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Old 10-06-2007, 11:23 PM   #44 (permalink)
Dept_of_Alchemy
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Originally Posted by nismo96 View Post
To the poster who said that "singlespeeds aren't really practical." Have you tried it? I used to ride a geared mtn bike and was the slowest guy in our group. I now ride a fully rigid singlespeed and I've really picked up on my skills. I'm faster than several of the guys I used to trail behind back when I would wuss out and drop to the granny gear when I saw a hill coming. I'm not saying that a singlespeed is best for the O.P., but he/she just might dig one. After all the commute in question is just 2.5 miles.
It is more efficient to have gears and suspension if you're going to ride in any sort of 'terrain', not to mention that it's more comfortable which seems like it would be a factor to the OP.
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