Is One Gear Really Better? - Test Ride on Spot Rocker - Women's Mountain Biking

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What's so great about riding a singlespeed? In this video I'm taking the Spot Rocker out to see what the hype is all about.
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Комментарии : 71

@mylifebehindbars 3 года назад

Every single speed bike actually has a total of three gears. Sit, stand, push.

@mylifebehindbars 3 года назад

@@zed5129 haha. I forgot about engaging the hurl drive.

@johnnydoe66 3 года назад

Cycling has always been my therapy, even my wife and girls have told me to go for a ride when I am a bit grumpy

@goodnewsrunning 3 года назад

Lol sounds like my family. I do a lot more trail running so some days I’m not riding or running I’ll be told to go out and do one.

@Pozitivi 3 года назад

Same here :) 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

@vexborg 3 года назад

Riding is one of the better things to do if you're having a depression. Go out for a ride, empty the brain and get the endorphins going.

@graffix11us 3 года назад

SS'ing can be very Zen, no shifting, no thinking, just pedal. The simplicity of it is my favorite part of riding my Spot SS. No belt drive, heck I'm still running cable actuated discs, but that bike always just works. Definitely my choice for the zombie apocalypse :-)

@hardtailparty 3 года назад

Nice work! Snake climb is tough on a ss. You crushed it! I wish I had one easier cog for you for this demo.

@michaelavich 3 года назад

I have 5 bikes of various types and only one has gears. Not everyone understands, but i love it.

@iray3242 3 года назад

Last time I was down in ST GEORGE there was a guy bike packing on a single speed. Now that's someone with some major cardio!

@mleosu 3 года назад

I love my singlespeed! I love the simplicity and the challenge.

@bensieber657 3 года назад

That's a big YES to exercise and mental health!! We humans are meant to move, and some of us are absolutely built for cardio endurance and just flat-line without it. It's been a life-long struggle for me to keep a life that is balanced to include time for outside, cardio exercise - critical to my state of mind! And yes, single speed mtb is fantastic bang-for-the-buck exercise!

@graffix11us 3 года назад

@@dustybettymtb Singlespeeds, not just for short rides anymore :-) You have to make sure you have fuel and water but once you have your fitness up, you can go all day on a SS.

@graffix11us 3 года назад

This! If I don't get at least a couple of rides in a week I start to get crabby. Not to mention my outlook on the world tends to the dark side of things. Cycling literally saved my life in my late twenties and I can't image a world without my bike.

@toto29er Месяц назад

Single Speed Since 2004… on a 26 er from Vicous Cycles!!! love that bike

@chumpmtb2554 3 года назад

Trail therapy is definitely what keeps me from needing anxiety meds. Especially this year with the pandemic. Being able to get out to the woods, fresh air and sunshine, as well as the cardio, definitely helped me keep my head together through this madness 👍

@hardmtnbiker 3 года назад

I love my single speed mountain bikes and ride them several time a week for many of the reasons that you addressed. Thanks for sharing

@baggageincluded6744 3 года назад

I love my Redline Monocog for cardio! It does beat the stuffing out of you cause it is fully rigid.

@seannatorske4298 3 года назад

Same here! Good cardio on the bike makes me feel so much better and restores my sanity!

@BlackBikes 3 года назад

Oh how I can relate. Mental health and cycling is tied in together for me at this point, and I'm with you, cardio stuff is where it's at. But it's also physical health, I can't feel any of my creaky joints, upset muscles or whatever else is bugging me when I'm riding, and for quite a while thereafter. Also, you're on a SS. You get all the cred. All of it.

@wesleywermuth9545 3 года назад

Definitely a cardio workout when riding SS!

@ashliecourtney8065 3 года назад

I’ve only known one lady who rocked a SS for MTB and she was a bad ass. Good on you for adding some strength training lady! 💪 I’ve learned that I need to “beat” myself up on the daily in order to keep any unused energy from boiling over into other parts of my life. Riding, running, strength training, hiking, or snowboarding does the trick. Thanks for sharing your ride! Get Dusty! 🤙

@thirstyforgod1 3 года назад

Oh man, I can totally relate! I feel a TON better emotionally after a good ride! Great video! Definitely considering trying a singlespeed. Thanks, Tess!

@evolusd 3 года назад

Deadman's Pass is one of my faves. Great vid on single speeds!

@danielrgusa 3 года назад

Cycling is wha keeps me sane. I love it. Especially single-speed.

@outsider1733 3 года назад

I love singlespeeding, especially in winter in western Oregon. My riding friends are usually in awe that I climb long fire roads on it, but once you're in the rhythm it feels like you're doing a moderate elliptical workout. Thanks for the great video!

@micaman33 2 года назад

Biking is great for my mental health, especially mtb, it forces me to focus on riding and not on my problems, amd the cardio improves my mood afterwards.

@Pozitivi 3 года назад

Hey Tess , cool video !. Keep it up 🚲🤘

@kathardt-holoch4361 3 года назад

I hear you on mental health aspects of riding. I need it DAILY. Fortunately, I'm able to get out an get good cardio everyday. It makes me so much happier!

@shaunroach7829 3 года назад

Yessss, this was so good more single speed please 😜!!! I’m a avid single speed fatbike rider and you rocked it!!! You were working for it on snake 🐍 but enjoyed it too. The simplicity of just peddling and enjoying the outdoors can be very relaxing and great way to think away stress. Great job Tess 💪💪💪💪🙌🙌🙌!!!

@Mikemalone7873 3 года назад

Wow! Nice ride! Scenic, informative.. It's like I was on the ride with you. I missed the conversation about the head tube angle, but I'll catch up with that on Steve's channel ;-) Thanks for sharing the route info. My wife and I are planning on being in the flood of riders in March but we promise to be courteous...

@ThisIsLesli 2 года назад

IMHO, one gear really is better. I pretty much only ride a singlespeed -- for both my MTB and my CX bike. I love the simplicity of a singlespeed machine, and that it makes you a better rider anticipating what's coming so you can use momentum and stay off your brakes. It's also so much easier to maintain a SS bike. Love your channel (as well as Steve's). Keep up the good work!

@dcrooster3610 3 года назад

100% can relate to the cardio outlook adjustment.

@slofax1251 3 года назад

I can relate!! Need that cardio

@byrrenyates3015 2 года назад

Great video on riding single speed in Sedona! I LOVE my Rocker SS, which I've had now for almost two years. I ride it probably 75% of the time (other 25% on a geared bike I got through Steve's recommendation) and although as you know its very cardio, it certainly does build up muscular endurance and strength as well. Its my goto therapy other than meditation.

@okayatbikes1909 3 года назад

I’m not brave enough to contemplate a single speed- you’re a beast! I do, however feel best when I get enough cardio in. It’s always a fight with depression and anxiety. Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed with trail options and don’t know where to go or riding the same places all the time? As always, I appreciate your thoughtful content. Keep up the good work!

@MikeinCC Год назад

I felt the same way many years ago, then a friend loaned me his for a couple days. Game changer. If you MTB and you're somewhat fit, give it a go. You may surprise yourself.

@prestonlindbeck1197 Год назад

@@MikeinCC This is the Way

@markymarkpowpow 3 года назад

: ) Steve had to be on a ebike with a throttle! : ) you rocked it but he rocked and rolled it! great job!

@petertobey603 3 года назад

LOL. Great video. Keep it up. Enjoyable.

@nicoetsesvelos7968 3 года назад

How do you know if someone ride a singlespeed MTB ? Don't worry ! they will tell you (around 10 times per minutes). True story (I ride myself a Singlespeed haha)

@ninjaplease123 3 года назад

Dusty Betty’s for the win!! Shout out to Leslie

@margaretstafford9921 3 года назад

I have a single speed. I can get a real workout just riding in the area near my house. I got a singlespeed just for the purpose of working out. If I wanted to reach a destination a multiple speed bike would be better, but I have a car for that.I used to be a runner and riding this bike keeps my lungs and heart in good shape.

@mtbboy1993 3 года назад

seems like good trails for singlespeed riding. where I live for my regular riding it would not be suitable, but at certain spots or some ski track loops I could. but I've done the heavier gear method to push myself, train, but so many hills here and some are very steep.

@gwenramage8419 3 года назад

I have a carbon Chameleon that I never ride because it's just so stiff. Makes me wonder how hardtails like the Rocker feel! Cardio's also my jam. It's so satisfying to push myself! Singlespeeds seem neat for that, but the climbing is steep in Albuquerque and I'm not sure how well one would work here. Great riding! I love watching you enjoy yourself~

@hardtailparty 3 года назад

The carbon chameleon is a SUPER stiff frame, especially for lighter riders. The aluminum chameleon rides a lot betterz and the spot rocker rides even better.

@erlendsteren9466 Год назад

I ride several speed. But I often choose to stay in one speed and get higher cadence when light and heavy power when going up. I guess this idea, which is somewhat singlespeedy, is good to get variabel trainingload.I have a small roundtrack I always go in one speed, and its ok to not shift.

@ianfurqueron5850 3 года назад

Yep. Getting injured and not being able to ride since Oct has been brutal for my mental health... I haven't ridden a single speed since the late 90's... but I plan to have it a set of wheels for it on my new Chameleon.

@jiml2563 2 года назад

Any more SS videos in the near future ? Enjoyed yours and got the itch to ride SS again recently so I just converted my 2021Surly Karate Monkey to SS to change up my riding and those same trails I rode geared are more fun riding SS even at 56 years old!!!

@Monkeyrobb 3 года назад

Just keep that bike! Spot makes great bikes. I recently sold my 2018 Rocker and ordered a new one. Riding single speed regularly makes you way faster on a geared bike. You won’t instinctually gear down before climbs and use your brakes a lot less. You should also try it with the 27.5 plus wheels on it if you’re in really chunky terrain.

@wesleywermuth9545 Год назад

How did your 2018 Rocker compare to your new carbon Rocker?

@Kevin-ex2yb 3 года назад

I agree that without my being on my bike at least twice a week my mental health goes south for sure

@dgriffinm 5 месяцев назад

Oh yeah, love my SS more than the geared bike

@mikejones420 3 года назад

My max heart rate is 175, and I don't have a monitor, but sure I hit and exceed it just about every ride in my area, it is very technical rocky, and rooty in the east, and yes I relate to feeling much better after a ride when I feel grumpy, lol

@josesbox9555 3 года назад

I remember the elevation in your neck of the woods is challenging. Fun though. ☺️

@goodnewsrunning 3 года назад

Mmm love me some SS

@mudkayak6305 3 года назад

I would love an 11 - 42 5 speed with 3rd in the middle.

@bltbiking7448 3 года назад

Heck yeah singlespeed is best!

@benjaminvivar7855 3 года назад

I earned this ! Your damn right. Lol

@rjfpace 3 года назад

Good times. Nice ride. Thank you. I’m curious did you lock the fork out when you were climbing? I ride a fully rigid single speed but would benefit from a suspension fork. Afraid of losing some of the attack I enjoy now.

@rjfpace 3 года назад

Thanks. I’m going to borrow a buddies Squid SS with suspension fork and find out….

@NDemanuele1 3 года назад

I've always been curious about Single Speed. I wonder what the setup is like. How do you decide what is appropriate between the front and rear gears? There must be a rule of thumb.

@scotthale3358 3 года назад

Do you do anything to dampen the sound of breathing? My footage (GoPro on a Chesty) sounds like an old steam locomotive, might be a little bit of asthma but not sure.

@Pillokun 3 года назад

That bike is super interesting. Hmm... am an 26" lover but this one looks compact and with a belt and all. Yummy

@stephbarbershop2518 Месяц назад

How tall are you and what size frame is that? thanks

@bamf6603 2 года назад

As I understood singlespeed means that you cant switch gear ons? Its always one gear?

@williamwerk5447 3 года назад

Your next SS ride Axis?

@robertpina7110 3 года назад

I would be more than happy to send you some rain, we've just about got our quota here in Southern Oregon. In a bit of a slump for riding 😞. Kinda the winter blues. I'm a sunshine and heat kinda of guy. Maybe my next life i can be a Horny Toad. 🤣 ha ha. Sincerely, missing Sedona.

@israeladams6439 3 года назад

so the question is single speed better is a little flawed. while a fixie is better for city/messenger it has no freewheel, so pedals always spin, and no brakes, so braking is done w/ the legs. yes fixie is better for messenger/city riding. and prob. yes your single speed is better for cardio but not much else right..