Well cheers!
I just had to think back to SSWC2019. There were tons of expensive bikes around and almost all of them were custom builds (kind of to be expected with singlespeeders). And they all had a certain punk rock appeal. Not just because of the lack of gears and because they were there and being used, but because they all had 'soul'. You know the difference between a custom build where there's thought and consideration behind every single component and a custom build that's just money thrown at the people in the workshop? What also struck me at the time was that nobody made a big deal about it. There were Ti hardtails with Chris King and Paul Comp parts lying in the parking lot next to cheap 90s bike conversions and they were all fine. There seemed to be no ego or showing off involved. At least not with the bikes. Aaah, good times … this picture kind of sums it up nicely: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/martn_rtr/50590358948/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/martn_rtr/50590358948/)
July 12, 2022, 9:57 a.m. - Martn
Well cheers! I just had to think back to SSWC2019. There were tons of expensive bikes around and almost all of them were custom builds (kind of to be expected with singlespeeders). And they all had a certain punk rock appeal. Not just because of the lack of gears and because they were there and being used, but because they all had 'soul'. You know the difference between a custom build where there's thought and consideration behind every single component and a custom build that's just money thrown at the people in the workshop? What also struck me at the time was that nobody made a big deal about it. There were Ti hardtails with Chris King and Paul Comp parts lying in the parking lot next to cheap 90s bike conversions and they were all fine. There seemed to be no ego or showing off involved. At least not with the bikes. Aaah, good times … this picture kind of sums it up nicely: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/martn_rtr/50590358948/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/martn_rtr/50590358948/)