Phat, Stiff and Single!

That is,  29" wheels with 3" tires (29+), single speed and fully rigid, that is it, no dropper post, no chain guide, no problems and little maintenance. Why ride fully rigid single speed, I am not sure, I know it feels good. I like to ride solo, long remote routes and often at night, a mechanical can be more serious with out the support of other riders and shared group gear. A single speed is simple.
The single speed experience is also intoxicating for some, you simply pedal, big hill up ahead? save a bit as you approach it, short steep hill? give it everything you got, long flat section? spin spin spin! It is surprisingly freeing, but not for every one, is it for you? Try it you might surprise yourself.
29X3 tires is that thing a Fat bike? No, as I said it is a 29+. Is it made for snow? No, it is a trail bike. The thing is the tires roll over everything with ease, have gobs of traction and supply a fairly comfortable ride for a fully rigid bike. You NEED to try one, it is haunting, intoxicating the bike geek in you will obsess and finally you will break down and buy one.

Cumberland For a Beer at the Wave

Just a gravel ride to Cumberland for a beer, seems simple enough, right?
The Waitress/bartender at The Waverly were kind enough to let us put our bikes inside. The Wave is a great bar supporting cycling in their community for quite some time. The Wave is also a live music venue, I have been lucky to see many bands there, DOA, The Hansen Brothers, NoMeansNo, White Cowbell Oklahoma, The Supersuckers, BCDC, The Skatalites, Shane Phillip, The Real McKenzies, and more, add friendly staff and could there be a better mid ride stop? At 90km into the day about 2/3 of our ride a beer was calling my name

Airport Mainline start to ride

The Hof at the top of Forbidden climb, looks flat from here!

Always looks less chundery and steep in photos!

Just down there a bit past the end of the lake, is food!

At 90km into the day about 2/3 of our ride a beer was calling my name!

My proposed Oregon Outback setup for this year, more on that in another post.