L.T.G Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Another brilliant day out at FUN Gaalen...perhaps not as picturesque as posts of late on here (julle mense ry maar in mooi plekke)But mooi nonetheless Near the start of the River Trail.. reeds being reborn after the arson... Heading up Oom Piet's... our Mountain is pretty too The (dreaded to some) Floating Bridge heading back on the River Trail Spotted some of these bikeless weird creatures while out there... called themselves Trail runners ... Spokey, Andrew_Smith, AlanD and 4 others 7
Odinson Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Spotted some of these bikeless weird creatures while out there... called themselves Trail runners ...IMG_0493.JPG Wearing those shorts should be a capital offence. L.T.G, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Kalahari Vegmot and 3 others 6
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Ezel Enduro 2017. Fecking AWESOME event, with even awesomer people. 10/10 would do again. And next year I'm gonna make stage 5. Missed out on cutoff by 15 minutes. The walk up to the top was the same route being used to come down... 'Dale, Andrew_Smith, Albatross and 8 others 11
Jase619 Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Wearing those shorts should be a capital offence. They already punishing themselves by running. . . .Kind of a vicious circle BSG 1
DJR Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Ezel Enduro 2017. Fecking AWESOME event, with even awesomer people. 10/10 would do again. And next year I'm gonna make stage 5. Missed out on cutoff by 15 minutes. The walk up to the top was the same route being used to come down... Very jealous Myles. I have been away from Eselfontein for a bit too long.
Odinson Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Ezel Enduro 2017. Fecking AWESOME event, with even awesomer people. 10/10 would do again. And next year I'm gonna make stage 5. Missed out on cutoff by 15 minutes. The walk up to the top was the same route being used to come down... Myles, sincere question. How technical was the riding? The terrain seems a bit bare bones. It's clearly rocky, but there doesn't seem to be too many drops, compressions, etc.
RiverInTheRoad Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Myles, sincere question. How technical was the riding? The terrain seems a bit bare bones. It's clearly rocky, but there doesn't seem to be too many drops, compressions, etc.I also had the pleasure to partake in the Ezelenduro. The thing that makes the race tough is the endurance aspect. All the features of all the stages are manageable by a competent rider, the thing about the race is you are faced with these obstacles for at times, 10 minutes non-stop. They also sneak in little uphill sections into the stages which absolutely kills you. I walked up the majority. This race is absolutely brutal on your bike and you fall onto huge rocks if you crash. It's for guys and girls that know what they are doing. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, DJR and Odinson 3
Vetseun Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Ezel Enduro 2017. Fecking AWESOME event, with even awesomer people. 10/10 would do again. And next year I'm gonna make stage 5. Missed out on cutoff by 15 minutes. The walk up to the top was the same route being used to come down... From what I have heard, it was brutal. So many other riders also got a DNF?Oh and IMO by entering and taking part, you are already a winner. Odinson and DJR 2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 I also had the pleasure to partake in the Ezelenduro. The thing that makes the race tough is the endurance aspect. All the features of all the stages are manageable by a competent rider, the thing about the race is you are faced with these obstacles for at times, 10 minutes non-stop. They also sneak in little uphill sections into the stages which absolutely kills you. I walked up the majority. This race is absolutely brutal on your bike and you fall onto huge rocks if you crash. It's for guys and girls that know what they are doing.This. St4 for me is my favourite trail of all to date. There are drops, but they're not huge. What makes it difficult is the sheer time that you spend going down this loose, rock strewn moonscape, after having to get up there in the first place. It was MURDER on the arms and legs. It took me 16 min to get down stage 4. I had to stop twice to just breathe and release some tension from my arms and to prevent cramp. A 16 min down after 6 3/4 hours at avg 158bpm is not easy. Having said that, the technicality was pretty high compared to the normal trail in CT. There are patches on TM and in jonkers that rival it (talking stages 4&5) but the vast majority fall way short. If it were an imba trail it'd be a solid double black. Not from a drops or jumps perspective (there were only 3 jumps and all of them were in st1) but just from having to keep control of your bike over sections of loose rock while still doing those drops. The pics, as always, don't do it justice. There is loose rock just littered all over the trail. Stages 1/2/3 were completely different. Loose and off camber, but dry and dusty. Hardly any rock. Pikey and DJR 2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 From what I have heard, it was brutal. So many other riders also got a DNF?Oh and IMO by entering and taking part, you are already a winner.26 DNF's in a field of 80. Some through injury, some through mechanical, some just from missing out on the last stage or some of the other stages.
Odinson Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 This. St4 for me is my favourite trail of all to date. There are drops, but they're not huge. What makes it difficult is the sheer time that you spend going down this loose, rock strewn moonscape, after having to get up there in the first place. It was MURDER on the arms and legs. It took me 16 min to get down stage 4. I had to stop twice to just breathe and release some tension from my arms and to prevent cramp. A 16 min down after 6 3/4 hours at avg 158bpm is not easy. Having said that, the technicality was pretty high compared to the normal trail in CT. There are patches on TM and in jonkers that rival it (talking stages 4&5) but the vast majority fall way short. If it were an imba trail it'd be a solid double black. Not from a drops or jumps perspective (there were only 3 jumps and all of them were in st1) but just from having to keep control of your bike over sections of loose rock while still doing those drops. The pics, as always, don't do it justice. There is loose rock just littered all over the trail. Stages 1/2/3 were completely different. Loose and off camber, but dry and dusty. Hardly any rock. Cool. Seems to be a proper lung buster. I don't think it would be a solid double black, but okay. Would love to check out the Cape trails sometime.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Gonna be writing an Ezel for Noobs review this pm. DJR 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) Cool. Seems to be a proper lung buster. I don't think it would be a solid double black, but okay. Would love to check out the Cape trails sometime.In terms of IMBA st4&5 certainly would be. I don't like the imba ratings (think they assign the ratings too easily) but that's how it is. None of the features were avoidable. Terrain is exceptionally varied. loose rock all over the place - literally carpeting stage 4. Stage 5 wasn't as loose but it was bigger, apparently. Stages 1-3..... Green imo. Edited October 16, 2017 by Myles Mayhew
Vetseun Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Gonna be writing an Ezel for Noobs review this pm.Sorry Myles, But I honestly believe in speaking your mind. You did get a DNF ?Dont you think that it is rather arrogant to be writing an article on something that you couldnt complete? I personally believe in first earning my stripes before I comment or give advise.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) Sorry Myles, But I honestly believe in speaking your mind. You did get a DNF ?Dont you think that it is rather arrogant to be writing an article on something that you couldnt complete? I personally believe in first earning my stripes before I comment or give advise.I didn't finish, but it doesn't mean I can't write about my experience. Maybe It'll help someone else prepare for it or something similar a bit better than I did. Oh. I also think that the very fact I DIDN'T complete, means there's something to be said. It's brutal. It's uncompromising. It's also a sign that it is achievable for the average Joe. Maybe not to finish, but to at least try. Edited October 16, 2017 by Myles Mayhew Bat, dewaldsss, DJR and 3 others 6
Odinson Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 I didn't finish, but it doesn't mean I can't write about my experience. Maybe It'll help someone else prepare for it or something similar a bit better than I did. So, kind of a 'What not to do to finish the Ezel Enduro'? Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
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