Forgive me SS'ers
05-02-04 | 09:32 PM
#26
the way we get by
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,719
Likes: 0
From: Wherever the f**k I feel it
Bikes: Cinelli Supercorsa / Surly Karate Monkey
Originally Posted by MKRG
First it's 2 then 3 and before you know it you'll be running 10 in the back and 3 up front. It's a gateway man! A gateway! 
05-02-04 | 09:35 PM
#27
the way we get by
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,719
Likes: 0
From: Wherever the f**k I feel it
Bikes: Cinelli Supercorsa / Surly Karate Monkey
Originally Posted by zoridog
Your knees will thank you for it. I built a SS last year because of all the praise from this forum and others. It was great until I walked up a couple of hills ... and my knees still hurt the next day.
If I knew I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
If I knew I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
05-02-04 | 09:58 PM
#28
Thread Starter
floor sleeper
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 998
Likes: 0
From: Here and there in the US
Bikes: Raleigh Twenty, Puch 3 speed road conversion, lookin' into a Karate Monkey for a cruiser
I'd say gears reduce strain on knee's... you can downshift for hills and such.. instead of always pushing one gear which might be too high.
