Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Forgive me SS'ers

For three years I rode my single speed in many different permutations. However, this morning was the virgin ride of that same cycle after two weeks of rebuilding... this time it is laden with a SRAM/Sachs 3 speed gear hub........... and I love it. :o

First "modern" gear hub I've used... is so.. nice. Slick shifting, no derailleur and ease-of-use - just about everything I loved about single speeding. The weight seems minimal to me as I cruised to work at 20mph - fastest trip to work ever... now I can roll off my couch at 8:51am and be at work... on time (yeah, like that happens often anyway).

First it's 2 then 3 and before you know it you'll be running 10 in the back and 3 up front. It's a gateway man! A gateway! ;)

First it's 2 then 3 and before you know it you'll be running 10 in the back and 3 up front. It's a gateway man! A gateway! ;)

I'd consider it if I could do it without derailleurs... if I could afford it, I'd certainly buy a Rohloff.. but I'd probably forgo the Schlumpf... Though when the Nexus 8's become widely available I reckon I'll fit my Surly 1x1 with it. Anyway, 30 gears is way too many... and I detest derailleurs.

10? how bout 14!

http://www.rohloff.de/index.php?p=PRODUKTE/SPEEDHUB

<speechless...for once>

My question is, how the hell do you stuff 14 gears into a hub?

Your knees will thank you for it. I built a SS last year because of all the praise from this forum and others. It was great until I walked up a couple of hills ... and my knees still hurt the next day.

If I knew I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

<snip>If I knew I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

Amen!

Your knees will thank you for it. I built a SS last year because of all the praise from this forum and others. It was great until I walked up a couple of hills ... and my knees still hurt the next day.

If I knew I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

That's exactly why I did it...

First it's 2 then 3 and before you know it you'll be running 10 in the back and 3 up front. It's a gateway man! A gateway! ;)

It's a slippery slope, er, um, ascent.

I don't understand people who complain that their singlespeed or fixie or whatever gives them sore knees. I started riding way back BECAUSE football was ****ing up my knees. Riding IMPROVED my knees. Either you guys are pushing major gears or your setup is farked.

As for you mister three gears, well.....I never. *hops on 18 speed road bike, rides away*

( Attention Mr.Joshua - Could you email me? I lost all my email addies when Outlook decided to **** itself recently. Cheerz. )

I don't understand people who complain that their singlespeed or fixie or whatever gives them sore knees. I started riding way back BECAUSE football was ****ing up my knees. Riding IMPROVED my knees. Either you guys are pushing major gears or your setup is farked.

As for you mister three gears, well.....I never. *hops on 18 speed road bike, rides away*

Well, the one gear I had was pretty good, until I loaded the bike with groceries and/or hit a hill.

I don't understand people who complain that their singlespeed or fixie or whatever gives them sore knees. I started riding way back BECAUSE football was ****ing up my knees. Riding IMPROVED my knees. Either you guys are pushing major gears or your setup is farked.

As for you mister three gears, well.....I never. *hops on 18 speed road bike, rides away*

( Attention Mr.Joshua - Could you email me? I lost all my email addies when Outlook decided to **** itself recently. Cheerz. )


HEY, Let's not get into that "my knees are better than your knees" argument.

HEY, Let's not get into that "my knees are better than your knees" argument.

I'm too sexy for my knees.

In Austrailia, they get 1 point for a goal in football. In the US, they get 6 points for a goal.

I see a pattern here!

Amen!

n7czINmt--I miss the pippi longstockings meets willie nelson avatar.

Your knees will thank you for it. I built a SS last year because of all the praise from this forum and others. It was great until I walked up a couple of hills ... and my knees still hurt the next day.

If I knew I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

I have had some knee problems in the past.

Glucosamine and chondroitin along with a day off every once and awhile has kept my knees feeling good..

I also notice that standing on the steep hills is easier on my knees than sitting and powering.

Matt Cahill
43x17

You dumbass. It's 6 points for a 'goal', one point for a 'behind'. Maybe you're talking about some other Australia that I'm not aware of?

Did you like like my use of an American coloquilaism there? "Dumbass"? Not only do I obviously have superior knees, I'm also bilingual.

the only titanium ever on my bike is in my knee, 2 screws. goddam lovable rugby...
the best part about Aussie Footy: the offer jobs to unemployed chemists and make them refs. God bless you stupid, criminal asses. Tail gunner.

Unemployed chemists as refs? Sounds like pro road cycling to me.

Seems like recently the best part about Aussie footy of all codes is their ability to get women drunk and gang **** them, then get found 'not guilty' when their arses get dragged into court. Glad I left footy behind when I was 14. Footy sucks arse.

My knees were bothering me then i switched from a desk job to a job where i had to walk 8 hours a day-- knees r fine now.

I hurt all the time from something or another. And if I had known I'd live this long I would have done more things. I quote somebody, "it's better to sit on the porch and regret the things you've done then to regret the things you haven't".

For three years I rode my single speed in many different permutations. However, this morning was the virgin ride of that same cycle after two weeks of rebuilding... this time it is laden with a SRAM/Sachs 3 speed gear hub........... and I love it. :o

First "modern" gear hub I've used... is so.. nice. Slick shifting, no derailleur and ease-of-use - just about everything I loved about single speeding. The weight seems minimal to me as I cruised to work at 20mph - fastest trip to work ever... now I can roll off my couch at 8:51am and be at work... on time (yeah, like that happens often anyway).

I hear ya' man.......

I still ride my SS quite a bit but about a year ago I built a commuter with a SRAM 3-speed hub. I love it!

For three years I rode my single speed in many different permutations. However, this morning was the virgin ride of that same cycle after two weeks of rebuilding... this time it is laden with a SRAM/Sachs 3 speed gear hub........... and I love it. :o

First "modern" gear hub I've used... is so.. nice. Slick shifting, no derailleur and ease-of-use - just about everything I loved about single speeding. The weight seems minimal to me as I cruised to work at 20mph - fastest trip to work ever... now I can roll off my couch at 8:51am and be at work... on time (yeah, like that happens often anyway).

Now sit in the corner and think about what you have done.

My SS, formerly an English (German-made) 3-spd still weighs 32 lbs despite a Cannondale aluminum fork, Sun AT18 alu. rims, Kalloy alu. stem and no 3-spd hub. It rides wonderful and is an awesome grocery-getter but I really could use more gears. A modern 3-spd (or more!) internal hub is an excellent idea.

I wonder if Bicycle Forums should have a seperate forum for internal hub gear bikes or a sub-forum of the fixed/SS forum?

What do you think?

First it's 2 then 3 and before you know it you'll be running 10 in the back and 3 up front. It's a gateway man! A gateway! ;)

Just like marijana leads to heroin. :(

Your knees will thank you for it. I built a SS last year because of all the praise from this forum and others. It was great until I walked up a couple of hills ... and my knees still hurt the next day.

If I knew I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

FYI: multiple gears does not cure anything. I stopped MTB last summer for a few months because of my knees and it had gears. It is better to focus on knee maintenance, i.e. stretching, working out your leg muscles, standing up and pedaling, etc. Sorry, but switching is not the "cure."

I'd say gears reduce strain on knee's... you can downshift for hills and such.. instead of always pushing one gear which might be too high.