Singlespeed ride: Monday June 20th

[PutAwayWet]

I'm leading my first official NEMBA group ride next monday...and it's a singlespeed ride! No, you don't need a singlespeed to come along - but you will have to have a derailleur, cassette, and granny ring whose feelings aren't easily hurt ;D

I'm hoping to make this ride a good time for all, and as such would like some input. The only thing set about the ride so far is the date. I can make it out any time after 3:00. Places I can get to: Fort Rock, Mt. A, FOMBA.

So - if anyone's planning on coming on this ride, I would love some input about where and when you'd like the ride to be. I'm hoping this ride will allow me to meet a bunch of you guys!

Jason

[minkhiller]

I could do a 5pm Fomba ride, I think.

[Mt.A TODD]

5:30 at Fort Rock or Aggie works for me, but... but, If its called a single speed ride...then duh..no gears for queers! I say we duct tape all shifters... no screw that, if its a SS ride then be a man and lay down the law Paw, don't be nice. I ride with mixed groups all the time....boring... my vote is for SS only! otherwise its just a plain old, run of the mill, "ride" with the singlespeeders wwaaayyyy out front or in contrast stuck behind some super slow poke geared bike in granny...aaarggh!

[ArmOnFire]

5:30 at the Rock or FOMBA would work for me.

I vote for SS only!

[radair]

I would be down for this, but Mondays are trail building/bug feeding/beer drinking nights, and the 20th may see completion of the latest project.

Another time, another place. I want to do a SS only ride.

[C.P.]

I'm interested, but would need to know how much driving time coming from south of Boston. Anyone know what time I'd need to be on the road leaving time for traffic etc?

[radair]

I'm interested, but would need to know how much driving time coming from south of Boston. Anyone know what time I'd need to be on the road leaving time for traffic etc?


In my experience, you should probably leave Sunday night.

Rob (traffic magnet)

[ArmOnFire]

I'm interested, but would need to know how much driving time coming from south of Boston. Anyone know what time I'd need to be on the road leaving time for traffic etc?


I would give yourself a good 2 hours, for either venue.
Once P.A.W. decides the locale, we could give directions, spots to avoid, etc.

-Dan

[Record]

5:30 FOMBA or the Rock

[PutAwayWet]

I'm interested, but would need to know how much driving time coming from south of Boston. Anyone know what time I'd need to be on the road leaving time for traffic etc?

CP, coming from south of Boston at that time of day I'd say about two hours, but give yourself two and a half just in case. If you need directions, lemme know.

Well, it seems like a Fort Rock SS only ride is what will work for the most people. So we'll plan on meeting at the parking area by the train trestle at 5:30 pm. With Todd as my enforcer, all shifting cables will be cut prior to starting the ride ;) Now just pray, chant, meditate, sacrifice (or whatever you do) so that we get some drier air and the slime coating comes off all the rocks in time for the ride!

ps - Mink, is the SS going to be finished by monday?

[minkhiller]

The Soma won't but the Fetish is always ready.

[PutAwayWet]

Mink, what do yo need for parts for that thing again? I'll give you some stuff if it means you'll be able to ride it sooner!

[C.P.]

Damn, I knew it had to be something like 2+ Hours...hmmm, maybe if I schedule an early afternoon customer visit up that way...put me down as a 50/50 for now.

[minkhiller]

Mink, what do yo need for parts for that thing again? I'll give you some stuff if it means you'll be able to ride it sooner!
All good things come with time besides, the Fetish is rigid. ;)

[ArmOnFire]

Damn, I knew it had to be something like 2+ Hours...hmmm, maybe if I schedule an early afternoon customer visit up that way...put me down as a 50/50 for now.


CP-I've made it home from Providence (Brown U.) in 1.5 hours with moderate traffic around 95/93 intersection.
Barring no major accidents, you should be able to make it in under 2 hours.
Let me or Jason know if you need directions.

-Dan

[PutAwayWet]

Last I looked, they're talking a dry sunday and monday, and a chance of a dry saturday. Ft. Rock is a lot more fun when the rocks aren't covered in grease!

So you're coming then, Mink? I'll be running rigid. Just got my new headset last night so the SS is back in action.

[Mt.A TODD]

2.5 hours from south Boston!!!?? That would put CP up past Portland Maine! I agree with Dan 1.5hrs...now if it was a Friday, well that's another story.

Fyi- I've alerted another 8 SSers about this ride that don't regularly visit the forum, we might have a good size gang for the Seacoast's first official SINGLE SPEED ONLY RIDE!

[PutAwayWet]

Fyi- I've alerted another 8 SSers about this ride that don't regularly visit the forum, we might have a good size gang for the Seacoast's first official SINGLE SPEED ONLY RIDE!

Sweet! The more the merrier! And the more people we have, the lower the mosquito:person ratio will be :)

[Mt.A TODD]

Some of my wise ass friends who want to get into the action are saying things like-" but I only use one gear at a time"

Warning- Toddski will be bringing a bag of monkey poop. If at any time a geared bike gets within throwing distance. I will be flinging monkey poop at you.

[ArmOnFire]

I think Jason stated der. cables will be cut at the start of the ride!

;D

Can't wait.

[PutAwayWet]

You know Todd, it's talk like this that makes people think of SSers as elitist snobs. I prefer just passing people on uphills while they're having shifting problems and remarking, "Sounds like your shifter thingy could use a trash heap." Or, "Do you mind if I ride ahead of you? There's a hill coming up and I'd hate for my front tire to get caught up in your shifter thingy." ;)

[Mt.A TODD]

I'll be saving some extra sticky stinky monkey poop for you PAW.

Lets just hope that Troy who won the VT50 and Mr.Noble who both ride like machines on auto pilot take pity us mere mortals, I know I'll have a hard enough time staying out of the way of that runaway locomotive on fire.

[PutAwayWet]

Are they both coming?

[Mt.A TODD]

Are they both coming?
That's kind of a personal question, but I know that they are excited.

Tentative yeses.

[bdee]

If you've got room for one more I might be able to make it, maybe I could carpool from around the Foxboro area with CP? This is all contigent on me getting out of work early though. CP if you read this PM me, or I'll see you at Foxboro tonight if you make the ride.

[C.P.]

Bdee,

check your pm. A carpool is doable from the "south of boston" area. 1.5 hrs sounds about right to me, we'll leave a little extra time in there for sure...

AOF or Record - I'll take you up on some driving directions coming from Boston.

CP

[ArmOnFire]

I'll PM you directions

-dan

Edit:

Here they are for any others that need'em

From the south
Directions:

95 N to exit 2, 101 West just before the Hampton tolls.
101 West to exit 10, Rte. 85 South, this will be a left at the exit, cross over 101 and down the hill, about 0.5 miles down, just before the train trestle bridge there is a dirt road on the right. This leads to the parking lot.

93 N to the exit 7, 101 East , to exit 10, Rte. 85 South, this will be a left at the exit, cross over 101 and down the hill, about 0.5 miles down, just before the train trestle bridge there is a dirt road on the right. This leads to the parking lot.

[C.P.]

Thanks Dan,

See you guys up there. We've(bdee & I) have your cell # 'case we hit a traffic snarl...

Chris

[ArmOnFire]

Thanks Dan,

See you guys up there. We've(bdee & I) have your cell # 'case we hit a traffic snarl...

Chris


Great, I'll bring it with me.

-Dan

[PutAwayWet]

The weather gods smile upon the singlespeeders today!

[Mt.A TODD]

Great Ride Guys!

[ArmOnFire]

I had a blast, even with a broken Singlator 30 seconds into the ride.

Would definately like to do this every week.

-dan

[C.P.]

Great to meet you guys - Nice trails in them there woods. Those bridges (the sawn ones) are really nice, as long as you stay on 'em. ;D
Okay AOF - we gotta start planning for a GBF SS Only Ride.

[ArmOnFire]

Great to meet you guys - Nice trails in them there woods. Those bridges (the sawn ones) are really nice, as long as you stay on 'em. ;D
Okay AOF - we gotta start planning for a GBF SS Only Ride.


Yup, same here CP, we'll have to keep the GBF SS ride a secret from PK.

Some night next week? What works for everyone?

[bdee]

Thanks for the tour, I had a great time! (even with the flat to start things out right ::)) The trails were a blast and I'm glad no one fell into the green swamp water, especially CP, or that would've been a long ride home. Set the date and time for Great Brook. With some advance warning I should be able to escape work early enough to get up there.

[PutAwayWet]

Agreed - great ride. Thanks to everyone for coming! I'm down for a GB ride any day except monday of next week (I'll be recovering from KT this weekend ;D ). I would definitely like to get a travelling SS circus going for the summer! Anytime anyone wants to lead a ride, I'll be there.

[Record]

Yup, great ride.
Glad I could entertain with my multiple crashes ;D
I'll try and plan a SS ride @ FOMBA soon.

[ssnoobie]

It sonds like you all had a good time.
How long did you guys ride for? I would love to latch on to one of your rides sometime. Though it is a bit far from southern NH and MA, I would be willing to lead one up here (the CT river valley) if you wanted. There are a couple of candidate rides, it just depends on how long you want to ride. If the next one is at FOMBA, I may be able to make it down.

Cheers SSnoob.

[Mt.A TODD]

2.5 hours? We all got some good singulator first aid training.

The SS rides should be held on the first Monday of every month..or something like that.

[Mt.A TODD]

no crash on this one Record! nice job dude!

[gnurider1080]

any chance we could do a tuesday night ride? i work on mondays till 8 so i cant ride that day. i vote for a lynn woods ss ride! :o

[ArmOnFire]

We all got some good singulator first aid training.



Anyone notice a trend here?

http://www.nemba.org/yabbse/attachments/bulow8.JPG

(velcro strap used to maintain tension on the tensioner)

[PutAwayWet]

any chance we could do a tuesday night ride? i work on mondays till 8 so i cant ride that day. i vote for a lynn woods ss ride! :o

Lynn Woods was fun on the SS! I only know one man who can give a killer Lynn tour, and he doesn't have a SS....yet. I'm working on him ;)

Best cure for a Singlator malfunction: Horizontal dropouts, EBB, or ENO hub. Dan - if you need some help convincing your wife, let Todd know. He'll bring his monkey poop and you'll be rid of the singleator lickety split.

[GP-TJ]

Hey AOF:

Go easy on that singleator!!!

Is that the second time for that thing? I've seen some posts that people run them permanently with a wire tie instead of the spring. Bdee uses a derailleur. I might do that with my trek. I need a rigid fork though.

GP

[ArmOnFire]

Yup, that was the second time.

Works great with the velcro strap from my crud catcher.

I'm working on aquiring a new SS specific bike, it will probably have big boy wheels.

Anyone interested in a 21" XC hardtail?
I still have all the geared crap for it, derailluers, shifters, what some would consider important.
Has XT/LX mix, Bontrager Race Lite tubeless wheelset, Avid Mechanical Disc brakes, RS Judy fork.
Or a beefier wheelset (XT hubs laced to Sun Rhyno Lites).

-dan

[PutAwayWet]

Have you talked to Josh or Darrell about what a Surly 1x1 would run you with all the fixin's?

[ArmOnFire]

Have you talked to Josh or Darrell about what a Surly 1x1 would run you with all the fixin's?


Probably the same as a KM, my buddy just bought one from 'em.

Almost want to get a Ted Wocjik or a IF (dreaming), but a KM or the Rig are within reach.

I'm convinced a 29er SS is were its at.

I have no need for a geared bike anymore!
;D

[ssnoobie]

Have you talked to Josh or Darrell about what a Surly 1x1 would run you with all the fixin's?


I have no need for a geared bike anymore!
;D


I have begun to feel the same way. 4 months ago I would have jumped at your Trek frame. Now everytime I think about upgrading my geared bike, I remind myself that it has been ridden once since I got the SS. I have nto desire to ride the geared bike.

As far as 29ers are concerned, I need to stop reading these forums. I want one.

[C.P.]

Have you talked to Josh or Darrell about what a Surly 1x1 would run you with all the fixin's?


Probably the same as a KM, my buddy just bought one from 'em.

Almost want to get a Ted Wocjik or a IF (dreaming), but a KM or the Rig are within reach.

I'm convinced a 29er SS is were its at.

I have no need for a geared bike anymore!
;D


One word for turn key 29er SS (on a budget) it even has disc brakes!:

RIG (http://www.fisherbikes.com/bikes/bike_detail.asp?series=genesis&bike=Rig)

eidt - if you can find one! I've seen 'em at 950.00 ready to go!

[PutAwayWet]

I'd agree with the RIG - if you want suspension. If you want to go rigid, I think the KM is a better deal. You can get better components for the KM with the $615 left over after you buy the frame and fork than come on the $1000 Rig. But you can't get a good 29er fork for less than $400, which makes the Rig a better deal if you go with the boing.

[ArmOnFire]

I'm not tellin' where a 19.5" Rig is.

I don't know if I'm ready to loose my squish in the front.

[PutAwayWet]

You can always get a rigid fork (the KM for example) cheaper than you can downgrade to a suspension fork, so if the squish is in your future...probably a good idea to go with the Rig.

[Record]

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[mcd]

if you guys are riding saturday or sunday morning let me know...i ride a singled 29er(rigid) and would be happy to share a bit... i'm in the western suburbs of boston...

[ArmOnFire]

I'm gonna do some re-route work and a ride on Sunday morning at Exeter - Ft Rock.

The trail work should be quick, and no tools needed.
(Moving planks, camoflauging old trail and posting signs)

-dan

[PutAwayWet]

I'd love to help out Dan....But KT calls ;)

[ArmOnFire]

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my thoughts exactly

[ArmOnFire]

I'd love to help out Dan....But KT calls ;)

I completely understand, ENJOY!!!!