Short Survey of Singlespeed Statistics [Archive]

Subscription Guy

11-13-2002, 12:01 PM

Leapfrog's recent post got me thinking that some data on singlespeeding would help me better understand the issues. If you would be so kind, please post a reply with the answers to the following questions...

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

Tanks, mon....

DirtRagArt

11-13-2002, 12:39 PM

1. Yes
2. No (have a singlespeed road bike, though)
3.
4.
5.

hairygrump

11-13-2002, 12:41 PM

1: Tried it? Yes.
2: Own one? Yes (it's my only, I feel like I should add.)
3: When did I start? 2000
4: Did my pals SS? One of them had a SS, but none of them rode them on the regular. I bought my buddy's from him.
5: Did my pals start after me? A couple of them were starting to drop some money on 1x1's at the same time. So... uh, kind of.

Flying Monkey

11-13-2002, 02:15 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking?
Yessir!

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
Yessir!

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
2001!

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
Yessir, but I was not aware of the fact until I showed up to the trails with me trusty Surly.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
Nosir! They are afraid of the truth!

una-velocidad

11-13-2002, 04:44 PM

1.yes
2.yes
3.2000
4.no
5.no

leapfrog

11-13-2002, 05:36 PM

1.yes
2.yes
3.2001
4.no
5.yes

scott
leapfrog bike zine

wooglin

11-13-2002, 05:43 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2002
4. No
5. No

una-velocidad

11-13-2002, 05:56 PM

Hey, Wooglin, are you a concrete man? Marshaltown.

wooglin

11-13-2002, 06:00 PM

Originally posted by una-velocidad
Hey, Wooglin, are you a concrete man? Marshaltown.

That's a 45-5. Too small for most masonry work. I'm an archaeologist.

una-velocidad

11-13-2002, 06:03 PM

oh, cool. I like archaeology. Okay, back to singlespeeds, sorry.

speedy

11-13-2002, 09:28 PM

1) YES!!!! AND HAVE FOUND MY TRUE LOVE
2)I`M ON MY SECOND ONE NOW, STARTED WITH ALUM. AND HAVE MOVE TO STEEL.
3)2001
4)NO AND THEY HAVE NO INTREST THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE THE DIFICULTIES OF COMPLICATED DRIVETRAINS THAT THEY NEVER COMPLETELY USE
5)I GAVE UP AND JUST FOUND NEW ONES

wooglin-at-home

11-13-2002, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by una-velocidad
oh, cool. I like archaeology. Okay, back to singlespeeds, sorry.

Me too. :)

I should revise my answer to #5. One guy I ride with regularly has gotten a Monocog, but he's got to have one of everything. Time will tell if he actually prefers it over his brand spanking new Epic, his FSR, or his MB-1 (which I covet of course).

riderx

11-14-2002, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by Subscription Guy

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

1. Yes
2. Yes, plus an SS commuter and a fixed gear road bike
3. 1999?
4. No.
5. Yes, lost count of the converts at this point though.

maddawg

11-14-2002, 10:34 AM

1.yes
2.yes
3.2001
4.no, converted my old steeel hardtail for giggles.
5.not yet but they are close!!!!

JerseyDevil

11-14-2002, 04:13 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? yes
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? yes, one steel Yeti and a fixed-gear for the road.
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding? 1997
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started? Negative
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started? One, but he gave up 2 years ago and sold it.

Tanks, mon.... [/B][/QUOTE] You're welcome, mon!

timl

11-16-2002, 02:08 AM

1.Yes
2.Yes
3.2001
4.No
5.No, but I'm making new friends.

Lane

11-17-2002, 05:06 AM

1. yes
2. yep. got me a santa cruz for dirt, and a nice homebuilt fixie for bombing around town.
3. Started riding fixies when I started as a messenger so around 91 or so.
4. Most of the guys I worked with rode SS.
5. Now most of the guys I ride and work with (at the shop) are pussies, so no.

steevo

11-19-2002, 09:40 PM

1. yes i own one.
2. yes i rode it like 10 minutes ago
3. 2001 for cyclocross and road 2002 for mtb
4. no on mtb. i am a member of the South Oakland Single Speed Assn (all onroad ss's)
5. they all talk and talk and talk.

prankquean

11-20-2002, 08:20 PM

yes to 1 and 2, 1999 to 3, and yes to 4 and a few almosts to 5.

Hey Karl how are you enjoying your new ride. Sweet eh?

Rudy

NUMSKULLMTBIKIN

11-25-2002, 03:07 PM

1. YES
2. YES
3. MARCH 2002
4. NEGATIVE
5. RODE MINE.......NOW IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN

JRA

11-26-2002, 03:01 AM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
YES - its mostly all I ride now

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
YES - one dedicated (On-One) and one converted (used for commuting)

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
1998

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
NO

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
YES - several ... and they're all faster than me! :p

Goride

11-26-2002, 11:39 AM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? Yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? Yes, two and a cross bike.

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding? I think 1998 was when I had my first singlespeed mountain bike.

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started? Some of the other people in the office had singlespeeds, so I guess so.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started? Yes, now it seems like everyone in the office has a singlespeed...

-brad

TheIntern

11-26-2002, 12:13 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2002
4. Yes
5. Yes

(hey JRA, you're Kevin, right? how's it goin? Missed you at Barbie Camp!)

Mauriceman

11-26-2002, 01:53 PM

yes
yes
1996?
yes
yes

chikor

11-26-2002, 10:55 PM

1. yes
2. no, not anymore...right now
3. 1994
4. nope just broke my bike and had to not shift
5. not yet....well i lost touch with one guy but he was building a fixed gear mtb....oh yeah yes there was two people...i built their bike up for them wheels and all...

any of you out there got a frame for me to buy???
aloha
---c

OneGearGuy

11-27-2002, 02:05 PM

1. :) Yes,all I ride anymore, I have a gorgeous Indendent Fab geared bike but prefer my Bianci SS
2. Yes, I have a 2002 Bianci DISS, (Disk Single Speed)
3. 2001
4. Yes, Scott Root at Dirty Harrys turned me on to SS
5. No, they think I am crazy, not strong enough I guess

WAM

11-27-2002, 03:35 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

1. Yes
2. Yes (2)
3. 1999
4. No
5. Yes

kpomtb

11-30-2002, 01:14 AM

Have I ever singlesped? Yes
Do I own and ride a singlespeed? Yes
Since 2001
None of my friends SS'd before I started.
One friend SS's now.

:D

steelbike

12-02-2002, 01:31 PM

1. Yes

2. Yes (Gunnar Ruffian & converted Klein Rascal)

3. 2001

4. No

5. No

roaddog

12-04-2002, 01:38 AM

Yes - my first mountain bike. 1983 Daimond Back with horizontal dropouts
yes
1999
yes
no

monkeywrench

12-04-2002, 01:56 AM

1. yes
2. yes - Jericho Leadfoot
3. 2000
4. no
5. no, they just don't get it

Two Circles Tim

12-05-2002, 08:00 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes. A Two Circles Cycloid, rigid with Avid Discs.
3. 1997. Tired of my derailer cables freezing in the icy winter I shed my gears. Now it is my primary ride.
4. No.
5. Yes - some even on bikes I made. I did move to Bend, OR four years ago and there were a lot of SSers here. Still are.

mtnsparky

12-08-2002, 01:24 PM

1. yes
2. yes, a gunner ruffian w/ kona project2 ridgid forks, easton bars and seatpost, 19lbs. w/ pedals. climbs like a monkey w/ his ass on fire. I've four other bikes w/ gears, but I usually take the GUNNER!
3. 98' a broken down klien and no money. became a s/s out of neccesity. remain one out of choise.
4. no, everybody said I was nuts.
5. yea, it's catchin on.

cockleburr

12-10-2002, 03:42 AM

yess
yess
1984 cook bros cruzer
yess
yess

MacGyver

12-10-2002, 06:44 PM

my 2 cents:
1. Yes.
2. Yes. (2, a fixed gear commuter mtn bike and a 'regler' mtn SS)
3. 2002.
4. No.
5. Yes.

Xander

12-11-2002, 10:38 AM

1. Yes
2. Yes; On-One steel fully rigid w/discs
3. 2002
4. Yes
5. Alas no. Not for lack of trying though...

Oceansize

12-11-2002, 08:58 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes Bianchi S.I.S.S>
3. today 12-11-02
4. no
5. no

dirtyj

12-13-2002, 12:20 AM

1. yep
2. yep i now have 2 and they are the only mountain/commuters i own
3. y2k
4. yeah eric the white showed me the light
5. yep and i continue to preach the truth

zzyxzz

12-20-2002, 01:31 PM

1. yes
2. yes - I converted my xc bike
3. November 2002 (still riding in the snow)
4. no
5. no, they think I'm nuts.

Raymo853

12-20-2002, 03:17 PM

1. Yes
2. No, but have a SS road
3. going to make a 1 by 9 hardtail in 2003
4. Many I know ride them
5. I am trying to convice others to go 1 by 9 or SS

SK8RDAD

12-27-2002, 10:21 AM

1.Yes I started after I race a year on a tandem and we always raced with the sspeeders. I thought I'll try it cuz every one was all XTR this and 9 speed that and I needed a chang after 10 years of keepin up with all the latest crap. Now instead of all my cash going to upgrades I could just buy a Top notch frame..
2. I only ride SS now
3.I started in 2000
4..I don't know anyone else who rides ss and every one tries to talk me into puting my XTR back on my Yeti.
By the way 34X18 works well without a tensioner on most bikes

timber

01-07-2003, 04:00 PM

1. yes (by disabling the derailers to try it)
2. kind of (got a new frame on the way, and shopping for a used spare bike.)
3. '02
4. no (they think im nuts for going to it)
5. not yet (but ill loan them out the spare bike and see what happens)

Dr.Spoke

01-09-2003, 11:30 PM

1. Yes
2. Er, yes/no...the mtb is retired to multi, maybe buy new. The road will be ready for when the snows melt.
3. '99
4. no
5. No, they're all scared of losing the excuse of gears for when my fat beer swilling, cigarette smoking body passes them on the climbs!

natetheskate

01-15-2003, 03:29 AM

#1 yes
#2 2002
#3 no
#4 no

striker

01-16-2003, 08:42 AM

. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)

yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
yes, On-one Inbred and I have a Peyto Ridiculight on order

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
2001
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?

no
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

not yet

KySingleSpeed

01-20-2003, 10:38 PM

1. yes.
2. yes.
3. 2002.
4. no.
5. not yet, but they will.

jonassterling

01-24-2003, 01:16 PM

Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)

yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)

yes, pre-surly 1 x 1 rat ride

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?

i really don't remember, 2000?

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?

no

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

yes

__________________

progre-ss

01-27-2003, 07:53 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes, a converted '96 Trek 930
3. 2002
4. nope
5. nope

lazy72

01-28-2003, 05:20 PM

1. yep. actually i try every day.
2. i've owned the same one for a while now. it's perfect.
3. i guess '95 or '96. i'm bad with dates. ask my girlfriend.
4. yep. good buddy of mine started in '94 or so.
5. yep. and alot of people who aren'y my friends tend to do it too. believe it or not, it's trendy around here. above stated buddy is toying with the idea of going back to a geared xc bike and throwing all of the others away.

bd13

02-02-2003, 12:13 AM

1. yes
2. yes, Kona Unit, rigid all the way baby, converted GT
3. UHhhh 2001
4. No
5. No, They have yet to embrace the dark side

DirtDemon

02-05-2003, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by Subscription Guy
Leapfrog's recent post got me thinking that some data on singlespeeding would help me better understand the issues. If you would be so kind, please post a reply with the answers to the following questions...

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

Tanks, mon....

1. Yes
2. Yes, Surly 1x1
3. 2001
4. No
5. Yes, my wife.

DirtRagArt

02-14-2003, 06:30 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes (converted GT Avalanche 2.0 (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=855))
3. February 2003, though I had a SS MTB for a few weeks in 2001 and I've had a SS road bike for a few months now.
4. Yes
5. They will... they will...

i8urbrain

02-24-2003, 12:01 AM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. I gave up gears forever on 4/16/2002 Sorry It took so dam long
4. yes, most of them
5. The rest of them

catzilla

02-24-2003, 06:02 PM

1. Yup.
2. Yup.
3. 2002
4. Yup.
5. Soon...Right now a bunch of the folks who are showing a big time interest are 13-17 year old kids that regularly participate in the trail maintenance crew I help to run. The stickler is that they just don't have the fundage nor the spare bikage to obtain a single. In the meanwhile, they are welcome to run mine into the ground.

Fast Freddy

03-14-2003, 08:58 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes (with the custom Single Speed Top Cap)
3. 2002
4. Yes
5. Yes

stump ss

03-20-2003, 03:32 AM

1. YES!
2. Yes, I just had my '92 Stumpjumper converted with track dropouts, thanks to the guys at REAL BICYCLES in Davis, it is beautiful!
3. started in 2001
4. no
5. i've got one guy who will at least agree not to shift when i'm riding my SS but i think secretly he does

Joe Anthony

03-21-2003, 02:48 AM

1-yes
2-yes #2
3-1999
4-NO
5-NO

Scott G.

03-26-2003, 09:19 PM

1. No
2. NO

Bottom line is I would like someone to let me know how much to convert my current frame over to a single speed, as I have posted a question in this forum. But no response. What do I have the plague or something?
:confused:

stump ss

03-28-2003, 02:06 PM

Dude, it could cost you nothing or it could cost you your soul.

Remove your cables and set the limits on your rear derailleur so that it stays on one cog. Ride, enjoy, repeat. That's the cheap-o way.

Then you'll get suckered in. You'll get a singleator and remove all but the middle chainring. Now you've spent $40. Also remove all cogs but one and add spacer.

Still it doesn't look quite right does it? This is where it can start costing you more money or you may become obsessive. You may have the dropouts replaced so it is a true SS. You might get SS hubs. A riser bar.

The main point is, dont' worry about this stuff, or how much it costs. Just ride, and see how you like it. The more weight you drop the easier it will be. But this doesn't have to be an expensive transition, like I said for $30-40 you can have a pretty damn smooth SS out of your bike. Enjoy!

moishel

04-01-2003, 10:41 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)

Yep, it's my main ride.

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)

Yes, a Bianchi BASS.

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?

Spring of '99

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?

No.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

Yes.

IdeaSSguy

04-03-2003, 01:20 AM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)

Yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)

Yes, Brodie Unibomber

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?

Fall 2002

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?

Yes, 1 guy had just recieved his Unibomber.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

Not yet.

unclefuzzy

04-04-2003, 02:42 PM

1~yup
2~yup
3~1995
4~nope
5~they think I'm nuts.

thomas f brown

04-06-2003, 12:39 AM

1 yes
2 yes
3 1999
4 no
5 no

Flyingoose

04-06-2003, 04:49 AM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)

Hell Yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)

Yes but I just broke the frame on Frankenstein (my home built Kona rat bike) so I am building a new one.

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?

1998

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?

No they are all weekend warriors who ride fashion bikes.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

No way they all think I am insane (and stupid) {what are friends?}

Goose

sworksxxx

04-10-2003, 08:18 PM

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) This Year 2k3
4) Yes
5) Yeppers

recondoc

03-11-2004, 09:08 PM

1=Yes
2= Yes, I've almost finished building it.
3= Earlier this year (Unless you count all of those years of bike riding as a kid all over the woods near my home.);)
4= No....They all keep trying to convince me that I'm not really having all of the fun I'm having while they tinker to get their FS super rides runing for the weekend.
5= Give 'em time.......They'll come around..........."Come into the light":D

For a worn out 35 year old who gave his knees and back to the Marine Corps/Navy, I'm loving SS riding with the layed back, beer first, competition....maybe later, attitude.

EBasil

03-11-2004, 09:37 PM

Hey, isn't that fella holdin' one of them COMMIE guns?

Survey Time:
1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
Yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
Yes

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
2003

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
Sortof. Nobody in my immediate riding group, but several that I'd ridden with.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
Yes

adam1

03-11-2004, 09:40 PM

1 yes
2 yes
3 late 2002
4 yes
5 no

pattytang

03-11-2004, 09:56 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? Yep

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? Amen brotha!

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?2003, I know, I'm a Newbie.

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started? Nope, The most excercise they get is playing Golden Tee.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started? Nope, they all make fun of me because I don't play Golden Tee.

recondoc

03-11-2004, 10:51 PM

Yep,
She's a commie gun but she sure as hell was reliable in that desert sand.
Ammo was really easy to come by as well.
Had to leave it there when I came back home though.
Doc

Mister Chow

03-12-2004, 12:56 AM

1. Oh yes.
2. Yes, on my third.
3. Road: 1992ish Mountain: 1999
4. No, I guess I was (am) a bit of a curiosity.
5. Yes, we're all curiosities now

O'Mally

03-12-2004, 02:18 PM

1. tRIED IT! iT'S ALL i DO NOW.

2. aYE, aYE. sINGLESPEED mOUNTAIN bIKE. gOT ONE.

3. lATE '94 - fULL CARBON FIBER mmmm...

4. nO OTHER SINGLESPEEDERS IN THE CREW.

5. sTILL NO SS'ERS IN THE EVER DWINDLING CREW.

oatmeal

03-12-2004, 02:28 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
Yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
Yes, I started with a converted NUKE PROOF, now I have a Ventana El Toro and working an a SPOT 'Cross

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
Late '00

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
No.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
Yes, one guy last summer then he up and moved to California.

pghryder

03-12-2004, 06:39 PM

1. yes
2. yes
3. 2003
4. Nada
5. Yep, they saw the light!

roleur

03-12-2004, 09:39 PM

1. yep; only mtb i do these days
2. yep; 2
3. 1999, i think.
4. nope, but then i don't have many friends
5. yep, if my wife counts as a close pal. in fact, she's never ridden mtb with gears.

gofast-err

03-12-2004, 09:56 PM

1. yep
2. yep
3. BMXed from 1983-2002. SS MTB newbie.
4. yep
5. perhaps.

Peace, Love, and Just Ride!

darksky

03-12-2004, 11:02 PM

1. yes
2. yes. And a SS road bike, as well.
3. 2003
4. yes
5. yes

roleur

03-13-2004, 12:01 AM

you're really lucky to have a wife that likes to get out and mash them pedals :cool: [/B]

don't i know it....

just doesn't ride nearly as much as i do, and probably spends more of her riding time on her townie/commuter than anything, but she does get out in the dirt with me now and again.

and, she has the distinction of not owning a bike with a derailer. she's got the SS mtb and the townie's running a 7spd nexus. that's cool too, as far as i'm concerned.

Pain Freak

03-13-2004, 11:09 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
Yes, almost daily

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
5 bikes total 2 singlespeeds

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
2003

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
Yes,one

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
Yes, 4 others now and counting.

acjim

03-15-2004, 07:56 AM

1. yes
2. yes and a single spd commuter: voodoo erzulie (thanks tim, lovely bike!) and a '89 rockhopper townie
3. 2001 (commute/courier) / 2003 moontin!
4. nope
5. alas no, they're all too slow anyway ;)

hogar169

03-15-2004, 08:10 AM

Originally posted by Subscription Guy

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

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1. Yes, first time every riding one was after I bought the bike.
2. Yes, fully rigid and I just converted an old Schwinn Traveler to a a fixed gear road bike.
3. 2003.
4. No.
5. Not yet, but I'm working on it... because I care.

chipps

03-16-2004, 09:20 AM

1. Yes
2. Yes. A BuSS and a Karate Monkey
3. Late-1994
4. No, only Ferrentino.
5. I should think so... ;-)

SteveM

03-16-2004, 11:46 AM

1 Yes
2 Yes
3 1998
4 No
5 Yes

discodave

03-21-2004, 07:34 PM

1. yes
2.yes
3.1996
4. yes
5.no

HELLBELLY

03-21-2004, 11:17 PM

Yes
Yes
1999
No
Yes

Kensss

03-23-2004, 03:41 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (YES!)
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (YES!)
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding? 2003
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started? NO
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
NO

Car Bomb

03-23-2004, 06:53 PM

1.yes
2.yes
3.01
4.yes
5.yes

Simon Barnes

03-24-2004, 04:58 AM

1. Yes
2. Yes, Orange P7
3. Early 2003
4. Yes
5. Yes

DanLees

04-01-2004, 06:48 AM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? (yes/no)
Yup

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
Yup

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
2003 - just.

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
nope - but met some that do now.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

Nope.

mama.dirt

04-01-2004, 11:13 AM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2001
4. No
5. My youngest son

merlinman

04-01-2004, 03:45 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2002
4. Yes
5. Yes

BTW, Chipps used a 'body double' for that 'Cover Shot' :D

grislybikegeek

04-07-2004, 03:02 PM

1. yes
2. yes
3. 99'
4. no. I started becouse all my mechs. were wore out and I couldn't afford to replace them. I have pretty nice geared bikes now, but S/S is still my primary ride.
5. yes

northwave

04-08-2004, 07:15 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2002
4. Yes
5. No they think I'm f'ing mental.

lngnmn

04-09-2004, 03:44 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2001
4. nope
5. yes

Fast Freddy

04-20-2004, 04:22 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2002
4. Yes
5. Yes

Later
FF

The Gordo

04-21-2004, 05:23 AM

1.) Yes.
2.) Yes, built from the dumpster of LBC.. but very nice.
3.) 1982 BMX Baby!
4.) I don't have any friends.

S. cerevisiae

04-26-2004, 10:17 PM

1) Yes

2) Yes

3) 2004

4) no

5) no

nullman

08-18-2004, 02:41 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking?
Hell Yes!

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike?
Hell Yes! Lessee- A cannondale SS-MTB on slicks, and a K2 ZedX on chewies (given to SO), and my favorite: a Surly 1X1. just picked up a Redline 925 fixie too. Whee!

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
I converted a steel Fuji touring bike with a BMX sprocket in, like, 1983 or 1984 - I was about 20 YO at the time. I was talked out of a fixie conversion by Guy at the LBS in Bellingham. I kicked ass, and had no problem ever keeping up with my roadie homies on their eye-talion campy rides. Spin baby, Spin! I also rode (road?) a Basso track bike fixie with a front brake for about a year in 1995 - 16 pounds and f'ing fast- I wrecked it when I peeled a sew-up off the front rim in an intersection. Ouchy. I never rebuilt it - I left it in a basement when I moved - I hope someone found it and did something with it.

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
Negative

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
Sadly, again negative, but there is growing interest in some of my friends. Mostly, they think I am nuts.

MellowCat

08-29-2004, 12:21 AM

1. yes
2. yes
3. 2002
4. no
5. no

dmvprof

08-29-2004, 07:31 AM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2003
4. No
5. No

davkatreb

08-29-2004, 10:53 AM

1-yes
2-Monocog
3-Monocog in '04, but first dedicated singlespeed (not counting bikes ca. 1957-1960) was a Madwagon Retro, sort of a cruiser-looking thing with balloon tires and ss/vbrake setup. Rode that sucker EVERYWHERE!!! That's when the ss bug really set in. Still got it, just had the bearings done and put SKS fenders on. Absolutely the best bike in the world for the C&O.Oh yeah; also got an old beater fixie (Fuji Special Tourer, early 70s vintage) and recently converted my beloved Schwinn Prelude road bike to fixed. Very nice.
4-No such thing as a close riding buddy in this town. I live in Hancock, MD, right on the C&O and Western Maryland Railtrail. Everybody and their brother passes through on the weekends, but the locals don't ride much. Rather ride their F150s and four wheelers. Fat, lazy sorry-assed chain-smoking Cheeto-scarfing bunch of couch potatoes. F#%& 'em. F#%& 'em all. And when I meet folks on the bikepath and such, mostly folks just up here for the day, they look at me like I'm stupid or something when we start talking bikes and I tell 'em how much I love my fixie and my Monocog.
5-See #4

jaypee

08-30-2004, 09:48 AM

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. 1984 (BMX)
4. No.
5. Yes.

AndyArmstrong

09-08-2004, 07:06 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 1999
4. No
5. Yes

twysted_prism

09-08-2004, 07:23 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2003
4. no
5. no

6pk

10-08-2004, 04:41 PM

1. Yes
2. Ja!
3. 2003 (newbie)
4. No
5. Yes, but I think it was more by coincindence than coersion

velocipus

10-09-2004, 10:15 PM

Blackhound

10-13-2004, 02:53 PM

Yes
Yes
2001
No
No

gatman

10-13-2004, 05:14 PM

I guess I have been here long enough to fill this out.

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking?
Yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike?
yes

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding? 2004

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
No, but I have met a few new friends.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
Not yet. Give me a year.

fixyobike

10-30-2004, 10:38 PM

1.Yes
2. 2 mtn & 1 road
3. 1999
4. friends converted me
5. I've converted a few

qtip

11-05-2004, 04:46 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 1999
4. No
5. Yes

ssinboston

11-05-2004, 05:30 PM

(1). Yes

(2). Yes

(3). 2004

(4). Yes

(5). No

Joe

Bikephreak

11-10-2004, 08:57 AM

1) Yes, I have ridden ss mtb.
2) Yes, I own a ss mtb (MonoCog, which is a misnomer as a cog is a tooth on a sprocket and it has two (F & R) sprockets anyway).
3) I got this bike in 2002. I started riding track bikes in about 1973. I even had a single speed Schwinn Typhoon in 1965! Does my old unicycle from the early '70s count?
4) Yes
5) Yes

ftwssmf

11-15-2004, 02:57 PM

!. Yes
2. Yes
3. '03
4. Yes
5. Yes

Resistance is Futile...One of us, one of us :D

marie thomas

12-09-2004, 09:37 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 1998
4. No
5 No

akrider

12-23-2004, 06:39 PM

1. yes
2. yes
3. 1988
4. yes, they showed me the way, and I am in their debt.
5. some friends are always in the right gear, others want to try, others still fear giving up their gears.

Pedro Carvalho

12-29-2004, 03:17 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? Yes.
2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? Yes. I own a Voodoo Nzumbi.
3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding? 2000.
4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started? No.
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started? Yes.

Two Wheeler

12-29-2004, 03:41 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking?

Yes!

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike?

Yes! I own a Cannondale 1FG. It rocks!
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3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?

2004. (Newbie Alert! Newbie Alert!) :eek:

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?

No.

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?

Naw, I can't even get the lazy bastids to ride their GEARED bikes!

onespeedesq

01-03-2005, 04:46 PM

1. Yes, I've tried it
2. Yes, I own one and ride it all the time.
3. Started in 2000
4. I didn't know anyone who singlespeeded then.
5. A number of my friends have started since.

Psychobilly

01-05-2005, 05:46 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking? yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? yes

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding? 2002

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started? yes

5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started? yes

troyef

01-05-2005, 11:30 PM

1.yes
2.yes, ride it sometimes
3.1999
4.a shop I worked in had a single-speed shop bike for playing on and fetching beer
5.yes, but most have reverted

It should be noted that not only did singlespeeding bring back alot of the pure fun of riding, it also opened my mind to different things; playing with different gearing ratios and such. Currently, my primary mountain bike is once again rigid, with 8sp in back and 2 chainrings up front, but they are 24/35 instead of 22/32 and then I run a ring guard. I have ridden this for several years and it has been a great combination. I recently built up a new singlespeed, though, which promises a new, fun option when heading out.

Gary H

01-18-2005, 09:07 PM

1. yes
2. yes
3. 2000
4. no
5. yes Cusin is commited, almost have my brother converted :p

hophead

01-18-2005, 09:28 PM

gatman

01-19-2005, 04:27 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2004
4. Not ones that I rode with, but a few that I know.
5. Not yet, but there has been some interest

SS_B

01-20-2005, 04:27 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2004
4. No
5. No

tonicboy

01-20-2005, 09:13 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2001
4. Yes
5. Yes, but people ride ss for a time then stop and then come around again

schoenitr

01-21-2005, 10:48 AM

1) yes
2) yes, 2 actually.
3) 2002
4) no
5) yes, most of them only tried it once though.

dave66

01-21-2005, 12:36 PM

1. yes
2.yes
3. 2002
4.nope
5.nope

jerman

01-29-2005, 03:24 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 2003
4. No
5. No

minkhiller

02-02-2005, 09:55 PM

Yes, Yes, 04 , No, No.

Either this is the answers to your questions or a common thing heard in a thin walled apartment building.

firefox

02-08-2005, 10:26 AM

1. yes
2. yes
3. '01
4. no
5. yes

jazz000013

02-08-2005, 12:05 PM

1. Have you ever tried singlespeed mountain biking?
yes

2. Do you own and ride a singlespeed mountian bike? (yes/no)
yes

3. If yes to #2, what calendar year did you start singlespeeding?
Does my schwinn stingray count??? 1999

4. If yes to #2, were any of your close riding pals singlespeeding before you started?
nope, I got caught up in its complexity all my own
5. If yes to #2, did any of your close riding pals start singlspeeding after you started?
Nope they still think im crazy