my ride (everyday) in pictures.

pedalling to the summit, knees burning, but awaiting the sh*t scary descent...



nearly there...



finito...




what comes up, must go down - easier said than done on a fully rigid singlespeeder




and after a hard day, why not sit at the bottom of the garden and enjoy the sunset?

You would have to provide me with front doing and Deore LX w Pauls thumbies, to even start to convince me to do said climb. I like em short and sweet. Nice payoff, though.

i thought i was a bit of a claudo chiapucci, till i hit that climb... the car strugged up it in 2nd! but i did get to the top and reckon i managed at least 40MPH on the way down...

Doubt you hit 40, as I used to have a speedo on my fully rigid Trek--anything over 25mph on woodsy singletrack felt insane. Even thirty on loose gravel should be a mind bender. You just trim the brake a little on a loose spot---and youll be picking your teeth out of your choice of roadside object.

Might I suggest nice and thick Ritchey Truegrips for a little added cush? Been using them since the 80s. Brilliant on rigids. Youll get used to gripping lightly when you can and just letting that front end dance a bit. I put them on the Brodie first thing. Ahhhh, like coming home.

Its also worthwhile noting i used v rim brakes (on a hard ride) for the first time in 4 years then.

The Avids are superb - good feel, easily controlled and power comparable to my hydro discs (even in the wet), and considering the speeds i did, thats some going!