Originally Posted by jsigone
your trails on the east coast must be ALOT different then here on the West. We have long rock gardens where sometimes it's almost impossible to pedal through cuz of pedal clips. And how do you go down steep drop ins where your butt is over the rear wheel and while pedaling???? Just doesnt seem feasable here. SS yes. I ride SS all the time out here.
if anything our "technical" trails are more technical...
we got all the rocks you have but then we add the fun of downed trees which you don't have so much.
the guys who can do this well are no joke! i rode behind a few in the punkbikeenduro and was blown away.
for me though singlespeed is enough.
this summer i vow to try fixed offroad but on the swoopy lowtech trails first!