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mm...Im going to be in Natures valley this weekend and would have liked a solid ride or two.. that race sounds pretty nice, bit of a drive from natures thought.. I called The bike shop, Leon said there are normally a groupride saturday mornings, If you called back later today they would be able to have details about it. I might join this ride, however If you wanted to join the knysna crew, theres a lot going on in knysna with hot new singletrack everywhere and 2 or 3 local group mtb rides happening every day

If I can add my 5c.. You want to ride the bike for 5 years.. Your Tallboy will still be a top bike and probably not have been replaced by a new frame 4 times like the Cannondale would have.. Go look at a santacruz from 5 years ago, and a Dale from 2007.. see which holds the best value. I agree that you can build the tallboy into a race bike by simply tweaking a few components, Ec wide flatbars, flip the stem If you really want to get the front low, etc. The way frames are going at the moment the geometry seems to be getting more relaxed in general and your tallboy's relax geometry might verywell be the direction the dale is heading into. I currently ride a Morewood Zula, but owned a Santacruz before and I'll be honnest, those cruz's are bloody amazing.. I'f I had to buy a bike I would have to ride for 5 years.. I'd not think twice..

Why not something like easton's wheelsets? I think Johan B would advise you on a pair of these..?

:clap: well done saffas

nobrainer..I wont buy a manitou again...the last fox I had is still going 2004float R Although Ive since switched to RS. Confused?

Ish.. not cool hey. I know "this is the EPIC" Hoo Ha but ya.. **** this can not be fun.. I think wednesday was tough as nails.. Yesterday was tough enough for some legends like Bulls and Brentjens to call it a suffer fest.. what after today? It seems its a case of survival as a pose to bike racing...

I don't care what anyone says.. KE must be a broken man. Got to give it to the guy for staying posetive so far.. I can't imagine the dissapointment.

Nedbank360life ‏ @Nedbank360life Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Wheel done, Kevin and Dave! 360Life from Nedgroup Life How Ironic is this typo from Nedbank 360

As onthe thread of the first stage.. 360 nedbank are on Maxxis EXO heavier tires and everyone on carbon wheels.. I dont think they are doing anything stupid, somehow they are just not getting the right combo though...

Its going to be interresting to see how hard 36one will push the gap and If they will let the riders fighting for 2nd do the attacking.

Lets see how much life is in 360life's leg's

From Bulls twitter The heat is on... "@AbsaCapeEpic: And here are @Nedbank360life, 3:20 behind @36ONE, Topeak, @teambulls 2 + @meridaracing #absacapeepic"

where is Nathtix today

Ive been cought in a rainstorm in that area and flipping kakked off. It gets cold, and it is cold today..Feels like winter in cape town

The race for 2nd and 3rd is still on.. But I think the guys are gatvol and tired.. I do admit. I feel sorry for these okes..This years race seems to be "EPIC" tough.

Dont know if you guys gave this a read.... its on the thread about yesterday's stage... Says Karl Platt of the Bulls 1 team: “Firstly, Dr Evil must think about making the Absa Cape Epic more enjoyable and decide whether it’s for mountain bikers or runners. Thanks for the beautiful scenery, but we couldn’t really enjoy it because we had to watch where we walked so that we didn’t fall. Today’s stage was super hard and the terrain was more for walking than cycling. That’s not good for motivation – all this walking. There’s a lot of nice mountain bike trails out here. We suffered, but we’re still motivated for tomorrow. We’ll try every day – if it’s good, it’s great, and if not, that happens also.” Teammate Stefan Sahm adds: “Today was not a good day for us – in fact, it was even worse than bad. I have nothing in my legs at the moment. I suffered like hell with a heart rate of 143, but nothing happened. I don’t know the reason for that and find it very frustrating. I’ll stay in the same routine, have a message and good sleep, and we’ll see what happens tomorrow. We take it day by day.” I was about to feel sorry for him but then I read the leading ladies who wrote... Says Esther Süss of Wheels4Life: “The start was so fast today, that it killed me. I eventually recovered and could find a good rhythm. In the flat I didn’t have enough power and Sally had to wait for me. But every day I sit on the bike and give my best.” Adds Sally Bigham: “Today’s course was really nice. There were more single-track, some really nice views and trails. In fact, today was my favourite stage. The wind made the end really difficult, but fortunately I did a lot my training in the wind, which of course helped a lot.” Brentjens wrote... Says Bart Brentjens of World Bicycle Relief: “It’s very different riding in the Masters category. The elite teams are much stronger. If you compare it, we’re slow. I actually think I prefer riding in the Men’s. I always enjoy the Absa Cape Epic. It’s very well organized – that’s one of the reasons I come back every year. Also, South Africa is a lovely country, the terrain is nice, and the best riders in the world compete. But you have to compete as a team.” Adds Jan Weevers: “I’ve participated in many races in Europe – some of the toughest one’s we have – but nothing compares to this. It’s a little bit heavy for me.” Click here to view the article

Maybe its a bit easier to smile when youve won convincingly Dont want to poen the can of worms again but its very possible that 360 just didnt have the legs to pull at the end of yesterday's stage, thus limiting time lost by sitting in. Not positive but what else to do? pull for 10 minutes then blow?

Ish I cringe at the thought of riding through that dirty watter/thin mud

ditto

the guy can lunge pretty far but its a bit "hans ray" style. With guys like Danny Mac combining those skills to "street" style riding It makes it much prettier to watch

hahaha! Ek stem! Ok mine would be, in no random order: Wellington gravel travel Eselfontein sho.. you can tell ive been out of it for a while... okok.. trans Baviaans GR300 stellenbosh challenge -75km Im obviously in the cape

so youre better off pushing your bike through a sprayer

I'd be keen if it were held somewhere that shouldnt be to wet in winter but got cold.. like Eselfontein..

I have no Idea if this was the case, but with ned360 life needing the big timegap they probably drove the break most of the time.. this would leave the sprint almost uncontested..