Selous Scout (aka LegTrap) Posted January 18, 2012 Share I have no doubt that it is the cost that is keeping cyclists away.Like most events these days,it has become a money spinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I FLY Posted January 18, 2012 Share I ride for fun so for me the biggest reason why I would not repeat an Epic or try the Cape Pioneer is they have route designers who are in competition with each other to create the hardest route. I see no reason why I must k*k off to stroke someone's ego. Edited January 18, 2012 by I FLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted January 18, 2012 Share Bring back the Knysna to Cape Town route and it will sell in no time!!! The route should never have been changed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojopup Posted January 18, 2012 Share Better idea: let walmart take over the costings. Then we can all afford to ride it. Oh and change it back to the old route. New route has taken the epic out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoose Posted January 18, 2012 Share 30 Gorillas to do figures of 8 round the Western Cape with a bunch of roadies, I think not. For that moola I can spend 2 weeks in europe riding awesome trails, drinking Belgian beer served by large breasted women, I think so... But for that 30 gorillas you go get to drop "when I did the Epic" into every conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted January 18, 2012 Share  Time to train.Time to recover. agree - for that time commitment, I would rather do the comrades. Getting ready for Sani is already going to be a big time commitment for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB_Roadie Posted January 18, 2012 Share I can't ever see myself paying that amount of money for a race...yes it sounds awesome, but I can use that money for other more important things...Epic is a luxury...I will first want to do other things if I had that amount of money before considering the epic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted January 18, 2012 Share I'm not sure what the demand is like for this year but the CE is well known all over the world and for good reason, so probably find international demand is still high and local demand kind of stagnating, but that is understandable due to the high cost AND large variety of similar races available in SA at better prices and different locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted January 18, 2012 Share 30 Gorillas to do figures of 8 round the Western Cape with a bunch of roadies, I think not. For that moola I can spend 2 weeks in europe riding awesome trails, drinking Belgian beer served by large breasted women, I think so... But for that 30 gorillas you go get to drop "when I did the Epic" into every conversation. Last year when I finished the epic.... I said to myself...I'll be back...ok so the swissladies aren't that big in the bra dept... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted January 18, 2012 Share It also looks like it gets harder and harder. Does it need to be that hard to keep its appeal?I also preferred the idea of racing from Knysna (or somewhere to the east) and finishing in Cape Town. Feels more like a stage race that way. laaaik the new avatar pic, where did you get it ? and I agree, point to point feels more stage like. Once of the things that keeps me from looking into the garden 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Luke. Posted January 18, 2012 Share id rather use all the money id need to do the epic to buy a new bike. or 2 for that matter. Exactly, fark the epic, buy a new bike and ride Sani instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted January 18, 2012 Share Short answer - too expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandui Posted January 18, 2012 Share All entries for sale have been paid for , either during the short Early Bird entry window or the lottery. So , if it's that money's tight, something must have happened in the household since the entry was bought. This having to pay so far in advance for Races is going to bite a lot more organisers. Money might be in the bank for a full house, but to have a bunch of teams not pitch for the start will show. What the sellers need to recognise is that the cheapest entry will sell. There is a glut of entries for sale (the Epic Rider Forum is full of them) , but everybody still believes they can get their money back. No chance and the window for selling is closing. If anybody still wants to ride , they have to train from NOW. From next month the pool of potential customers will decrease by 50% or more , in my opinion. Sell your entry for half price, take the knock, but you will sell it in a flash. Do it now, while everyone is still aiming too high.I got my entry in Novmber for half price, because that's what I offered and was prepared to pay. It's a buyers market now.The race office charges you R 2500 for selling your entry, by the way. After this year's Epic, the organisers will be worried, that I am sure of. They won't get away with a 10% increase again. I think you can still finish Epic if you train 10 hours a week from now, if you are currently able to ride for 3 hours without a problem. Edited January 18, 2012 by kandui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubed Posted January 18, 2012 Share OK lets settle this - I will swap my Argus Entry for your Epic Entry..... seems like thats the trend to me - Argus entries wanted Epic entries being flogged. Sorry couldn't resist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandui Posted January 18, 2012 Share Oh and change it back to the old route. New route has taken the epic out of it.I was told next year will be Knysna to Cape Town, which I would be interested in. But I can't swear by it, because the guy who told me also said it owuld cost 50K per team.10th Anniversary race. Edited January 18, 2012 by kandui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted January 18, 2012 Share  The race office charges you R 2500 for selling your entry, FFS! Remind me, to, on principle, never support a single event they organise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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