Spinnekop Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 Entered!! I think they should make it compulsory that at least half of each activity should be done off road or at least on gravel road. We don’t want any inexperienced riders take on “the most difficult MTB race in the world” without being able to ride off road.My (almost) FIRST ride on 'n MTB was on the day before the start of my Epic. Never done hydraulic brakes before that day. Never done dual suspension before that day (one or two rides on 'n Giant Yukon hardtail)I am a roadie by heart. Came 76th overall. Don't judge people on what bikes they ride........ Pure Savage, Will_Mtb, nathrix and 3 others 6
Wil6 Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 My (almost) FIRST ride on 'n MTB was on the day before the start of my Epic. Never done hydraulic brakes before that day. Never done dual suspension before that day (one or two rides on 'n Giant Yukon hardtail)I am a roadie by heart. Came 76th overall. Don't judge people on what bikes they ride........Geluk JanJan 1
Headshot Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 My (almost) FIRST ride on 'n MTB was on the day before the start of my Epic. Never done hydraulic brakes before that day. Never done dual suspension before that day (one or two rides on 'n Giant Yukon hardtail)I am a roadie by heart. Came 76th overall. Don't judge people on what bikes they ride........Lance? EmptyB 1
NelAndre Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 How the hell am I going to get 2500m of climbing in a single ride in Bloemfontein.... Edit : The one hill we have in Bloem that is 1km long, I'm going to have to ride it at least 24 times. Going to be fun Ha ha ha......Naval Hill is jou voorland?
tcgoosen9@gmail.com Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 mmm dont like to enter competitions that starts with "could" "maybe" "eligible" :-( VicanZA 1
EmptyB Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 can you not enter without strava,say using a garmin ? not everybody does stravaStrava or it didn't happen.....
Grease_Monkey Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 Eish, no indoor. 500km in 2 weeks is gna be tough! But I'm in!
Wil6 Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Surely if you do a ride your heart rate monitor must be worn and captured with your ride. Pretty easy to do this challenge on a motorbike? Edited October 12, 2016 by Wil6 DirtyDan 1
Fitbull Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Just negotiated the riding pass with the wife.... Now to put in the hard work MTBc 1
dirtypot Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 And I've started! 10% of the way there for the first challenge.
nathrix Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 That 2500m climbing in a single 70km (or longer) ride is gonna be a toughy here in gautengaleng...hill repeats here we come, I'm sure a mini everest will be in order. I don't have a road bike (DAMN!) so I'll have to do all these challenges on a mtb Will_Mtb, Suidwes Boytjie and MTBc 3
Wil6 Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 That 2500m climbing in a single 70km (or longer) ride is gonna be a toughy here in gautengaleng...hill repeats here we come, I'm sure a mini everest will be in order. I don't have a road bike (DAMN!) so I'll have to do all these challenges on a mtb But you mos training for the Epic as if you are going to win?
nathrix Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 But you mos training for the Epic as if you are going to win? Of course....and then I get there and come last!
Wil6 Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Of course....and then I get there and come last!Kry 'n paar tips by Spinnou, lyk my die man weet wat hy doen... nathrix 1
BigDL Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 I'm in. Wife has signed off on it. Heading rapidly into the winter rainy season here in Ireland, so Mtb all the way. Time is the issue for the first two weeks. If I can get that done, then I will worry about the rest. It looks easy when it sits on the calendar, maybe not so easy adjusting the calendar to reality. Iwan Kemp 1
Headshot Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 Kry 'n paar tips by Spinnou, lyk my die man weet wat hy doen...Ya, you must only ride on a road bike until the day before. Guaranteed a top 100 placing :-)
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