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A hand turning a black can of Singlespeed American Pale Ale, the white label text reading the official beverage of our ancient ritual of stupidity and a world class event that isn't classy at all

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Single Speed Worlds 2026: Port Jervis, New York

A running diary from Single Speed Worlds in Port Jervis, New York, my first trip to the Northeast. Updated every day of the event.

Blake sitting on a fallen aspen log at golden hour next to a pyramid tent at the dispersed camp, mountains silhouetted behind, loaded Krampus leaned against a tree in the foreground

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Rampart Reservoir: One Loaded Lap, One Full Campground

A loaded lap around Rampart Reservoir with Fixie Dave, a fully booked Thunder Ridge Campground, a dispersed camp under Pikes Peak, and two different ways back home.

Brad riding a borrowed Surly Karate Monkey down shaded singletrack through ponderosa pine on the Genesee Mountain descent

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The Genesee Mountain Loop

A short blue loop above I-70 with an easy climb, a longer-feeling descent, a resident bison herd, and one neighbor's first single-speed ride.

Two mountain bikes, one orange and one black, leaning against a tree stump on a rocky overlook with granite rock formations and pine forest in the distance

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Buffalo Creek: Little Scraggy Loop

Thirteen miles of sustained climbing, granite problems, and a long flowy descent around Little Scraggy Peak.

Black and white photo of a mountain biker threading loose, rocky singletrack past a large spruce on Pikes Peak

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Fixie Dave's First Annual Birthday Adventure

Three bikes, a shuttle to nearly 12,000 feet, and a loose collection of old Pikes Peak trails leading back to Cascade.

A salmon Surly Karate Monkey and a black Spot belt-drive bike leaning on a split-rail fence at a trailhead, a grassy valley opening toward low morning light

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Green Mountain: The Hayden, Green Mountain, and Rooney Valley Loop

An eight-mile Lakewood loop linking the John Hayden, Green Mountain, and Rooney Valley trails: loose rock, zero shade, plenty of company, and the rare local trail you can legally ride after dark.

Salmon Surly Karate Monkey leaning against the Shadow Pine Loop trail sign in a pine forest at Flying J Ranch

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The Flying J Ranch Lariat Loop

A shady, intermediate lariat on the Shadow Pine Loop at Flying J Ranch: loose Buffalo Creek style dirt, mostly tree cover, and a four-mile loop you can just ride twice.

Pile of muddy single-speed mountain bikes stacked outside the Palace Hotel at night in downtown Salida, with riders standing around on the street

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SSUSA ColoRADo: One Gear Takes Over Salida

My first Single Speed USA brought hundreds of one-geared bikes, breakfast burritos, horseradish Oreos, and a complete takeover of Salida.

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.

Single-speed mountain bike leaning against the Cretaceous Trail sign at the base of South Table Mountain in Golden, Colorado

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The Three-Mile South Table Loop

A short Golden loop with an immediately steep climb, rocky but approachable singletrack, and just enough trail for an after-work single-speed ride.