General So is the Epic getting ahead of itself - elitism in the dining hall

[Thor Buttox]

^ Joh some exaggerations going on here ^

 

READ THIS

 

 

 

You all know bottling water in little plastic bottles should be a crime?

When I order tap water at a restaurant I get looked at like I am the organiser of a local multi-stage cycling race. Reckon V12 was probably onto something with that post.

[sometime]

FFS I'd forgotten what a bunch of cry babies populate this forum. The same who whinge about race prices, and bike shop owners who dare charge them when they just 'pop in' on a Saturday morning with their dirty bike expecting the owner to just drop everything and help them. The same lot who diss races they've never done or bikes they've never ridden. Who complain when there's a bottleneck at a race, but don't want to put in the hours of training to get seeded in bunches where there are no bottle necks

 

The Epic is what it is; an unashamedly commercialistic event. They will give you the best product they can within the return they need to make on their investment. That means looking after their sponsors and their guests and giving the rest the best they think they can get away with. If you do the race expecting anything else you're naive and ignorant to the nature of professional sports. You either choose to accept that and do the race, or you don't and you don't do it. This is not complicated I promise. But FFS dont do it and then whine because you're too lazy/busy/cool to carry your own water bottle to the table which you filled up at the water bowser outside filled with thousands of litres of fresh, clean, environmentely friendly, drinking water.

['Dale]

Just saw the video with Usher

 

Was this always the case or is it just conditions one can expect from 2017 onwards?

[Matchstix]

Epic stopped being epic in 2008. Food is shite considering what you pay.

Untamed. . They had to shorten a stage because some o the absa premium lanies might not comp the stage. Even that was a stuff up to a degree to get bikes to the next spot spot. Some bikes only arrived after 9 that night. Couple stomach bugs was doing the rounds as well.

I have sampled the food over the years and the best food I had was in 2005 epic. Some complaints I have heard is not enough pasta.

[DIPSLICK]

FFS I'd forgotten what a bunch of cry babies populate this forum. The same who whinge about race prices, and bike shop owners who dare charge them when they just 'pop in' on a Saturday morning with their dirty bike expecting the owner to just drop everything and help them. The same lot who diss races they've never done or bikes they've never ridden. Who complain when there's a bottleneck at a race, but don't want to put in the hours of training to get seeded in bunches where there are no bottle necks

 

The Epic is what it is; an unashamedly commercialistic event. They will give you the best product they can within the return they need to make on their investment. That means looking after their sponsors and their guests and giving the rest the best they think they can get away with. If you do the race expecting anything else you're naive and ignorant to the nature of professional sports. You either choose to accept that and do the race, or you don't and you don't do it. This is not complicated I promise. But FFS dont do it and then whine because you're too lazy/busy/cool to carry your own water bottle to the table which you filled up at the water bowser outside filled with thousands of litres of fresh, clean, environmentely friendly, drinking water.

Get it off your chest,,,why don't you TELL US HOW U REALLY FEEL

 

Chill I'm kidding, no comic font available

[CogitoErgoSum]

FFS I'd forgotten what a bunch of cry babies populate this forum. The same who whinge about race prices, and bike shop owners who dare charge them when they just 'pop in' on a Saturday morning with their dirty bike expecting the owner to just drop everything and help them. The same lot who diss races they've never done or bikes they've never ridden. Who complain when there's a bottleneck at a race, but don't want to put in the hours of training to get seeded in bunches where there are no bottle necks

 

The Epic is what it is; an unashamedly commercialistic event. They will give you the best product they can within the return they need to make on their investment. That means looking after their sponsors and their guests and giving the rest the best they think they can get away with. If you do the race expecting anything else you're naive and ignorant to the nature of professional sports. You either choose to accept that and do the race, or you don't and you don't do it. This is not complicated I promise. But FFS dont do it and then whine because you're too lazy/busy/cool to carry your own water bottle to the table which you filled up at the water bowser outside filled with thousands of litres of fresh, clean, environmentely friendly, drinking water.

Hahahaha yoh that is hilarious

 

Not

 

All that any of us expressed was our shock and disbelief at what the organizers think they can get away with.

 

It is rightly so a premium event. The privateers/common public participating deserves the same treatment as anyone else. Why? They are paying for it! Not difficult to comprehend

 

Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

[Grogs]

Epic Ass Raping - Free

This year. They'll even be charging for that next year.

[BaGearA]

FFS I'd forgotten what a bunch of cry babies populate this forum. The same who whinge about race prices, and bike shop owners who dare charge them when they just 'pop in' on a Saturday morning with their dirty bike expecting the owner to just drop everything and help them. The same lot who diss races they've never done or bikes they've never ridden. Who complain when there's a bottleneck at a race, but don't want to put in the hours of training to get seeded in bunches where there are no bottle necks

 

The Epic is what it is; an unashamedly commercialistic event. They will give you the best product they can within the return they need to make on their investment. That means looking after their sponsors and their guests and giving the rest the best they think they can get away with. If you do the race expecting anything else you're naive and ignorant to the nature of professional sports. You either choose to accept that and do the race, or you don't and you don't do it. This is not complicated I promise. But FFS dont do it and then whine because you're too lazy/busy/cool to carry your own water bottle to the table which you filled up at the water bowser outside filled with thousands of litres of fresh, clean, environmentely friendly, drinking water.

Tour de France of mountain biking 

[Patchelicious]

This year. They'll even be charging for that next year.

Hahaha touché

[BaGearA]

Maybe we should rename it to the

 

Week of grueling **** and k@k hospitality if you're not A pro.

 

#trollmodeoff

[Ofaniy]

Must say, I thoroughly enjoyed every single aspect of the Pioneer....

[Heel Drop]

shorter race = less water

[PhilipV]

If you aren't able to just bite your pillow, close your eyes and take it "dry" you probably aren't tough enough for the Epic in the first place

The Untamed way?

[Slowbee]

ok, so there are a whole bunch of names of the list of potential epic partners. all this talk of pillow biting. Aint NO way I am sharing a tent with you okes!
 

[Grantc]

Berg and Bush is the same.. chill zone open to all..snacks, juice, coffee, flavoured milk available all day..

Last year the chill zone had free beer, this year it will have free wine and beer.

[Thor Buttox]

ok, so there are a whole bunch of names of the list of potential epic partners. all this talk of pillow biting. Aint NO way I am sharing a tent with you okes!

 

Ignorance is always the softest pillow on which to rest your head. Go in blind.