Hairy Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 That suspension seems fairly efficient. I didn't notice the rear wheel lifting off the ground once. Brand snobs much be choking on their over priced, branded chain lube...All about the rider in that clip dare I say it!
Headshot Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 If the Cape Epic was won or lost on the descents your argument would have been valid. In XCM you spend more than 50% of the time climbing, so you gear up and set up for that, and tolerate your setup for the rest of the route. In XCM and XCO, riders set their bikes up to be the best compromise for the route they will have to ride. In XCO they go even lighter (high risk/reward) and in XCM they go a little more towards reliabilty. The fact is, that even if Hermida could have gone 10 seconds faster down that descent with a dropper post, he would have to ride with a dropper post up each and every climb, on a route where the big margins are made on the climbs and not the descents. In addition to this, a dropper post is something else that can fail on a bike, and in XCM reliability plays a big factor. These guys set their bikes up for the race they ride, and they use their skill to compensate for the shortcomings of their setup.I don't disagree with you at all - as I said it may well be a waste of time using a dropper seat post on the Epic although if I did it, I'd put one on so I could have more fun on the descents...
dev null Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 What did riders do before dropper posts? Just asking.
CAAD4 Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Nonsense, would've been able to ride like that on any of the other T P brands like a boss... 100%. Just Like Silverback winning the Prologue. I am glad that we agree that Merida is a top brand.....
Hairy Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 100%. Just Like Silverback winning the Prologue. I am glad that we agree that Merida is a top brand.....Merida make great kids bikes
Andrew Steer Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Merida make great kids bikes ...and Specializeds
Shebeen Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 I flagged his KOM on Strava. Lets see what happens...he hasn't uploaded his ride yet(maybe he still doesn't know how to use our slow interwebs). the fastest tracked time was actually from one of our longtime local pros...not one of the household names but a damn good XC rider who has bided his time.
GLuvsMtb Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 he hasn't uploaded his ride yet(maybe he still doesn't know how to use our slow interwebs). the fastest tracked time was actually from one of our longtime local pros...not one of the household names but a damn good XC rider who has bided his time.If he uploads the ride he will be breaking the rules. He may not publish route info.
Shebeen Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 It will never become that. It is a MTB multiday marathon event and it is possibly the ultimate MTB marathon. If thats your definition of MTB then perhaps it is the ultimate. Whether its fun is another matter entirely. I have entered this event - Its smaller, costs less and I guarantee it will be more fun than the Epic (for me) http://trans-savoie.com/don't want to be a spoilsport, but here's my napkin math. (assumption - you live in the cape, as per avatar info)cape-epic 2015 - entry R25k trans savoie 2015- entry R20k (conservatively 1629EUR) flight+taxes - ct geneva-ct R10k that's just a start, ovvius there will be more out of pocket expenses as a tourist in heidiland (lank cheap place, though). would love to see how you manage to do this event for less than even the schmepic.
BushGoblin Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 not sure if this was posted but here are some pictures from that same video to give more perspective https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152851908105787&set=pcb.10152851923815787&type=1&theater
Shebeen Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 If he uploads the ride he will be breaking the rules. He may not publish route info.bla bla bla, i think there's been a blanket ignore on this dumb rule. go filter it for rides only uploaded this week. some big names there https://www.strava.com/segments/3132287
dev null Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Agree, it is one stupid rule. We can all see the route on the live tracker. We that have ridden Oak Valley, Elgin and Welvanpas know most of the trails well anyway.
SwissVan Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 not sure if this was posted but here are some pictures from that same video to give more perspective https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152851908105787&set=pcb.10152851923815787&type=1&theater This one would make a good caption contest photo And this guy gets the gymnastic points for most stylish finish
eddy Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Roadie alert... PS: Somebody should let Jose know about this dropper post malarkey...He'd had overtaken those Olympic XC champions a whole lot quicker then Did you hear him shout S T R A V A at about 1:03 ?
GLuvsMtb Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 This one would make a good caption contest photo 2015-03-17_1432.png And this guy gets the gymnastic points for most stylish finish 2015-03-17_1433.png**** this sh!t, I'm off to Narnia (first pic).
Skubarra Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Remember this thread from last year? https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137225-no-gps-tracking-allowed/page-4?hl=+endomondo%20+epic Last year the organisers sent some nasty letters to some people who uploaded their epic rides on strava threatening lifetime bans... So not quite a blanket ignore, but I'm sure not everybody got letters.
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