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  1. HTA from a 2011 Enduro bike. Took them 13 years. * which is not to say I don't like the new bike. I think the geo and features like a dropper seatpost are great.
  2. That applies to all riders, or are you saying the people who overtook you on the climb to dive into the single track ahead of you and then walk, did it on purpose?
  3. Oh really. but we're talking specifically about flowing tech single track with a few rocks and bumps, not the very wide gravel roads where anyone can overtake, even the single track walkers.
  4. Danny rides a carbon trials bike with a very long stem most of the time... Maybe if the Epic 8 had come out a bit earlier, you know around xmas time, more people would have been riding the slackerest marathon MTB out there and flowed down the tracks like Beers?
  5. True, but his comment needs expansion. Imagine paying over R120k to do the event only to discover numbers of plonker riders riding so slowly or even pushing their bikes and of course failing to get out of the way (cos they know no etiquette and their big ego's wont allow it) and therefore ruining your very expensive single track experience. Now of course everyone knows that this is what happens on the Epic and lots of other marathon type events so I have to wonder why guys like Kolesky even bother moaning. This and the fact that so many other people come back time and again even though they know the best tracks will be littered with riders makes me think many people aren't necessarily doing this for fun, but rather for a bit of masochistic bragging rights. I'll wait for your response 🙂
  6. Why say I'm bitter, its not like I've tried and failed. Actually i tried to enter once and failed at the first hurdle. How do you know someone's done the Epic? They tell you. 🙂 Met a guy recently who has done 7 Comrades and is aiming for 10, notwithstanding a recent back op. No ego on display at all. Makes me think its just the limited X section of my sample of epic riders. Type A personalities in the main.
  7. He left so you're wasting your breath tough guy...
  8. Agreed. And yet there are a whole bunch of riders who view the Epic as the pinnacle of achievement and have enlarged egos as a result of riding it.Or perhaps its just attracts the kind of personality who make lots of bucks and think that way.
  9. Sorry to hear. Please clarify exactly where this happened.
  10. The commentary is in-house and also a promo for the Epic and they don't let you forget that. I'd still rather have this free stream than a paid subscription broadcast however.
  11. Just hang around for a few months and they'll be selling "as new for R150k less. I see a world cup edition (80mm travel) 2024 is on sale here for R155k in "mint" condition. Talk about a massive depreciation.
  12. Taya chains are 50% worn on a Park gauge when you fit them or at least the one I had was. KMC are just way better.
  13. Don't listen to them. You need to bypass the incremental gains and go straight to the top step. Budget for an Epic 8 S Werks. You'll be ahead of the envy curve for at least 12 months and everything else including your Epic entry will seem like small change! Bonus!
  14. That's the same price as that new Titan superbike.
  15. Someone liberated my Raleigh from my house last night so I may have to look at a Titan 🙂
  16. Stolen: Raleigh RC 6000 When: 18/03/2024Where: Wynberg, Cape Town, Western CapeFull 105 9 speed group set. Ritchey and ITM finishing kit, Ryder Force saddle. Mavic Aksium Race wheels.Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section.
  17. Not sure what you'd have to do to an KTM ADV 890R to make it "race ready" but most people who buy them use them just fine for all kinds of events that could be termed "races" in their normal guise. They come with top notch adjustable suspension, rider aids and electronics that make the Epic 8 look like a throwback. No race was won because of RS electronic suspension, just like the Brain didn't win anyone a race either.
  18. Funny that his face doesn't show it, but you'd swear that stem angle was so he could rub his snoz on the front tyre?
  19. Just leave and go back to Cape Town. You wont be able to fill your water bottle up anyway.
  20. I like the glitches and wrong naming the riders.,. adds to the entertainment and gives you something to b@tch about here and to whoever you're watching with. Its all part of the package, My favourite is "Ciovita Orange/Yellow Jersey" which has to always be said together. At least its not the Absa Cape Epic presented by XXXXX and XXXXX or did I miss that? How are those Spesh riders coping with thet enduro style HTA. The HTA I predicted about ten years ago for marathon and XC bikes but was always shot down by @DieselnDust 🙂
  21. R600k for a BMW S1000RR (?) sounds like a bargain next to the S Works.
  22. True, but as I've said before, the overpricing at the upper end has an effect down the line. If you overcharge for the top model you can also raise your prices through the range as you can see with this bike. No aluminium frame option either. Giant do an ali Anthem I believes but the local importers don't bring them in. So. I'm not sure there is actually a product for everyone, especially in the RSA. The o
  23. I can show you a low mileage SUV for under 300k ...
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