SSMTBs

anyone who has ever ridden fixed gear with wide bars ?

Who knew?

Everybody except you

Strathpuffuckoff

I've raced track and commuted in London. Neither place warrants wide bars.

I'm still rocking the matching ano, 26x1.85 tyres, rigid everything, vee-braked death traps made popular by Tomac and co.

I'm not a technophobe, I'm just on a very, very slow upgrade cycle.

MM was hot and dusty when I was there. Might be better suited to you

I remember that feeling!

In 2008

Hot and dusty sounds like my cup of lukewarm, fly-infested, swamp water.

In 2008 I think I splashed out for some barends.

(this is a lie, written for humour and anyway the statue of limitation has passed so even if there was evidence of me using bar ends, the prosecution couldn't make it stick)

I really liked my bar ends

In 1998

Actually, in 2006 I snapped my only UK-based MTB

Now THIS is a motherfucking singlespeed!

Notice the weight weenie tooth profile...

This heap of shit raced against Cadel Evans at 2003 SSWCs

FYI, I've just remembered those bars were DH bars at the time. So I was actually well ahead of this wide-bar trend (even if they weren't that wide compared to now).

They were 670mm and weighed almost half a kilo!

Yes! 670s were my first wide bars. Big step up from 585s...

I don't remember what these replaced but I know I had some $5 from a VicMTB sale straight XC bars that were a lot skinnier. It wouldn't surprise me if the bars on the white Inbred that I cut down are actually still wider than the XC bars I used to ride. #roadie

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That's looks like it would be fun in about 15 years once I've worked out how to ride dirt.

once I've worked out how to ride dirt

It's all about leaning

Ooff

Off camber rammer jammer

Off camber rammer jammer

Shit SSMTB'ers say

"My knees hurt"
"Fucksake"
"I'm only here for the beer"
"How many laps?!"

"Think I'll walk this one"

"Think I'll walk all of them"

ftfy

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