VeloRacer

I am proudly an 2014 Cape Epic finisher! It's the hardest thing I've done in my life. To suffer like that day after for 7 days and sleep in a tent ain't easy. I finished in the Top 250 of the field. Hats off to the back of the field for soldiering on.

Im riding a Scott Spark 29er with Sram XX Groupset, Eggbeater pedals, ZTR Wheels with Fastrack Controls 2.0.

Good to see development riders making the most out of the opportunity presented to them. Well done!

Steve did my 29er bike fit 3 years ago. This year I decided to do another bike fit coz I did a few upgrades etc. I went to Spook at Daisyway and he told me the fit was almost perfect. He moved my saddle forward by .5cm and lowered my stem. But the biggest change was the cleat alignment. After he adjusted my cleats my pedal stroke was so much smoother. I could feel more power being transferred through the pedals

Syncros XR1.0 Carbon rails on my Scott Spark 29er. Saddle weight 165g Selle Italia SLR on my Scott Foil. Saddle weight 125g

While waiting for the $ bunch to start, a rider in front of me tossed his empty gel to the floor. I tapped him asked him to pick it up. He just ignored me. Only afterwards when some other riders who also saw what happened gave him some choice words did he pick it up. Just shows the ignorant attitude of some riders.

I think the gravel section was the highlight of the race for me. It's another war story to share with mates on our next coffee shop Sunday ride.

I preferred to stay out of the front bunch of $ in case there was a crash and the whole bunch went down. I paid the price tho and never made it back to the front group.

Scott Foil all the way

Brilliant inititive. Come on guys lets support this cause.

Aqua Crazy gets my vote as well. One of the coaches there used to coach Penny Heyns

That climb was horrible! Well done my team mate on getting fifth place today.

Complete Cyclist also stocks them

I was fortunate to be given a Cyclops powermetre for my birthday, I will tell you one thing, I would never train again without it. Its the best investment you could make. If will transform your training into quality sessions. No more wasted hours on the road doing junk miles. If you are a "time-crunched" cyclist its even more of a reason to get one.

Rocky Mountain Element 999SL comes to mind. Also retails at R25k for a frame.

Dominic Calitz- Summit Bikes

I ride Full Dynamix

@milky maybe you werent good enough at the end.

Maybe Craft are selling the kit off because they no longer part of the Epic next year. Perhaps they selling the kit to everyone to spite Mr Vermaak. I heard the break up was ugly. Assos will be the new kit sponsor.

I didnt even look who was on my tail. That section was a brutal!

Also rode in the % bunch. At 60km my team mate put the hammer down and guttered everyone. The bunch split and I just managed to ride across. Crossed the finish line in 2hr18min I think. With the front of % . VC METALS!!

I highly recommend these guys

Oohh the peer pressure

Tempting....

I waited 3 months for my replacement Scott Foil frame. Luckily they let me keep the faulty frame and rode it in the mean time.