SwissVan Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 1294 riders passing through a trail network on one day, all chasing a medal is going to ruin even a gravel road. This is just ho it is. Make peace with it and sign up for the next trail buildBoet give the hubxpurts a gapThese guys are good, they know what the riders are doing wrong without even seeing them ride
DieselnDust Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 Boet give the hubxpurts a gapThese guys are good, they know what the riders are doing wrong without even seeing them rideSome of them have a strong xhoi San heritage because they can tell what the rider was thinking by reading their tyre tracks
SwissVan Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 Some of them have a strong xhoi San heritage because they can tell what the rider was thinking by reading their tyre tracksThat explains it, the San’s maths capability does not require knowledge of the brake bump equation:wheels + brakes + soil + corners x riders = braking bumps
Headshot Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 All the *** riding skills apologists on here can offer is sarcasm? Having actually watched average Epic riders negotiating a bit of single track it was pretty obvious there is a heinous lack of skill which no doubt includes braking. I've seen guys who've ridden 2 or 3 Epics who have no idea how their suspension works or how to set up their cockpit for one finger braking. If you cant set up the bike what are the chances you're going to ride right?
DieselnDust Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 All the *** riding skills apologists on here can offer is sarcasm? Having actually watched average Epic riders negotiating a bit of single track it was pretty obvious there is a heinous lack of skill which no doubt includes braking. I've seen guys who've ridden 2 or 3 Epics who have no idea how their suspension works or how to set up their cockpit for one finger braking. If you cant set up the bike what are the chances you're going to ride right?Hiw many Epics have you done??! Huh?
sellnit Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Anyone looking for a Swiss Epic Partner? Ready for another adventure!
The Bull Shark Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Some of them have a strong xhoi San heritage because they can tell what the rider was thinking by reading their tyre tracks I can tell you what they were thinking when I see a tyre drag mark into a berm going straight across the lip of the berm.
DieselnDust Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 I can tell you what they were thinking when I see a tyre drag mark into a berm going straight across the lip of the berm. was it the skid mar in the chamois or the berm that gave it away??
nathrix Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 My bad, i was texting while riding and had to send off a few emails when i hit those berms, the skid marks in my chamois was actually from kakking off up the King's climb which was opened up for the first time ever 'specially' for us epic riders
Danger Dassie Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 All the *** riding skills apologists on here can offer is sarcasm? Having actually watched average Epic riders negotiating a bit of single track it was pretty obvious there is a heinous lack of skill which no doubt includes braking. I've seen guys who've ridden 2 or 3 Epics who have no idea how their suspension works or how to set up their cockpit for one finger braking. If you cant set up the bike what are the chances you're going to ride right?Calm your farm chap .... plenty pros out there, even amongst the gravity set who have no idea how their bike works. Other than how they want it to. Sure there's an argument for people understanding how to ride and understand their bike's mechanical magic. But at the end of the day despite bike setup and/or skillsets, any organised event is going to have an impact on the trail used.
Danger Dassie Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Well worth watching13 mins of coolness Really enjoyed this, their ride report write-up is fantastic as well. Was kind of perplexed though when they commented how nice and considerate people were on the road!
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Calm your farm chap .... plenty pros out there, even amongst the gravity set who have no idea how their bike works. Other than how they want it to. Sure there's an argument for people understanding how to ride and understand their bike's mechanical magic. But at the end of the day despite bike setup and/or skillsets, any organised event is going to have an impact on the trail used. yeah, BUT. He was responding to the idiotic assertion that Epic riders (all of them) are skilled riders and nobody can comment unless they, too, have done the Epic.
DieselnDust Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Really enjoyed this, their ride report write-up is fantastic as well. Was kind of perplexed though when they commented how nice and considerate people were on the road! are they from the USA? Which state? I can believe their comments as try driving in Houston...
peetwindhoek Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Hehe, had a giggle at them breaking a wheel BEFORE the event even started!
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