So, I used to be fairly big into mountain biking back in the mid-late '90s up until around 2002 (when I registered here) I made the most horrible impulse-purchase of my cycling life: a Univega full suspension. The thing was a 30-some-pound pile of steaming dog feces. I hated it. It drove me away from cycling.
Fast forward to this past summer when I saved up some cash and picked up a Cannondale F400. Not top of the line, but I always had an ethatuation with Cdales and figured this would be a good bike to re-start on. Began riding 3-4x a week and loving it again. Began reading RM again and learned about single speeds. "What an amazingly simple idea!" was the though that crossed my mind. Started building one in my head until I found a Cannondale SS for $350 on eBay from a seller down the street from me. I immediately snatched it up and haven't gotten off since. I'm now commuting 10+ miles a day to school (for the 2 days a week I have class) and riding to the bar, store, rock gym, etc.
Yeah, I still ride my F400 (which I love, too) in the dirt when I have the time, but I find it rather ironic that I'm spending probably 5X the time in the saddle on the SS just riding around town than I am on a brand-spankin' new bike that cost me 3X as much mulah and took me 3 months to make a decision on. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just seems a little bass-akwards.
Fast forward to this past summer when I saved up some cash and picked up a Cannondale F400. Not top of the line, but I always had an ethatuation with Cdales and figured this would be a good bike to re-start on. Began riding 3-4x a week and loving it again. Began reading RM again and learned about single speeds. "What an amazingly simple idea!" was the though that crossed my mind. Started building one in my head until I found a Cannondale SS for $350 on eBay from a seller down the street from me. I immediately snatched it up and haven't gotten off since. I'm now commuting 10+ miles a day to school (for the 2 days a week I have class) and riding to the bar, store, rock gym, etc.
Yeah, I still ride my F400 (which I love, too) in the dirt when I have the time, but I find it rather ironic that I'm spending probably 5X the time in the saddle on the SS just riding around town than I am on a brand-spankin' new bike that cost me 3X as much mulah and took me 3 months to make a decision on. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just seems a little bass-akwards.
