of single-speed and fixed-gear riders together. The inevitable first question ...

... What is the world coming to? AntiRace founder dresses and rides all day in this. Is this the beginning of ditching the baggie shorts and going to a team one piece skin suit? Are single speeders everywhere relinquishing their tattoos, facial hair, independent micro-brewery drinking ways and piercings for shaved legs and aerodynamics? This? Or perhaps this is in Misfit Psycles near future?

I was fortunate back in 2002 to get a huge stash of USA made Easton Elite 7005 aluminum tubing for MTB frames. When I got it I thought that it was unlikely that I would ever use it all. Now I'm finding that I am starting to go thrugh it rapidly as the hardtail revival has really come to my shop in a big way. of the last nine frames I have built four of them are 7005 hardtails, two 29ers and ...

Did some maintenance on the singlespeed tonight (yes, I rode Tapeworm on a rigid SS, so what!?!?!). Figured it was time to stop being a lazy puss and crank up the gain on the gearing swapped out from 32x19 to 34x19. Also found this interesting bit when I pulled the crank: A very abused bash guard. The 1/8" SS chain I've been running gouged the crap out of the bash guard. That ...