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Perhaps Slow Guy should consider a singlespeed. Then you have all sorts of
glorious excuses why you were going slow, didn't clean the gnarly section,
etc. If you are on a hardtail singlespeed, you won't feel as obligated to mach
stupid monster trucking through the rowdy stuff. Singlespeeds reward getting
back to bike handling basics, such a line selection, and carrying your
momentum (even more critical at slower speeds). My favorite quiver combo has
been a squishy FR-oriented bike, and a singlespeed. Ride the same trail on
each bike, and you will have two distinctly different experiences.
March 30, 2016, 8:01 p.m. - Aaron K. Mattix
#!markdown Perhaps Slow Guy should consider a singlespeed. Then you have all sorts of glorious excuses why you were going slow, didn't clean the gnarly section, etc. If you are on a hardtail singlespeed, you won't feel as obligated to mach stupid monster trucking through the rowdy stuff. Singlespeeds reward getting back to bike handling basics, such a line selection, and carrying your momentum (even more critical at slower speeds). My favorite quiver combo has been a squishy FR-oriented bike, and a singlespeed. Ride the same trail on each bike, and you will have two distinctly different experiences.