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  1. avalanx
    The top of Jonkershoek, saaltjie Botmaskop.
  2. avalanx
    @pedal menace Message received from organisers: "We will have a pre-reg on Friday 7 June at Lynnwood Cyclery ( Willow Way Centre ) from 09:00 till 16:00. If you pre-reg on Friday you don't need to register again on Saturday you can go straight to batch loading."
  3. avalanx
    Look rad!
  4. avalanx
    I mean I its a pretty useful gauge of difficulty, descending anything on a 230kg motorbike with a 19" front wheel is a bit more challenging than on a 29er mountain bike. To be fair I think I saw a toyota avanza summit breedsnek on that particular day! 😆
  5. avalanx
    The route was quite tough for 62 kms and 1100m ascent, lots of thick sand and rocky climbs. In fact there were a lot of places where even the very front of the race had to get involved in some portage. Although I haven't done the original, I wouldn't rate this route highly, it was awkward with poor markings. I think the organisers would do well to go back to the original route. The scenery around Buffelspoort dam was great though!
  6. avalanx
    @W@nted hahaha totally agree, far too many "mountain bike" races are essentially a gravel route. the current state of Breedsnek makes for a moderate descent at best. Perhaps the new route is better than we give it credit for, I will report back!
  7. avalanx
    @Croglet As far as I know the Breedsnek road conditions were deemed not fit for the race, which is a pity as I have been up on recently on a motorbike and its not bad at all.
  8. avalanx
    It looks like he may have clipped his handlebars, nasty crash, apparently he has a separated shoulder. Hope to see him on the start line tomorrow!
  9. avalanx
    Sulli with some top notch photies!
  10. avalanx
    Glad the frame has such a low BB that it works well in EVO guise. I think a lot of people underestimate the effect a bigger fork has on geo, raising the BB and slackening the seat angle is not ideal in most cases. The new EVO has pretty spot on angles even with the shift, some other XC bikes(including outgoing epic) have pretty slack seat angles and high BBs with a 120mm fork. All around good work from Spez I think!
  11. avalanx
    I totally agree with you I think more than 90% of Epic owners will use it as a glorified gravel bike. Sort of sad to think about really. That being said, I the the big S really nailed the geometry on this bike, definitely the most progressive mainstream XC bike around!
  12. avalanx
    Flex stays have been used effectively in many bike designs, previous Scalpel, Scott Spark, Spez Epic. I'm just not sure I would label anything with flex stays a trail bike. Its an intentionally compromised suspension design for the sake of weight. Looks like a spot on race bike though, good to see less conservative anti-squat figures for an XC bike. 80% at sag should be pretty grippy!
  13. avalanx
    This is great, I think I'd have one of these over the RC. That being said, I prefer my old Camber to my current Epic. Other's please don't make the same mistake, unless you get paid to win then go for the more entertaining ride.
  14. avalanx
    Hope to see this bike at a night race sometime Jules!
  15. avalanx
    Very impressive that two amateurs came in 9th! Massive well done!
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