Focus on Singlespeed Ratcheting

[@TommyPMTB]

Have any other requests for singlespeed videos or just skills videos in general? Lemme know!

[@Jakebdean]

Hey Thom! I can think of a few general skills topics that would be great to get your perspective on. What about: 1. More technical climbing videos where you talk about your line choice and whatever else you think about during your tech climbs. 2. Drops to flat or just drops in general, sometimes I find myself landing a little nose heavy on these drops to flat on New England trails. 3. Cornering on flat corners, the technique on flat corners we find on lots of New England trails seems quite a bit different than bermed corners. 4. Log hopping I know there are some videos out there by others on these topics but I love hearing your angle on topics like these. I think you have some of the best MTB content on KZbin, keep up the awesome work!

[@LEFTY4U]

I teach some of the Warrior kids how to ratchet through rock-beds,skinnies, and saw them do it balancing waiting for a rider hung up in front of them.

[@cb2yt]

Great content for both geared and SS. For me, ratcheting on a skinny is more about maintaining balance than speed. Ratcheting is great to get over the lip when you are overgeared.

[@jonathanhambleton3163]

Well done! I believe you are right about just figuring it out. My enlightenment was crossing a wide shallow stream and I did not want to get my feet wet!! It changed everything after learning that.

[@TommyPMTB]

Ha! I think I forgot to mention ratcheting as a way to keep your feet dry. I totally do that too.

[@timmyshields8912]

I love the ratcheting rapping skill noises! looking into a Canfield nibble 9 to start a build off with.

[@cp02356]

typically when I’m ratcheting, I find that I tend to prefer my “chocolate foot “, and when you are ratcheting, you tend to ratchet the crank through the 1 o’clock to 3 o’clock position, which happens to be the “strongest” part of a single speeders pedal stroke, whether standing or sitting. I find that by preferring that part of the pedal stroke also tends to fully engage my core and that helps me react quicker to balance changes rather than being at any other part of the pedal stroke if that makes any sense

[@millerman692]

Bravo! I'm a requester so thanks. And it's just the right amount of time for this vid.

[@GeoffWilliams]

You should do a wideo with an unskilled hulk singlespeeder who can't hop so good and berate them through the process of awping laaahgs

[@TrailSage]

Great video Thom. I use the this technique all the time on my geared and ss bike. I completely agree about using it right before a big pedal kick, especially right before a drop. I also find it to be helpful in trail stands.

[@grindeyyyyy]

My go to bike for getting about is single speed, people don’t understand how much easier they are just to fly around on, I wouldn’t want to go hill climbing on it

[@stephenking2869]

dood, you should bring your ss ratcheting skills to gooseberry next time you come out with the Massholes... single speed on gooseberry is a great time dood.