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@M_V
Fairy nuff. Sorry for the confusion.
I suppose it's down to whether you see hills as obstacles when riding without gears.
I guess I gear low enough that I don't and I'm happy to spin out on flats and freewheel on downhills. Maybe it's because of the 7 bikes I own the only one with gears is a 3 speed coaster brake dutch style thing so I don't have the option to 'take a geared bike' if it's going to be a hilly ride.
As an aside, I have noticed I find cruising along on my 1x1 a lot easier than on my similarly geared polo bike. Maybe because when I ride the 1x1 I tend not to be in a rush to get anywhere whereas on the polo bike I want to get to polo.
Anyway, less chat, more fat bikes…
I'm loving fat + cantis right now