Originally Posted by makeinu

Well, sometimes reinventing something does make it the latest and greatest thing. As time goes on other new technology makes many old ideas viable.

You yourself were quoted as saying although you prefer singlespeed, you'd use a multigeared bike for riding with heavy loads. 110 years ago your bike would itself be a heavy load. So there you go, the old singlespeed technology has suddenly found new life in conjunction with lighter manufacturing...