PhilipV Posted March 9, 2019 Share So the Epic is just a walk in the park ? The guys in that photo could have done with a few more walks around the park before tackling the epic. They already have the Mid-pack Enduro Rider Boep, they are pushing up a rideable climb, all they need is lycra and they and the endurobros could be thick as thieves. Kenty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted March 9, 2019 Share The guys in that photo could have done with a few more walks around the park before tackling the epic. They already have the Mid-pack Enduro Rider Boep, they are pushing up a rideable climb, all they need is lycra and they and the endurobros could be thick as thieves.Ps: what you see at the last half of the epic is not necessarily good form or good training or fitness, but lots and lots of vasbyt. Uncleslow, Kenty and CatzSpace "frail" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 9, 2019 Share Okay, with Friday a distant memory .... time for a slightly more factual answer. Spoke to my friend that completed the 315km Trans Xhariep. At some point you get of the bike and walk, not because of a hill or being tired, simply to get different muscles to work for a few minutes, then it is back in the saddle .... Kenty and Dusty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudLark Posted March 9, 2019 Share Another thing to remember: terrain almost always looks far tamer in a picture than it is in reality. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Kenty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted March 9, 2019 Share Okay, with Friday a distant memory .... time for a slightly more factual answer. Spoke to my friend that completed the 315km Trans Xhariep. At some point you get of the bike and walk, not because of a hill or being tired, simply to get different muscles to work for a few minutes, then it is back in the saddle .... My Motto on the Freedom Challenge is 'never let a false flat get in the way of a good walk'... Without all the theatrics, it is sometimes more economical to push than to ride. Regardless of the terrain. Just like 85% of trail 'runners' walk pretty much every incline. It's more exhausting to ride 12m, get off, push for 10m, get back on and ride for 12m while playing yo-yo with the other guys around you than it is to form an orderly line and push while talking smut and saying really important words like #gnar and #loam and asking each other if they are all #readyforshreddy!!! ChrisF, Kenty, PieterJvR and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted March 9, 2019 Share Okay, with Friday a distant memory .... time for a slightly more factual answer. Spoke to my friend that completed the 315km Trans Xhariep. At some point you get of the bike and walk, not because of a hill or being tired, simply to get different muscles to work for a few minutes, then it is back in the saddle .... Never under estimate the value of a 5 minute walk. Kenty, PieterJvR, ChrisF and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 9, 2019 Share Go and have some fun on this link for a couple of dayshttps://www.redbull.com/int-en/tv/channel/hard-enduro So Enduro is either totally biblical or just Roman Catholic, depending on how you finish? Kenty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwindfr Posted March 9, 2019 Share Walking is sometimes needed.I did the Munnik Meerkat today and have to admit that I pushed up 1 of the hills. Decided to rather push and conserve some energy. A number of hardtail riders were pushing as it was very loose, the dualies seemed to get up easier. Kenty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncleslow Posted March 10, 2019 Share Arent there usually stacks of pics of Epic riders walking down the slightest hint of a rock garden? *Aren't... A simple Google search will tell you how far that poor chap, pushing up to Dead Man's Tree, got into his Epic adventure. I'm however sure I will find pictures of everyone pushing somewhere - happens to all of us. Kenty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted March 10, 2019 Share Okay, with Friday a distant memory .... time for a slightly more factual answer. Spoke to my friend that completed the 315km Trans Xhariep. At some point you get of the bike and walk, not because of a hill or being tired, simply to get different muscles to work for a few minutes, then it is back in the saddle .... Huh, lipstick excuses. They don't walk the munga to get different muscles to work. Only exception is Vetseun who hopped between two feeding zones but that was because he had an itch on his right foot. Patchelicious and Kenty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinson Posted March 10, 2019 Share and many are happy to have just finished a few of the stages before pulling out of the eventI typically also pull out before finishing. trail - er - park, Kenty, Jewbacca and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted March 10, 2019 Share I typically also pull out before finishing.Where's the fun in that? Rowber, Odinson and Kenty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted March 10, 2019 Share Where's the fun in that?In his sock Andrew Steer, trail - er - park, Grease_Monkey and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adr!@n Posted March 10, 2019 Share 5-They are fat and unfit. 6 - They enjoy themselves. The couple of enduros I've been to I've enjoyed more than any other event. Everyone on the mountain is lekker. You don't have to deal with some dick in lycra that started 4 groups behind you shouting at you to get out of his way because he thinks he's faster. Nobody is worried about who's fat/unfit, who has the biggest front chainring, who has carbon soles on their shoes, who's got the most expensive bib, who's top tube isn't cracking from siting on it.Everyone just wants to smash a couple of trails and have beer afterwards. And the day you don't have an issue with that, you have a good ride with your mates, not your Strava times. Kenty, Andrea Fletcher 3l3v3n, Thermophage and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted March 11, 2019 Share I typically also pull out before finishing.What do you call people who pull out?Parents. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Odinson, popcorn_skollie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted March 11, 2019 Share I fell on my bek yesterday pushing up status quo Thermophage and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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