Hop Brook strikes again. For the second year in a row, Hop Brook has confounded Steppenwolf’s drive train. This has initiated a serious investigation into each involved component. Who is to blame? The list is long. Is it the Spanking new XTR rear derailer, the LX Cogset, the XT crank, the LX front derailer, the previously abused drop-out, or the GODDAMNED Mud? The truth may elude me forever. For now I must live with failure and the dreaded DNF that will haunt my name forever.
Comments
LMAO!!! I haven't seen a MFSOSW in years!
Left by mizunole on April 10, 2006
I didnt have to walk, I just had to stop five million times to kick out the mud and adjust the derailer. Word choice of the day: God damn you mother fucker, what the fuck, you motherfucking son of a shit whore!...Fucker! (excuse my french)
Left by Zac on April 10, 2006
...and how far did you have to walk?
Left by Adam on April 10, 2006
Please humor me....What curse words were uttered when the drive train went south.
Left by mizunole on April 10, 2006
OCD
Left by Zac on April 10, 2006
The D&S, cracked frame and all, handled the course with ease. Maybe the 2 hours I spent the night before cleaning the drivetrain with a toothbrush was worth it.
Left by Eric on April 10, 2006
The Fixation knows of no such problem. She would've ridden Hop Brook with a zeal unbeknownst to those with riding "over-complicated" machines with derailleurs, cogs and cables to fill with mud.
Left by Adam on April 10, 2006
Steppy is scheduled for a complete overhaul. The Scare will be restuffed and sewn, the tin man stripped and buffed, and the Lions mane shall be washed, combed and re curled. Dorothy will be serviced and Steppy will bear its fangs with new found ardor
Left by Zac on April 10, 2006
I like SRAM chains too. However no equipment was safe from the conditions of this race. My estimate is that 50-60% DNF.
Left by Eric on April 09, 2006
Mud+exposed cables = DNF
Left by mizunole on April 09, 2006
D and I rode Gypsy this morning. I'm pretty banged up. My front brake pads are completely gone.
Left by Eric on April 09, 2006
Sounds like you have too many component groups working together. I stick to straight XTR.
Left by Eric on April 09, 2006