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Making my bike a single speed
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ok so my question is not how to do it because tehres a tutorial on pinkbike.. but my question is im getting a 05 norco manik frame with marzo triple dop off fork...i like to dj, fr and hopefully some dh...so my question is, will a single speed be good for what i am doing..mainly dj and fr, tell me what u guys thing, thanks
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no, not with a triple crown, especially if you're going to be doing dh. dirt jumping it's fine for but you don't want to be stuck w/ one gear for dh. plus, with the tripple crown you'll want gears to haul yourslelf around. that's just my opinion. hope it helped.
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ok yeah but i dont really have any dh courses..all we have is rediculossly steep mountains with no trails..thast y i said hopefully some dh
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FIXED SPPEDS ARE GHEYYY DUDE
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its just like a bigger version of bmx with shox
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What are the advantages? Just not having to worry about the shifter breaking?
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there really are no advantages man. even if you are dirt jumping you might come across a trail where you need the extra push. i have a cannondale chase and it is definetly worth keeping the bike with a few gears. on that one and on my big hit, i have no front derailer so the chain doesnt pop off as easy for DJ and slopestyle. aight yeah hope it helps, and the snowskaters cult is dead man change yo sig!
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i race downhill and iv only seen 2 people with single speed on a DH/freeride rig.
i only run 8 gears and a short cage derailer and iv never had a problem with it.
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it's just a rediculous hipster trend that should be eliminated
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you dont have the worry about front gears recking while on DJ or urban. Its way better for urban, then you only hae your pedals to scrape your shins on instead of slashing you leg open on the gears
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there is many advantages, idk if any of you people have ever thought of doing a 180 or rolling out before, but a single speed setup helps a lot when going backwards, also much weight loss, simpler to maintain, very very durable, and its always dialed, none of you people on here keep your gears in the shape they're supposed to be in dont lie
but also i would never get a single speed with a triple crown, especially on a hardtail(idk if this is your case or not), also single speeds dont work with full suspension bikes
so stop hating on single speeds, they're fine
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Single speeds are cool, just not on the bike this guy's thinking of getting. A Single speed setup on a nice XC bike or Trailbike is fucking gangster though if you can keep up.
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yeah, exactly. for urban, its VERY helpful. but keep at least 8 or 9. with that bike, youd need to run a chain tensioner, which totally kills any advantages.
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you've gotten very strange as of late.
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i agree for dh u need gears
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why is that? are you a hipster randall? i am sorry if i have offended you.
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its good for urban and shit but I wouldnt recommend it in your case, but whatever it's your bike so do wat you please
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