Singlespeed Mountain Biking: Is this Some Kind of a Cult? [Podcast #42]

If you're looking to give singlespeed mountain biking a try, listen in for tips and bike recommendations.

By Jeff Barber
March 21, 2016 Last Updated: January 28, 2021

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In this episode of the Singletracks podcast we talk about the pros and cons of singlespeed mountain bikes and try to answer the question: Is this some kind of a cult? If you’re looking to give singlespeed mountain biking a try, listen in for tips and bike recommendations.

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evenslower 2013
Mar 22, 2018

An entire podcast about SS and not a single Fireball mention. Maybe there's a part 2 on the horizon...........

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dyobbi North Carolina // 2015
Mar 22, 2016

Great podcast.

As an XC racer who primarily single-speeds in the winter, I can vouch for this discipline making you stronger and more efficient.

When I get back on my 1x10, it feels like I'm cheating!

Dr Sweets Georgia // 2016
Mar 20, 2018

In the mid to late 90's single speeds were the bastion of creeps that thought Shimano's Mega9 was dumb (it was). It was about chaos, craziness and giving the mountain bike establishment the finger. These days way too many single speedsters I come across are XC riders with a chip on their shoulder working themselves into a lather to capture off-season KOM's via endless Stravasshole onanism. I recently purchased a new (to me) single speed (steel long-travel, dropper post, nasty) that will shunned by most of the aforementioned prats, but they've become the establishment now and deserve a solid one-finger salute.

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