Then there are shitshows blending Type 1 Fun (always fun) with Type 2 Fun (not fun in the moment, but fun in retrospect). There are shitshows that are full Type 3 Fun (never fun, not even in retrospect). There’s an old saw in singlespeed circles that goes like this: if you ride a singlespeed in the woods and nobody sees you, are you still cool? Well, what if there are 600 people riding singlespeeds in the woods and everybody sees you? Is it cool or is it just the most unforgettable shitshow of monumental proportions ever conceived? After participating in the 2018 Singlespeed World Championship (SSWC) on October 20 in Bend, Oregon, I can definitively say it is the latter.Īnd when I say shitshow, I say it in the most endearing of ways. The donkey’s pace was unrelenting, grinding the pedals of a mountain bike, refusing to give up or slow down, and all I could think of in that moment was how much sweat the guy in that donkey suit was yielding. I kept looking uphill through a dirt-hazed gaggle of crazy, costumed mountain bikers pedaling singlespeeds of different ratios, and all I kept seeing was the mane of that donkey continually gaining ground on me. Of course donkeys are known for being stubborn, but this particular donkey was downright iron-willed.
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