Shebeen Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 From the footage it looks like nino and lars couldnt get the tyre off the rim to tube it. Rookie error. It might be that they are to used to the XC circuit where the tech zone is never too far awayfootage from the course https://youtu.be/SqNAHVOFr1M?t=3639 it looks like they didn't have a tyre lever, so had to use fingers.can see Lars sukkeling with it, then tries what looks like a stick to get the tyre off even nino gives it the once over, see how he hands the tube over first and keeps it off the ground. rookie error? if they didn't have the tools to replace a tube then it really has cost them a bit of extra. But they took the decision not to struggle further and was quite smart to ride as far as they could and wait for the backup, that might end up being the difference in the final result. the backup team must have taken a while to get to the techpoint, Andri almost got overtaken by his old man (3mins) in the end.
Christie Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Yup. We have our Helderberg Trails membership boards, so I can't see how they can chase us away.Access only by foot, from what I understand from their FB page
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Access only by foot, from what I understand from their FB pageYep. Trails are closed.
The Bull Shark Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Yep. Trails are closed. Yes, but you don't have to ride the trails to get to where we want to be. And there is also no parking at decent walking distance away.
PhilipV Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Yes, but you don't have to ride the trails to get to where we want to be. And there is also no parking at decent walking distance away.They come down Highway 61 and pop out next to the pump track. So you can basically park at the farm and watch them through the windscreen.
The Bull Shark Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 They come down Highway 61 and pop out next to the pump track. So you can basically park at the farm and watch them through the windscreen. We want to go those berms on the other side of Heartbreak Hill, and maybe also the Whoops section. Those are sure to catch out a few tired mid packers. We will probably walk up to there with our bikes.
PhilipV Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Yes, but you don't have to ride the trails to get to where we want to be. And there is also no parking at decent walking distance away.
V12man Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 He last won it 9 years ago. Ebike argument aside it just struck me as weird/awesome/stange watching a 42 year old man with a backpack on and a long travel bike happily pedalling off a slew of national champs following an attack by the world and euro champ at the head of the Epic. The contrast was about as extreme as it gets.Having ridden Stephans ebike I can say its an amazing bike to ride- can add up to 450w extra - makes keeping up easy. And he has crew keeping him in new batteries as well as being a skillled rider - makes for great visuals in the race.
scotty Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 Start times are out https://www.cape-epic.com/riders/the-2019-race/stage-start-times
Gnarly Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 No Live streaming of the pros? Ok just started....
scotty Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 I was surprised that Kulhavy didn’t drop out of the top 10 starts now that he isn’t in a teamWas wondering about outcasts, not sure how it works with them.
tubed Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 footage from the course https://youtu.be/SqNAHVOFr1M?t=3639 it looks like they didn't have a tyre lever, so had to use fingers.can see Lars sukkeling with it, then tries what looks like a stick to get the tyre off even nino gives it the once over, see how he hands the tube over first and keeps it off the ground. rookie error? if they didn't have the tools to replace a tube then it really has cost them a bit of extra. But they took the decision not to struggle further and was quite smart to ride as far as they could and wait for the backup, that might end up being the difference in the final result. the backup team must have taken a while to get to the techpoint, Andri almost got overtaken by his old man (3mins) in the end.I think you are right here and its easy to comment from the sidelines, so take what I say with a pinch or salt. This could be the race defining event so its worth a closer look at. BUT to see these guys struggle to just get the tyre off the rim is not good. these are professionals and seeing how hard Nino trains and how much he makes of repeating his route knowledge as part of his advantage, that all said, it seems to me that they have failed in this instance to deal with an almost certain event at the Epic - a puncture or a slashed tyre. A slashed tyre can be catastrophic and lead you to have to ride on the rim as they did. But a puncture should be fixed in minutes. If we assume that plugs didn't work and they needed to put a tube in as appears to be the case, then you need to get the tyre unseated on one side only (they seemed intent on breaking the bead on both side), get the tubeless valve out, check for thorns and get the latex tube in, the tyre seated and bomb it.Sounds simple - but with the adrenaline and race mindset - simple becomes blurry and panic sets in - simple becomes complicated. Another point made is the right tools for the job - a tyre lever is just that 'a lever', its not a lightweight bendy plastic piece of crap that folds into a minute aerodynamic piece, it needs to be strong, long and fit for purpose - otherwise you piss around looking for burnt fynbos sticks. That tyre should have been off in seconds. Lastly, one of the great success factors of any of Sausers partnerships was that he can fix stuff confidently and he doesn't panic when doing so. (I saw him on a ride once insist a Songo rider fix his own puncture - Sauser's comment was that everyone should be able to do their own.) Long post - but when you train for months and have the best of everything - getting a tyre off a rim should not be what potentially costs you a race. * edit: looking at the footage again, I cant see the bright orange tube at the end of the clip, so maybe they did get it in and that failed too
Shebeen Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 Oldest daughter of Tony Stark if I'm not mistaken?I would guess that she got the surname from her husband
Shebeen Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 Trust me, the PROs have skills. The PRO roadies, well, that’s another matter, as they have support vehicles one arm wave away. Sometimes it takes some time (poetic) ????????⚙️Pro roadies do thousand of miles of training.They know how to keep a bike on the road
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