The Angry Singlespeeder: 560 miles to Sea Otter the Hard Way
Riding an old steel Bianchi north up the coast from San Diego to Monterey Every cyclist must experience Highway 1 at least once in their lives. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: 650B Wheels, Bottom Bracket “Standards” and Toilet...
Life is complicated enough, so why must we have so many unnecessary choices? Buying toilet paper seems like an easy task compared to understanding today’s bottom bracket “standards”. Editor’s Note: The...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Flat Tires and Fun Times in Prescott, Arizona
The 10th Annual Whiskey Off-Road captures the essence of what mountain biking is all about. Katerina Nash winning the Fat Tire Crit. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Listen All Y’all It’s a Sabotage
Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do his maniacal diatribes about all things bike oriented represent the...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Just Don’t Do It
“I was all packed and ready to ride Tour of California Stage 2, but for once in my life I listened to reason.” Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from...
View ArticleGuest Column: The State Of 24-Hour Racing
Editor’s Note: Guest columnist Leighton Poidevin is a longtime mountain bike racer who’s contested nine 24-hour mountain bike races and three cross-country ski race all nighters. He has a handful of...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Be Happy with What You Have
In a world of non-stop, in-your-face marketing, don’t lust after what you can’t afford. Be happy with what you have. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Paradise Lost
San Diego has some incredible riding, but non-stop, greed-driven development is ruining this former paradise. Harmony Grove used to be a bucolic country road with a chicken farm and open, rolling...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Finding Things to be Angry About
Ever since moving to Reno, there hasn’t been much to be angry about. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Riding Way Up North in Duluth, Eh?
Duluth is destined to become the mountain biking Mecca of the Midwest. The views from the Piedmont Trails system are amazing. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: This 4th of July, Buy Something American Made
This holiday, support bike industry manufacturers who make stuff right here in the U.S and A. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: You Are Not a Real Mountain Biker
If you’re not an IMBA member or a member of your local trails advocacy club, you’re not a real mountain biker. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: From Death Comes Life
Wildfire engulfs some of the finest singletrack in Southern California. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: You’re Using the Word “Epic” Too Much
You only get three rides per year that qualify as epic. Which three are they? The descent off Mt. St. Helens is more like bike surfing than bike riding. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Downieville Classic Sheriff’s Blotter
A police account of the hijinks that happened at this year’s Downieville Classic. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer....
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: The Sudden Loss of a Dear Friend
Celebrating the life of a remarkable human being and a loving father. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Breck Epic Stage 1
200+ miles and 30,000+ feet of climbing, all above 9,500 feet elevation…on a singlespeed of course. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Breck Epic Stage 3
Hail, hike-a-bike and hero dirt highlight the toughest climbing stage of all six days. Rich Dillen aka Dicky and me before I got lost on Stage 2. Editor’s Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: Rocky Mountain High with Uncle Rico & Friends
The ASS shares his favorite and not-so-favorite towns during a month-long trip to colorful Colorado. The ASS getting a high five during the clunker crit at the inaugural Grand Junction Off-Road. Photo...
View ArticleThe Angry Singlespeeder: My Very First Enduro™
The ASS trades in his singlespeed for a six-inch squishy bike and tries an Enduro™ to see if this new format of racing lives up to all the hype. Segment three sent riders from the very top of Mammoth...
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