Andrew Steer Posted March 27, 2014 Share Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's easy like eating an icecream, but trying to figure out what type of rider stands the best chance of taking the title. Maybe all the Giro and TDF guys will be racing it soon?Big engine, Good skills, serious Mental toughness and it would appear some top mechanical knowledge won't hurt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 27, 2014 Share Has the Epic, or any other marathon race become so easy that a Roadie with virtually no real mountain experience can win? I guess it shows which way South African racing is going, which is a shame, because mountainbiking use to be about skill, but apparently not anymore. Am I the only one thinking this?? PS. Don't get me wrong, the Epic is on my ToDo List. Do you have any idea what cr@p you are spuinig Has the Epic, or any other marathon race become so easy that a Roadie with virtually no real mountain experience can win? I guess it shows which way South African racing is going, which is a shame, because mountainbiking use to be about skill, but apparently not anymore. Am I the only one thinking this?? PS. Don't get me wrong, the Epic is on my ToDo List.Not to throw bombs, but I thought Mr. BigEngine Rabon only got on a mountainbike 4 months ago? Not sure what you been smoking but it's some pretty good stuff. The guy comes from the Czech Rep.You do know that most of the European roadies ride CX or mtb in winter and have very good bike skills.He has only been a pro mtber for 4 months but he has been off road before that. Epic easy..... :lol: :lol: SwissVan and Andrew Steer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyTrailRider Posted March 27, 2014 Share These pro European roadies, whether they have ever touched a mountain bike or not, have more and better bike handling skills than any of us supposed "hardcore" okes have in one ball hair. Yep, fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard29 Posted March 27, 2014 Share wheres that facepalm pic that goes around every now and then ???? we need it here epic easy ummmm ok dude.....jaa nee DIPSLICK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted March 27, 2014 Share It must be easy , there's even a x-formula 1 dude doing it and that Soopabike oke as well and if a Sharks player can ride it Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan A Marais Posted March 27, 2014 Share If you check the number of full sus bikes versus the hard tails, you can see the decline in real MTBikers... tunariaan, kvdp and Wannabe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 27, 2014 Share It must be easy , there's even a x-formula 1 dude doing it and that Soopabike oke as well and if a Sharks player can ride it I just wonder if Butch James is using his arms? nonky, JaakCT, TopFuel and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Google Posted March 27, 2014 Share As a junior rabon raced mtb. plus any pro cyclist no matter the disciple has phenomenal bike handling skills. They are also 12 min back unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted March 27, 2014 Share Where's Escapee when you need him?????!!!! DIPSLICK and Escapee.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted March 27, 2014 Share As a junior rabon raced mtb. plus any pro cyclist no matter the disciple has phenomenal bike handling skills. They are also 12 min back unfortunately. Tell you what like he said (Rabon) in his interview yesterday he is still figuring out how to use his power on the mtb.. but once he does.. ooh wowie it's gonna be something. And that win yesterday meant a lot to him. And yesterday's stage suited him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted March 27, 2014 Share 100%, i think those taking around 10 hours should just HTFU and be thankful Dr Evil did not make the route much harder. Tatt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone_Ranger Posted March 27, 2014 Share I read an article after last years Epic, where they interviewed a lady who did her first Epic. One of her comments was that its a lot more technical than you think and than it appears on TV. So its definitely not sunshine and district roads. Remember that what we (non-Epic riders) see is a fraction of a fraction of the total route. Velouria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_biker Posted March 27, 2014 Share Blah blah blah http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-39GdoSbhets/T7p5NjhqV7I/AAAAAAAACz0/UoP14iRJ0X4/s1600/yawn2.jpg DIPSLICK and fanievb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 27, 2014 Share wheres that facepalm pic that goes around every now and then ???? we need it here epic easy ummmm ok dude.....jaa nee http://replygif.net/i/1304.gif Richard29, BogusOne, Maniax and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunzo Posted March 27, 2014 Share You will be surprised of what roadies are capable off... Road riding isn't a soft sport compared to mtb'ing. In fact it's a tough sport in its own right. I do agree with some of the comment above. The mental capacity and fitness is already there. It's not that big of a jump to learn some technical skills. I know these skills come mostly with experience. Luckily, these pros have enough time to go out and put time in. I know a lot of roadies who does a little bit of mtb'ing in their off time. If you don't know them as roadies, you will believe they are hard core mountain bikers. dee_biker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surv0MTB Posted March 27, 2014 Share Thread is too much of a joke. OP is clearly trolling... nonky and DIPSLICK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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