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Dumb Ideas That Somehow Worked

Decisions that had no business succeeding, and did anyway.

Curated by Blake Cannon

Every single-speed community has a story like this: the shared drivetrain, the cooler strapped to a handlebar, the gear ratio picked for a joke that turned out to actually work on race day. This collection is for the ideas that shouldn't have worked, and did.

Salmon Surly Karate Monkey leaning against a trail sign post in a mountain meadow

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The Karate Monkey That Shares a Drivetrain

One drivetrain, two bikes, and a suspiciously convenient chain length.

Rider carrying a GOD HATES SINGLE SPEEDS sign and a beer at the Single Speed USA aid station tents in the desert

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Single Speed USA 2026: One Gear, Several Beers, and One Sun-Baked Climb

A single-speed championship weekend in Richfield, Utah: one brutal climb, a bunch of asses, and a beer-chugging contest that decides where the whole thing happens next year.