tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778476500559933270.post7006082973255364477..comments2023-10-30T05:44:59.751-05:00Comments on Charlie Farrow's Amateur Bike Racing Website: Is the author subconsciously crying out for help, is he seriously thinking of joining THE CULT?.."Very interesting...this single speed revolution."Charlie Farrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18088177414554441110noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778476500559933270.post-12119872871775559752008-09-22T11:02:00.000-05:002008-09-22T11:02:00.000-05:00Ain't it great sport!! One can ride any style of b...Ain't it great sport!! One can ride any style of bike and find many others of like mind, that argue that it's the true way, what bicycling was meant to be. Rejection of technology and the industrial world has always been perceived as cool to a lot of people. But where is one supposed to stop? Me, I'm going to don simple black wool clothing, hitch up old Betsy, affix my orange triangle to the back of the buggy, and head to town.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287680290391700918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778476500559933270.post-23889031533698002162008-09-22T01:18:00.000-05:002008-09-22T01:18:00.000-05:00Google the "Ibis Scorcher" and read about modern s...Google the "Ibis Scorcher" and read about modern single speed off-road history. Fixed gear, actually. Where the Ibis guys got their inspiration was actually from about a century earlier, so nothin' new here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778476500559933270.post-66186221408356703562008-09-21T19:14:00.000-05:002008-09-21T19:14:00.000-05:00Yuppies.Yuppies.Lokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455518576090059151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778476500559933270.post-4546674104601122812008-09-20T16:35:00.000-05:002008-09-20T16:35:00.000-05:00We rode 29ers singlespeeds a couple of weeks ago a...We rode 29ers singlespeeds a couple of weeks ago and did 85miles. It was truly a great ride. Gravel, Pavement only on one gear was something different. I think you should give it a whirl, a lot cheaper than a XTR grouppo. If you need any mechanix let me know.<BR/>AriArihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083766829086663770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778476500559933270.post-13007812234774471232008-09-20T09:49:00.000-05:002008-09-20T09:49:00.000-05:00Jump!! Jump!!! You might just survive the leap and...Jump!! Jump!!! You might just survive the leap and find true nirvana and oneness with your bicycle!!<BR/><BR/>I don't ride off-road much (except in the winter), but my fixed gear commuter sees the majority of my commuting miles.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.com