tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727335250472703786.post7800319090582211288..comments2023-11-03T03:40:24.659-07:00Comments on Murphini Muses: Cyclocross 102: SingleSpeed Cyclocrossmurphinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16784348609645091581noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727335250472703786.post-59741305964684947422008-10-26T13:54:00.000-07:002008-10-26T13:54:00.000-07:00Oddly, what you saw was NOT ENOUGH suffering, as t...Oddly, what you saw was NOT ENOUGH suffering, as the bike was seriously F'ing up and I couldn't lay down the torque and really ramp it up. Massive chain skipping with junk parts... limped along and finished, cause that's how I roll. Cross demands a perfectly running steed for the full monty -- staying on the limit the whole damn time. As for any SS vs geared arguments...whatever...that's for people who actually give a (bleep) about that kind of stuff to argue about. I like it all and don't give it much thought. I will race SS again, but on a true SS rig w/ no tensioners, etc.Zoolanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510874048255161495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727335250472703786.post-44887659268756316872008-10-24T08:51:00.000-07:002008-10-24T08:51:00.000-07:00OMG! you crack me up! Allow me to correct you and ...OMG! you crack me up! Allow me to correct you and Mr. Armstrong. IT IS about the bike. EVERYTHING is about the bike. Just reading this post from you illustrates that.<BR/>I digress. SS racing either in CX or MTN bike races to me is a joke. It is like being an Independent. "What do you mean you don't know what party you belong to?" It is hedging your bet. If you race SS then you have a built in excuse. "Man, I sucked ass today." "Yeah bro, but you did it on a SS." Yeah, it was a tough course." -"Props". "Whew! I was really flying out there." "Dude, did you do that on a SS?" -"Yep". (instant hero) Win/win, lose/lose.<BR/>SS's are cool and all, but seriously, get over the "hipster" phase and imerse yourself fully into this most beautiful of discicplines. CX<BR/><BR/>Good job tho dude!<BR/>JBJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665493045641475910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727335250472703786.post-19876325962353940572008-10-24T08:38:00.000-07:002008-10-24T08:38:00.000-07:00Cool! Another cross race experience under your be...Cool! Another cross race experience under your belt. I'm enjoying living vicariously through your race (pain) in the comfort of my padded chair and a cold beer.<BR/><BR/>So the Varsity may withstand a nuclear blast, but its seatpost won't make it through a cyclocross race under Murphini. That's pretty beastly of you. How else did the Varsity come out? Any damage to the seatpost tube? <BR/><BR/>Next race on a geared cyclocross rig- are you hinting that there may be another bicycle added to your collection?bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422901243969548083noreply@blogger.com