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cool

well written post

if you make fun of meeee feeeshing i will report you to the moderators

SORRY FOR WHAT I CAUSED #IWASJUSTASKING

thank you dangle i am not ranting let me state the following : 1) i do think burry is the best mtb in SA and the best we have ever had to date (opinion) 2) i do feel Christoph has done more for SA mtb than any other international pro - kudos to him (opinion) 3) i do believe burry and christoph were the strongets team at 2012 epic (opinion) but rules are rules and why was this swept under the carpet/rug why didn't K Vermaak or Epic make it public knowledge immediately and state there ruling ?

rules are rules : if a sprinter holds on to a vehicle up a hill,and we know he is over 1 hr behind the front climbers on the hill and has no way of catching them and then gets penalised,those are the rules and the pro's know the rules wether he has benefited for the next day or not he has benefited

Yip,but the 360 manager wanted to give KE and DG raincoats and was denied by the referee ! Can someone please post the article

I only heard of this when i read the article,from what i now have heard confirms what you say: "that is was swept under the rug" that if true is not correct.

I don't think Kevin and David don't want to win like that either.Hence no comment from them

i don't think many knew,until the article. I never knew until i read it either

Firstly let me state that i am a fan of Kevin Evans. However i would like to know what is your feeling of the article in TREAD magazine May/June 2012 on page 86. Whereby Burry was given outside assistance on stage 5 and broke rule 23.1 of the UCI,which states : " No seconding or outside assistance is permitted under any circumstances" First offence : 1 hour penalty Second offence : Disquallification And why was this incident kept so quiet until Mr Tread published it ? We have discussed the topic before about the rules being the rules and we can not sway from them because where do we draw the line ? If Burry would of been given his penalty,the 2012 Epic would have changed altogether.Evans and George would of won the race,the Bulls would of taken the stage and the whole podium would of changed.Remember the pro's make a living from events like the Epic and new contracts are signed based on these results. I am interested in the replies and comments

on the topic of single speed's watch this space,I am going to be posting my (ridden twice ) Gary Fisher carbon single speed 15'5" 29er with niner rigid fork and full XT group for sale next week. Awesome bike,that needs a good home. Apologies in advance for the thread hijack

i posted a comment on the hub about a year ago,about my wheels being stolen at the post office SAPO informed us that they had received the item and that a whole parcel of items including my wheels had gone missing,they asked me to complete the form for my refund. over a year later and numerous follow ups .................... well it's costing me more in time now !

DT SWISS 1540'S - In my opinion the best 26" wheels

Dr Evil (Leon Evans) is posting the route and race profiles any day now,i believe entry's have been well received for the event.I am looking forward to this one ! Once again this event will not be any where near Epic stages.

looking to swop my large for a medium,so if you find someone who needs a large let me know pls

food poisioning as confirmed by the female doctor at the village and again confirmed by Toti Mediclinic,as i said i will go back year after year,i will just change my eating and drinking habits at the event.

Yip,that's me and my partner Jerry

the route is amazing,BUT : we where one of the approx 15 teams taken out of trail with food poisoning. I was sent to Toti hospital at 02h30 on the eve of the last stage. They need to do something about the gastro issue that plays its hand every year. The worst thing is that these things happen in bigger tours and bigger events,however there was no contingency plan.Like : how to get the bikes and the riders who where to sick to ride to the end or how I was getting from Toti Hospital back to the finish to collect our vehicle. In saying this,I plan on returning every year,I just need to get my head around the food and water issue.

RIP

what size frame are you ?

RIP Juan

VERY SAD,RIP

is kiwi still importing on one ?

What about injury during the event ?