1x1 inaugural

Well, it's finally fully-built. The mean green singlespeed machine, Jay's Surly 1x1, is fully operational.

It feels solid, yet light - considering Jay put in a pair of huge Maxxis 26x2.5 tires in there.

So for its baptism of dirt, we took it down to Sta. Rosa.


Mannito decided to wear his vintage (say early-90's) race shirt from the Survival Race series. As you can see, it fits him nicely. Dig the day-glo colors.



Hey, it's me!


Jay hasn't been riding regularly, thus, he is allowed a discount on mountain tax.



Taking advantage of the dry weather, we cut into Pinyahan Trail - a nice singletrack stretch that passes through some pineapple plantations.




It's tight and here I am trying to manage a switchback and climb. Tried three times to clean it, but I failed to pedal all the way up.



Ain't he a proud daddy?


Near the end of the ride we "sessioned" on a set of dirt stairs. Mannito took his Santa Cruz Heckler down, and I did it too on Spanky. Jay decided not to, so he bought us lunch. Well, at least that was the arrangement!