News bot Posted March 30, 2023 Share We watched in awe as Matt Beers and Chris Blevins, riding as team Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne, came back from an unfortunate Stage 1 to methodically annihilate an eight minute deficit, win five stages, and claim the 2023 Absa Cape Epic title. All in some of the toughest conditions in the history of the race. Here’s a closer […]View full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 30, 2023 Share The only thing I’ll fault with this build is the DT aero lite T head spokes. I hate those things. Maybe it’s ok for an Mtb but the T head tends to become a Y head over time and they’re expensive to replace l. I guess it’s Not an issue if you can drop 1/4 bar on a bicycle… Nice piece of kit though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yyyy Posted March 30, 2023 Share No Dropper............. Pros really know how to shred but i would want one just to descend down jeep tracks EDIT: I see his riding an EVO, wonder what the weight saving would be if it was a normal SWorks Epic with a dropper vs the EVO without one. Edited March 30, 2023 by Yyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 30, 2023 Share 13 minutes ago, Yyyy said: No Dropper............. Pros really know how to shred but i would want one just to descend down jeep tracks EDIT: I see his riding an EVO, wonder what the weight saving would be if it was a normal SWorks Epic with a dropper vs the EVO without one. The Evo is slightly lighter. No brass mass and extra brain hardware . An axs dropper adds 500grs or thereabouts to the stock bike weight they are using the Evo because it’s the better bike for the ACE. Chris’s will use a new bike for the start of the XCO World Cup season Edited March 30, 2023 by DieselnDust Yyyy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted March 30, 2023 Share 12 minutes ago, Yyyy said: No Dropper............. Pros really know how to shred but i would want one just to descend down jeep tracks EDIT: I see his riding an EVO, wonder what the weight saving would be if it was a normal SWorks Epic with a dropper vs the EVO without one. Typically Marathon bikes don't have a dropper. Built for min weight and max reliability. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 30, 2023 Share Beers was running a dropper as was Nino and a host of other pros. I\'d say they should all have droppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted March 30, 2023 Share 23 minutes ago, Headshot said: Beers was running a dropper as was Nino and a host of other pros. I\'d say they should all have droppers. Beers Chose to run a Dropper, Blevins Chose to not to have a dropper. Life is full of choices. DieselnDust, Kom, Pieterlab1 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 30, 2023 Share 2 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said: Beers Chose to run a Dropper, Blevins Chose to not to have a dropper. Life is full of choices. Let me guess - you choose not to run a dropper 🙂 Wheelie87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted March 30, 2023 Share I must have missed something. But when did brain shocks fall out of fashion. Or are they still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted March 30, 2023 Share One thing looking at the bikes from the Epic, they all have long seatpost stiking out almost looks like they are rinding a size smaller than they should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W@nted Posted March 30, 2023 Share 30 minutes ago, dave303e said: I must have missed something. But when did brain shocks fall out of fashion. Or are they still there? Also noticed this🤷🏼♂️ Bernard and Christell Mtb Bucket List 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 30, 2023 Share 36 minutes ago, dave303e said: I must have missed something. But when did brain shocks fall out of fashion. Or are they still there? Thought about this but they probably just preferred the evo frame which is slightly more capable on the downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 30, 2023 Share 37 minutes ago, dave303e said: I must have missed something. But when did brain shocks fall out of fashion. Or are they still there? The Epic Evo has been without a brain since the current iteration launched in 2020. The standard Epic of that generation still has the brain. https://bikehub.co.za/news/review-2021-specialized-s-works-epic-evo-r8142/ https://bikehub.co.za/news/review-2021-specialized-s-works-epic-r8141/ OVERDRIVE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted March 30, 2023 Share Isnt the Evo brainless? Edited March 30, 2023 by babse Matt answered that already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepeekaitjie Posted March 30, 2023 Share 5 minutes ago, babse said: Isnt the Evo brainless? why would you pay so much for a dumb bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Wakefield Posted March 30, 2023 Share 3 hours ago, DieselnDust said: The only thing I’ll fault with this build is the DT aero lite T head spokes. I hate those things. Maybe it’s ok for an Mtb but the T head tends to become a Y head over time and they’re expensive to replace l. I guess it’s Not an issue if you can drop 1/4 bar on a bicycle… Nice piece of kit though Rather point out the good things about it. Life isn't about finding fault, even as small as a T head spoke. DieselnDust, OVERDRIVE, Jono and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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