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Maaakaaa on August 15, 2024 2:44 am Nah, I’d have to remove a 3×7 to make a singlespeed on most of mine. I keep intending to do one singlespeed though.
Beyond_0451 on August 15, 2024 2:56 am Nah. 10 speed Deore and XT is getting cleared out. Shit is cheeeeeeep! Also I’m old and when I climb hills I dislike standing.
electric_taupe on August 15, 2024 2:57 am Yeah, multi-gear drivetrains are more expensive, but all of my main bikes are single speed because they’re lower maintenance and I’m lazy.
MeyersHandSoup on August 15, 2024 3:12 am No but I do have a single speed version of most of my bikes
GunTotinVeganCyclist on August 15, 2024 3:31 am Gotta have at least one single speed in the stable, imo.
Tosssauceinmybag on August 15, 2024 3:46 am I’ll just strider it these days. 86 the whole drivetrain. Real dandy horse type shit
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I’m old enough that my knees need gears.
Nah, I’d have to remove a 3×7 to make a singlespeed on most of mine. I keep intending to do one singlespeed though.
Nah. 10 speed Deore and XT is getting cleared out. Shit is cheeeeeeep!
Also I’m old and when I climb hills I dislike standing.
Yeah, multi-gear drivetrains are more expensive, but all of my main bikes are single speed because they’re lower maintenance and I’m lazy.
Nah, that’s how I spend my money instead of saving for retirement
No but I do have a single speed version of most of my bikes
Arthritis is even more expensive
Gotta have at least one single speed in the stable, imo.
No.
Nothing wrong with 3×7.
I’ll just strider it these days. 86 the whole drivetrain. Real dandy horse type shit
Is your ego that is expensive, not the parts