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in 2022 they had all the food in plastic cups for hygiene reasons so you could just grab a cup with whatever you wanted to eat without touching the rest of the food..... and spuitpoep still went around like a wildfire

It does seem to me that the Epic is impacted by roaming tummy issues and spuitpoep way more than any other event. Wonder why that is?

If you're in the top 200 you're more than half descent

Not sure about mid race drop out but the final drop-out history is as per above graph. The last 3 days are hard especially if riders struggle with stomach issues

AirBnB no guarantee to escape spuitpoep.....Did that last year and both partner, support oke and me got it ....... most used AirBnB loo ever Hierdie goggas are airborne

Anyone clear on the rationale to ban these? From what I understand it just helps riders to ensure they eat the right stuff at the right time .... can't see a problem with that

AS said above, check the list on the website and make a selection... only thing I would add is couple of newspaper to stuff in your shoes if they get wet.... nogal kakkerig to start in wet shoes

Interesting timing given the rising tension between east and west

Now I can finally see where we went to late March 2022

You can just buy fishing line with metal core at most angleshops and use that as cable... Been doing that for years

That's a very long winded way of saying ek f@kken weet nie

Did you by any chance point out that there is earning potential for Strava there? Over last couple of years this has become a big focus of theirs All timing comes at some charge, one would think that Strava could do this at a very competitive rate

I think that is a great idea for smaller events. Surely you can just do this by riding the route a couple of days beforehand and create the segment? By whom was this not allowed? The brain surgeons at CSA?

Yes went with normal size. Used to go one up but found it’s not needed for Reckon. Did look at Recon 2.0 but order double boa to more precisely get tension right.

Ben riding Spez shoes for years and recently bought Recon 3.0. Super comfortable and would recommend.... the sole is still very stiff except for a small piece just behind the toes. This makes walking much more comfortable. For those who say... not meant to walk....... buy clogs

In my experience Stan's race sealant has such a high particle load that it clogs up the syringe if injecting through the valve. If says on the bottle that you cannot do so. If you can get over the PT of having to break the bead and throw directly in the tire, it is the best sealant out there to my mind PS "Normal" Stan's is nearly as good and requires a lot less PT

Jun Magalies Monster Oct Rwandan Epic

Spectators come for a whole weekend of racing across all categories not just for 70 min for mens elite ... and drink a lot of beer

John, hear Niki Terpstra is also riding Epic this year . You know who his partner is?

XX1 is good but not that good. With me (82kg) they last ~3.5k km before hitting 0.5 stretch. GX and XT chains for my typically last 2.5k km

We have just entered this event for 2023 and are really looking forward to the adventure. https://www.rwandanepic.com/ Anyone in the Hub universe done it? Would appreciate feedback as well as tips

Incredible... and just heard from the finish that Danie Hoffman also made the cut off .... by 4 min

Sjoe that will be hard... nearly everybody was crawling that last bit up Bainskloof and I assume he will be more broken than those who came before him... Fingers crossed... anyone who completes this is a rockstar

My f0k.. dot watching is intense as it is ... but with the units regularly not updating for 1h or more it gets truly nerve racking... Da wooif in last night in 4d9h Guess that means I'll be doing the dishes at home again

The woman in that pic is not Bonny and last I checked Bonny was in 3rd spot