mrcg Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Some really cool pis those!Really cool.....what??? LOL
Skubarra Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Who's "us"? The millions of people who are oblivious to the amazing sport of downhill cycling.
Velouria Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Pffft - slopstyle schmopestyle. Brett Rheeder is far too mainstream for me. Kris Holm is the true legend here and my newest obscure hero. Makes schmopestyle look as popular as the second Sunday in March in Cape Town... Now go and talk k@k in another thread - I'm quite sure this is supposed to be about that extremely mainstream and over popular MTB stage race that every Tom, Dick and Harry wants to do, and where the winners hardly get any money. Us cool kids can go name drop unknown cyclists elsewhere...
Headshot Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Back to the Epic. Great pics Tank man. I love the event precisely because it is so mainstream you can go to a braai and someone there has done it or is training for it. Would be cool if you couid have the same conversations about other branches of the sport with the same people though. Some guys I know have just completed 3. I'd still like to do it one day.
Velouria Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Back to the Epic. Great pics Tank man. I love the event precisely because it is so mainstream you can go to a braai and someone there has done it or is training for it. Would be cool if you couid have the same conversations about other branches of the sport with the same people though. Some guys I know have just completed 3. I'd still like to do it one day.It's a great race. The months of building excitement. The mad panic and fear that keeps you awake the week before the start. The exhilaration of rolling down that prologue start ramp. The intimidation of so many lean, sleek, mean bike racers (even the back markers are monsters). The enjoyment of stage 1. The realisation that there are still 6 stages to go. The suffering of stage 2 with tired legs. The one-day-at-a-time approach from day 3. The thousand yard stare at breakfast and dinner as you know you have to cram that food down your throat in order to survive the next stage. The halfway mark. The discovery of a routine that works for you. The realisation that there are just 2 stages left. The elation of finishing the 2nd last stage. The worry about not completing the final stage. The disappointment on crossing the finish line knowing that you'll be leaving the many new friends and comrades and be rejoining the real world. The secret pride bursting in your chest while sitting at your desk on Monday morning, stuffing your face with whatever you can find to eat, while your colleagues talk about their weekend. That's why people ride the Epic.
Epic Rookie Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Anybody have R82900 to lend me? Will happily pay it back over the next year!
AdamA Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 It's a great race. The months of building excitement. The mad panic and fear that keeps you awake the week before the start. The exhilaration of rolling down that prologue start ramp. The intimidation of so many lean, sleek, mean bike racers (even the back markers are monsters). The enjoyment of stage 1. The realisation that there are still 6 stages to go. The suffering of stage 2 with tired legs. The one-day-at-a-time approach from day 3. The thousand yard stare at breakfast and dinner as you know you have to cram that food down your throat in order to survive the next stage. The halfway mark. The discovery of a routine that works for you. The realisation that there are just 2 stages left. The elation of finishing the 2nd last stage. The worry about not completing the final stage. The disappointment on crossing the finish line knowing that you'll be leaving the many new friends and comrades and be rejoining the real world. The secret pride bursting in your chest while sitting at your desk on Monday morning, stuffing your face with whatever you can find to eat, while your colleagues talk about their weekend. That's why people ride the Epic. Nice piece!!!!
Long Wheel Base Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Jeepers! Check those quads! legs annika.jpg Awesome pics Henk!Small compared to Sabine Spitz.
Donovan Le Cok Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg1DKdYDU8G/For those commenting on the Fumic incident.
Dubber Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Small compared to Sabine Spitz.I'm sure both Sabine and Anika will tell you it's not all about size
Eldron Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 For those commenting on the Fumic incident. No doubt he got switched but the weird head swing/butt thing still confuses me! Edit: Reminds me of this one:
mrcg Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 No doubt he got switched but the weird head swing/butt thing still confuses me! Edit: Reminds me of this one: Split second reaction to try avert/mitigate collision and keep balance etc....??!If you've never been in that specific situation it is hard to explain/understand.Also from the Instafeed....a lot of ppl commenting who probably have never ridden a bike in competition or understand the situation. I don't get how ppl just see and think their own thoughts without looking at all angles. What possible gain/advantage/strategy would Fumic be attempting here????Maybe some feedback from Jeremiah would give more clarity on overall situation. Let's see if he enters the fray...
kosmonooit Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 The same Robbie the Jobbie was knocking around The Epic there .. did the organisers bring him out? He was also plugging DD big time
Eldron Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Split second reaction to try avert/mitigate collision and keep balance etc....??!If you've never been in that specific situation it is hard to explain/understand.Also from the Instafeed....a lot of ppl commenting who probably have never ridden a bike in competition or understand the situation. I don't get how ppl just see and think their own thoughts without looking at all angles. What possible gain/advantage/strategy would Fumic be attempting here????Maybe some feedback from Jeremiah would give more clarity on overall situation. Let's see if he enters the fray...Just a weird chain of events I reckon - Fumic gets switched then veers off into Bishop. Yeah - therre is zero reason for Fumic to intentionally take out Bishop -they were miles behind at that stage. The only thing that was a bit dodgy was Fumic not even squeezing out a quick "sorry man".
Dicky DQ Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Just a weird chain of events I reckon - Fumic gets switched then veers off into Bishop. Yeah - therre is zero reason for Fumic to intentionally take out Bishop -they were miles behind at that stage. The only thing that was a bit dodgy was Fumic not even squeezing out a quick "sorry man".Ja but Fumic was k@king off the whole day just trying to stay in contact. I think at that stage the brain was in off mode and it was just react, get up and try and go. If anything was going on in his head it would have been Fk, Fk, Fk!!! How do I get back from this. No harm no foul, they probably resolved the issue offline later.
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