So for various reasons (raced/trained road this year, rode track bike for commute, etc) I haven't been on the trails at all this year. In fact, I sold my old SS rig to a buddy. Recently though, I picked up a decent SS setup that has vertical dropouts and magic gearing of 32:15.

I have never needed to run a singulator since I either had track ends or could manage a magic gear, but I have a singulator now and I was thinking to throw a 16 on the back so I can run 2:1 this weekend for my first SS ride in over a year. I'd even consider putting a 17 on but I only have a 16 or 13 available at this time (using a geared hub w/ spacers and a cog). I put the 16 on last night (along w/ the singulator) and everything appears to be working fine. The only time I would get any chatter from it was when i would backpedal more than a few rotations.

What I'm wondering is, have any of you had good luck w/ a singulator? I'm worried it will skip or something when I'm standing... The difference between running a 15 or 16 is not huge, but it's enough to notice so I'm debating whether it's worth the bother, or if I should just go back to the magic gear and deal w/ the fact that I might have to dismount on the steeper stuff. Thoughts?