Singlespeed Smackdown Deuce: From the Top Rope!

Singlespeed Smackdown Deuce:  From the Top Rope! That’s right, you singlespeed-riding, stand-and-mashing, hill-slaying, No-F’n-Gears -shouting mutants, it’s back!  Join us and our friends at Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Get-a-Way on August 10, 2019 for a great day of singlespeeding and

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Militia Kits: History and Evolution

What started out as two guys looking for a third for a 6-hour team race has blossomed…no…evolved…no…spread like a nasty virus?  Yeah, that’s more appropriate. But this virus has had some cool kits along they way! The original Singlespeed Militia

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2018 Smackdown Sponsor Spotlight: Endless Bike

We are fortunate to have a great lineup of sponsors for this year’s Singlespeed Smackdown and we’ll feature each of them here every week or so.  This week the spotlight shines on Endless Bike. There’s not much we can say

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2018 Smackdown Sponsor Spotlight: Reformation Brewery

We are fortunate to have a great lineup of sponsors for this year’s Singlespeed Smackdown and we’ll feature each of them here every week or so.  This week the spotlight shines on Reformation Brewery. “We want to elevate the good

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2018 Smackdown Sponsor Spotlight: Handup Gloves

We are fortunate to have a great lineup of sponsors for this year’s Singlespeed Smackdown and we’ll feature each of them here every week or so.  This week the spotlight shines on Handup Gloves! It doesn’t take long to notice

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2018 Smackdown Sponsor Spotlight: Maxxis

We are fortunate to have a great lineup of sponsors for this year’s Singlespeed Smackdown and we’ll feature each of them here every week or so.  This week the spotlight shines on Maxxis Tires. While Maxxis certainly doesn’t have 100%

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2018 Smackdown Sponsor Spotlight: Thomson Bike

We are fortunate to have a great lineup of sponsors for this year’s Singlespeed Smackdown and we’ll feature each of them here every week or so.  This week, the spotlight shines on Thomson Bike. Mountain bike parts companies come and

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The 2018 Singlespeed Smackdown

One gear and lots of beer! Are you ready to pile-drive the Pinhotis, body-slam Bear Creek, and mule-kick Mountaintown? Do you want to get headbutted for 35 miles and then drink a lot of beer?  Can you survive a flying

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Rules of the Singlespeed Militia

1. No douchebags 2. No Tensioners 3.  No visors 4.  You can ride gears IF one or both of the following are true: a.  Your singlespeed and your backups singlespeed are both down for maintenance b.  It is a pre-determined

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The Militia Book of Lore

These aren’t meant to be understood by everyone.  In fact, they’re not all completely understood by every SSM member.  Consider this a running list of Singlespeed Militia stories, quirks, stupidity, luck, back luck, and general ridiculousness.  If you’ve ridden with

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