Cape Epic Bikes

[Active Monkey]

What Bikes are the guys riding?

What brands ?

What size( 26/27.5/29) ?

DS /HT ?

Wheels ?

Groupsets ?

 

If you know of a guy in the epic, pro or not share his gear

[awesme]

Butch James & Jade Gutzeit

(549-1) & (549-2)

What brands : PYGA

What size( 26/27.5/29) OneTen 29er

DS /HT: DS

Wheels Stans ZTR Crest

Groupsets ?

Fork 1 x Fox, 1 x Canondale Lefty

 

G

Edited March 24, 2014 by awesme

[Tumbleweed]

Heymans on a fatbike:

 

http://www.redbull.com/za/en/bike/stories/1331640410584/absa-cape-epic-on-a-fat-bike

[kosmonooit]

Is our amigos(leader) José still riding with Bar Ends? Not that I mind, just curious.

 

And Nino/Philip and the rest of the Scott team - did they standardise on wheel size? could be a problem if they needed to swop from team B and they got mix.

[awesme]

Yes on Amigos, bar ends. (he and his partner), TV presented actually commented on it yesterday. Actually makes sense, he/presented commented that the other guys swapped to wider bars, for better control, but that more XCO benefit, not necessarily Stage/Long distance.

 

G

 

PS: loved the fact that Hermida won the stage yesterday (Might be because my first bike was a Merida, might be because he just decided to ride in baggies last year), was my fav pair to win, after a Evan's and Knox.

 

Is our amigos(leader) José still riding with Bar Ends? Not that I mind, just curious.

 

And Nino/Philip and the rest of the Scott team - did they standardise on wheel size? could be a problem if they needed to swop from team B and they got mix.

Edited March 24, 2014 by awesme

[Cippo]

Hermida still riding bar ends, but he lost his moustache. Lotsa women teams rolling with 9's. Guess we will see today what wheel size will dominate the rest.

[awesme]

Presenter did comment, one of the top teams are on 27.5

Can't recall which, as you say, will make it interesting, implies their B team should also be, I hope...

 

G

[splat]

I was absolutely amazed at how many 2014 S-Works Epics there were out there.

[awesme]

Burry “The Kid” Stander will always be remembered in the mountain bike world as a world-class competitor and wonderful person. We lost him, a teammate and dear friend, during a training ride on January 3, 2013. In his memory, Specialized will donate up to $50,000 from the sales of the Specialized Edition Burry Stander Epic to Burry’s beloved charity, www.songo.info.

 

http://www.treadmtb....r-s-works-epic/

 

Awesome looking, scared to wonder what the $ will be.

 

G

Edited March 24, 2014 by awesme

[Tumbleweed]

I was absolutely amazed at how many 2014 S-Works Epics there were out there.

 

Is there a breakdown anywhere of what brands are being used?

[NotSoBigBen]

Bar ends on a flat bar have always seemed fine to me

[Johny Bravo]

Burry “The Kid” Stander will always be remembered in the mountain bike world as a world-class competitor and wonderful person. We lost him, a teammate and dear friend, during a training ride on January 3, 2013. In his memory, Specialized will donate up to $50,000 from the sales of the Specialized Edition Burry Stander Epic to Burry’s beloved charity, www.songo.info.

 

http://www.treadmtb....r-s-works-epic/

 

Awesome looking, scared to wonder what the $ will be.

 

G

Thats a good looking machine. Very nice of them to do that. Looks like the bike that Sauser is riding this year?

[awesme]

hehehe,

 

Well I haven't fitted them to my ride, but also don't see the problem, on a long ride it makes you more comfy, and what ever is wrong with that.

 

G

 

Bar ends on a flat bar have always seemed fine to me

[awesme]

Those 150 bikes will go fast, scared to think for how much,

 

now if we can just get the local legal system to also produce results this quick

 

G

 

Thats a good looking machine. Very nice of them to do that. Looks like the bike that Sauser is riding this year?

[splat]

Is there a breakdown anywhere of what brands are being used?

 

I think Tread magazine had an article or stats. That may be from last year though.

 

At a glance, Specialized was by far the most popular. Followed by Scott and then Giant, I think.

A lot of the over seas riders had brands that I had never heard of or we don't get here.

[awesme]

Sean did one this year again also, he was tweeting the numbers the last week/2.

 

G

 

I think Tread magazine had an article or stats. That may be from last year though.

 

At a glance, Specialized was by far the most popular. Followed by Scott and then Giant, I think.

A lot of the over seas riders had brands that I had never heard of or we don't get here.