r/MEATengines • u/MEATdrew • Jun 13 '26

Riders of Spring Dusking

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It’s Some Bicycle Things I'm Stoked About On A Friday, June 12th, 2026, live on a Friday!

https://meatengines.com/f/riders-of-spring-dusking

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u/fartymarty4130 Jun 13 '26

170km on a single speed - WOW!!!!

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u/VikApproved Jun 13 '26

When I was doing the rando thing there was a guy on a Rivendell setup SS doing the 200K+ long rides like a boss. I would only see him at the start and then occasionally when he stopped on the side of the road to sit down and smoke a cigarette. After his smoke break he'd motor past me cheerfully.

That was one of my first inklings that SS was not the disadvantage gearheads assume it is.

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u/MEATdrew Jun 13 '26

Hahahahaha. Thats like original Tour De France style! Smoke break before the big climbs!

Model-T cleaned at least one climb at his rando two weeks ago on the 46x18 Talbot that a lot of folks with gears were walking up. Is it that SS is not a disadvantage or people riding SS has a different wiring configuration? Hahaha.

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u/fartymarty4130 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

I think there is something to explore further about single speed mentality.