Outdoor Addict

Last night after work I got to sneak out for a quick hour ride.  I took the single speed 29er and I must say I absolutely LOVED it.  The trails I rode are the same ones I ride just about every day and I had so much more fun on them.  Yes, I hiked a little more because of the gearing, but other than that, I can’t complain one bit about the bike.  The new cog is in the mail so the gearing will be changed up soon and I need to retention the wheels as this was the 2nd ride on them since I built them.  They seems a little spongy after the ride was over.  I do have to admit that riding a hard tail is certainly a little different than the dualy I normal ride.  My back hurt pretty bad during the ride, but as soon as I got off the bike I was fine.  Seems as if I need to retrain myself to stand just a bit more now that I am on a single speed hard tail.  That plus I have some wicked blisters on my hands from gripping the bar that hard while climbing.  The new cog and the bar ends I ordered should fix that.