I owned a SimpleOne for a minute and I could relate to most of what Will mentioned in his blog, in fact his writing made me want to go back to SS as well.
The rear end of the bike definitely feels light and not dealing with derailleurs is liberating. For me coasting is just relaxing, and knowing I don't have to prepare my gears for whatever comes next after stopping made the ride more fun. For my flat-ish commute, the SimpleOne was great: fast, light... simple. (why did I sell it again?) Fixed vs SS - I don't know, but for me fixed never felt good, mostly the slowing down and braking part. Maybe I should have given it more time. Max On Friday, December 16, 2022 at 12:11:03 PM UTC-5 JohnS wrote: > Hello Ryan, > > I'm very inspired my Will's Roadini build as well. I haven't done much SS > riding, I'm more of a fixed or multi-gear rider. How do people feel about > SS vs. fixed? Am I missing something by not riding SS some of the time? > > Thanks, > JohnS > > > On Friday, December 16, 2022 at 10:57:35 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: > >> Have to say...I like that bike a lot. Very clean and elegant >> >> And Will's post : >> https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news/singlespeed-roadini?mc_cid=1ea8aef045&mc_eid=0074b52ae1 >> >> nails what I like about single-speeds; for some years now my SS PX-10 has >> been a fave. Apologies to Rivendell but riding that old Peugeot IS >> addictive. I am curious to see the landing of the Roaduno in 2023 >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/686bde2e-9512-4f8b-bd13-8d277b0036d9n%40googlegroups.com.
