Originally posted by JustsayMo
The thing that attracted me to singlespeed mountain biking was the same thing that attracted me to mountain biking in the mid 80s. It was fun and the and the instant comaraderie with others out on the trail doing what you did.
Mountain biking (multi geared) lost it's appeal to me when it became more about the bike and less about the riding. I still enjoy mountain biking (even multigeared) but the simplicity and fun of singlespeed riding is where I still find mountain biking's soul.
I agree. I was at a singlespeed rally this summer and felt that comaraderie. I started to wonder why the rally was only open to singlespeeders though. Do you think we could have that comaraderie between all MTBers or even between all cyclists? Or are there just too many differences between the different cycling displines?