I ride a FS geared bike, and a HT geared bike and then I have my HT SS, it is a dedicated SS (Bianchi BASS) I love it, with 36/18 gearing I am happy, 120mm front fork is prefect for what I ride, alot of single track that is very technical. it is just like said your not worried about going fast or winning or what not you are just worried about having fun and it is actually not a worry. What I have found is a nice strong chain and a bash ring are good choices, with only 1 gear you don want to mess it up, and a good chain is always nice to have. I run a 1/2 link 1/2" chain with bashring and chain guide on the crank