Originally Posted by
YokeyDokey
I scrolled through the topics here and didn't really see anything that specifically treats the question: Why single speed? Why not just put your multi-gear road bike in a gear and leave it there if you want single speed? splain?
My favorite part about rolling out on my SS is absence of chainslap. You can't get that without ditching your rear derailer. My favorite SS is a cheep MTB frame, pretty burly and having it means I don't have to park one of my nice bikes on bike racks exposed to nastiness. It's also nice only having one brake lever and one cable coming off the bar. It's kinda like back when I had cheap BMX bikes I'm never afraid of dropping it or laying it down but this one fits a lot better for non-stunt riding.
Originally Posted by
EssEllSee
Steel is real
+1 even the crappy bars and seatpost on my crappy SS are steel.
I'm with Elkhound I don't hit the hills on my SS. Somewhat because it has flat bars and hitting the hills means I'm gonna be on a long ride and flats suck for long rides. I'm geared pretty low so the climbs aren't bad but spinning and coasting on the downhills is unpleasant.