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The Ten Laws of Single Speeding

Ten tongue-in-cheek laws for anyone who has ever ridden one gear and called it enough.

Blake Cannon1 min read
  1. Single speeding is actually three speeds: pedal, coast, and push.

  2. There is no wrong gear ratio until the trail points uphill.

  3. If someone asks why you only have one gear, the correct answer is: "It was enough last time."

  4. Walking is not failure. It is an alternate drivetrain mode.

  5. Every hill eventually becomes a descent, unless you chose the route.

  6. Costumes make you faster. Beer handups make you braver. Neither claim requires evidence.

  7. A quiet bike is suspicious. A noisy bike has stories. A broken chain means the story has started.

  8. The rider with the smallest cog talks the most before the climb.

  9. A bad idea completed on one gear becomes a tradition.

  10. One gear is enough. The rider may not be.

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