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Bill Wheeler
Guest
Yes, I realize that some my find the term "Biaaaatch" offensive, but it really doesn't matter
now, does it.
I'm referring to my Bianchi DISS . It is such a sweet bike.
1. Matt Black
2. No frills
3. Phaaaaat @ss tyres <== I think that's what you Brits call them
4. Discs front and back.
5. Fully rigid (heh, heh, heh I said "rigid" heh, heh, heh)
6. light as hell!
7. Maneuverable, I must say completely and utterly, ultimately, maneuverable!
Do you realize the complete and utter joy that I get when I pass someone on a fully cushed-out,
$2500 rig going up a hill? No, I don't think you do, unless of course you are one of the "chosen".
Yes, SSer's are among the chosen few MTBers who've gone back to the basics.
Now there's a phrase that says it all "Back to the basics"
Let's break that phrase down a bit.
Back: Back in the day we all learned to ride on an SS: Sweet & Simple Single Speed. I bet you can
recall the smile on your face when those training wheels came off and you were finally FREE! Free to
do what you want to do, ride to the far side of the neighborhood, ride up a hill, ride over curbs,
ride wheelies, ride fast, slow....all on your new SS.
Basics: What more does one need? Once your basic needs as a human being are fulfilled you can expand
in all directions, but you must first fulfill those "basic needs".
I love my SS. I can't help myself. I just can't.
Peace, Bill
The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]
now, does it.
I'm referring to my Bianchi DISS . It is such a sweet bike.
1. Matt Black
2. No frills
3. Phaaaaat @ss tyres <== I think that's what you Brits call them
4. Discs front and back.
5. Fully rigid (heh, heh, heh I said "rigid" heh, heh, heh)
6. light as hell!
7. Maneuverable, I must say completely and utterly, ultimately, maneuverable!
Do you realize the complete and utter joy that I get when I pass someone on a fully cushed-out,
$2500 rig going up a hill? No, I don't think you do, unless of course you are one of the "chosen".
Yes, SSer's are among the chosen few MTBers who've gone back to the basics.
Now there's a phrase that says it all "Back to the basics"
Let's break that phrase down a bit.
Back: Back in the day we all learned to ride on an SS: Sweet & Simple Single Speed. I bet you can
recall the smile on your face when those training wheels came off and you were finally FREE! Free to
do what you want to do, ride to the far side of the neighborhood, ride up a hill, ride over curbs,
ride wheelies, ride fast, slow....all on your new SS.
Basics: What more does one need? Once your basic needs as a human being are fulfilled you can expand
in all directions, but you must first fulfill those "basic needs".
I love my SS. I can't help myself. I just can't.
Peace, Bill
The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]