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Ezelenduro for Noobs. Or: What Not to Do to Finish Ezel


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Yo Fox... 

 

Bike requirements. Hmm. Any bike will do, but slacker angles and more travel are definitely useful. A dropper isn't a *must* have, but a dropped saddle is. Burly tyres and higher than normal pressures are advised for the terrain on the final stages. I personally wouldn't want to do it on a singlespeed hardtail, but then Jewbacca did. And he did perfectly well. 

 

Rupert's words: "If you run low pressures, this is not for you"

 

Dan Dobinson rode his Camber with a pike on the front. The winning time was set on Pyga Pascoe. 2nd on a Hightower. 11th on a 29+ hardtail. So a very varied field of bikes, travel levels & skillsets. At the end of the day, ride what's comfortable for you. Some bikes will be better in certain areas than others. If I was to be put on the spot I'd probably say a 140mm trail bike would be the best compromise. Either side of that yardstick may give up too much in certain areas, with a few exceptions like the Banshee Phantom (a 115mm travel niner that Savage piloted like the baby-faced assassin he is) and some others.  A guy in my group rode it on a Thunderbolt - RM's 120mm trail slayer - and did pretty darn well. 

 

A  Camber would be perfectly fine, IMO. You may suffer on the loose rocks more than if you had an Enduro, but you'd win on other areas. 

 

Wheels: Strong, wide, stiff. But again, personal preference. 

I rode my Rocky mountain Element - 95mm rear travel and a 120mm fork, crest rims! (fork completely failed during stage 4) managed to complete all 5 stages, i did walk that one drop off on stage 4 and two sections on stage 5 due to bad line choice and a collapsed fork. I wasnt fast, but i had heaps of fun and will be back next year for sure!! 

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Myles, did you boys rob a moto store on the way to Ceres? Are there any loud gear left in Cape Town?

LOL. 

 

Monster top I got gratis. Rest of the boys got their gear at Fox & prob trac mac. Sunnies were the only pair left... Leatt is, well, loud. So yes, for the most part. But it all works. 

 

Long sleeves = no sunburn. Being a semi-ginge, I need it! 

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Myles, did you boys rob a moto store on the way to Ceres? Are there any loud gear left in Cape Town?

 

You gotta dress appropriately when you're going to BRAAP!  and get STOKED!

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Thanks for the read Myles

 

Couple of points / questions from the thread

 

1. Do you have any dried sausage left....."Asking for a friend "

2. Chewwie, pitchas of the the bike tchjina

3. I have an idea for a stravaduro on table mountain and using mycity as a shuttle service

4. Sounds like you had some fun....next time you better get some climbing under your belt

4. Lekker read....again

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Thanks for the read Myles

 

Couple of points / questions from the thread

 

1. Do you have any dried sausage left....."Asking for a friend "

2. Chewwie, pitchas of the the bike tchjina

3. I have an idea for a stravaduro on table mountain and using mycity as a shuttle service

4. Sounds like you had some fun....next time you better get some climbing under your belt

4. Lekker read....again

1-no. All gone. Sean is a boerie slut.

2-will post

3-AWESOME. Been thinking about thar as well tbh

4-already underway

5-yeeeeeeeuw!!

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I'm working on my 15min vs 45min hill climb misperceptions. Apologies for this.

Last year was too easy.

But It's also about making the downs longer rather than long ups. But I think I've found a spare stage or two! Please get training.

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