DieselnDust Posted March 18 Share 2 minutes ago, Headshot said: I like the glitches and wrong naming the riders.,. adds to the entertainment and gives you something to b@tch about here and to whoever you're watching with. Its all part of the package, My favourite is "Ciovita Orange/Yellow Jersey" which has to always be said together. At least its not the Absa Cape Epic presented by XXXXX and XXXXX or did I miss that? How are those Spesh riders coping with thet enduro style HTA. The HTA I predicted about ten years ago for marathon and XC bikes but was always shot down by @DieselnDust 🙂 It still looks 💩 BuffsVintageBikes and Headshot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffsVintageBikes Posted March 18 Share As someone who's been part of that media crew for a few years (okay I only rode the motorbike with the cameraman on the back 😄), I can promise you that they won't be happy with that feed today and will be doing everything in their power to improve it for tomorrow. BigShot media take what they do very seriously and no one is harder on them than themselves. That media caravan is not the place you want to be during a stage if you can't handle stress 😄 DJuice, Danger Dassie, DieselnDust and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted March 18 Share 3 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: As someone who's been part of that media crew for a few years (okay I only rode the motorbike with the cameraman on the back 😄), I can promise you that they won't be happy with that feed today and will be doing everything in their power to improve it for tomorrow. BigShot media take what they do very seriously and no one is harder on them than themselves. That media caravan is not the place you want to be during a stage if you can't handle stress 😄 Send them a link to this thread... Le hub is not impressed! Wannabe, DieselnDust, Hamstring and 4 others 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 18 Share 38 minutes ago, dexterdent said: If you don't like the commentary on the commentary, don't read the thread. If you don't like the free live comments on bikehub (douchebags and all), don't open it. This is not sound financial advice, do whatever you want. More seriously, it seems like the team don't have access to great live info and that seems to be the cause of many of the "issues". I do think ACE are very keen on growing the live coverage, that is what would make the event actually financially lucrative. It's very difficult, but they have been leading inoovaters in this field (the ebike livefeed for one was a spinoff company that pushed to get it, but it gets stuck with cell coverage sometimes). The terrain and broken racing make it incredibly hard to put on a good live product. Go watch any trailrunning live stream and compare.. or here is the feed from the World Marathon champs last year to compare Dogs, DieselnDust, BuffsVintageBikes and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 18 Share 20 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: As someone who's been part of that media crew for a few years (okay I only rode the motorbike with the cameraman on the back 😄), I can promise you that they won't be happy with that feed today and will be doing everything in their power to improve it for tomorrow. BigShot media take what they do very seriously and no one is harder on them than themselves. That media caravan is not the place you want to be during a stage if you can't handle stress 😄 Exactly, Mark is very proud of what he’s achieved in bringing this event to us. They will fix the issues. I’ve seen him do a Toto with his headphones when a camera bikes battery went on the blink a few years back (think it was 2021) BuffsVintageBikes and Ant in the NL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexterdent Posted March 18 Share To be clear, I don't have any issue with the feed - it's pretty much the only live mtb race I watch even though I think mtb is much cooler than road. It must be crazy hard to get anything done in the conditions they need to work in, and things like the helicopter and ebike shots, rider interviews and lack of Cecil Nurse ads are great. At the same time, there is no such thing as free content, except if you value your time and attention at zero. By choosing to watch this rather than a new Zero Friction Cycling or Veritasium video, there are some (very small) financial impacts to the content creator. My attention is the product that is being sold and competed for. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 18 Share more importantly, I have clearly been living under a rock. Bart cut off the pony tail?!!! DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 18 Share 1 minute ago, Shebeen said: more importantly, I have clearly been living under a rock. Bart cut off the pony tail?!!! Ya it was mentioned in the race preview on Saturday. that’s quite a nice machine Harvey is working on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted March 18 Share 1 hour ago, DieselnDust said: Ya ya ya ok ok be grateful we get anything at all I get it. Technical glitches aside the most informative person is Sabine and then Baart doing the inserts. It’s stage 1 so maybe the commentary will improve but I at least expect the commentators to know who the riders are and be able to speak about them informatively. Seems to be correct speed company 6:48 back already. They be come back from here before but it doesn’t look the same as the last two years. Baum looked very uncomfortable yesterday and today. Back issues again? I saw one of them riding big gears on a flat section yesterday ....sad to say their prologue and today's result says something is wrong. I'm a big fan of them and Matt Beers and Nino....I'm covering all my bases 😎 On the comnentary, Gerald says Speed Company off the front, meanwhile we could all see them unhitched on the climb. Yesterday Gerald couldn't name quite a few riders - he seemed under prepared. I prefer American commentaries, they're way more professional. My fav is still Bart ... Now to do some work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted March 18 Share 1 hour ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: As someone who's been part of that media crew for a few years (okay I only rode the motorbike with the cameraman on the back 😄), I can promise you that they won't be happy with that feed today and will be doing everything in their power to improve it for tomorrow. BigShot media take what they do very seriously and no one is harder on them than themselves. That media caravan is not the place you want to be during a stage if you can't handle stress 😄 Hope they get it right. I've never been a fan of the commentary but the visual feed even from the finish has been bad. Like an earlier post said, it may be the undersea data cable break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 18 Share I’m not convinced an undersea data cable is responsible for equipment not connecting on our side unless that connection first goes to Europe before bouncing back here. How does the data centre connections work between dimension data, the media crew and the broadcasters? I’d think that the exported data would be affected not the internal SA networks? love2fly and Wannabe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 18 Share another thing. remember the Cape Epic fantasy league? imagine having to pick the ladies field with it being so shallow? https://www.facebook.com/capeepic/posts/the-absa-cape-epic-fantasy-league-is-live-on-the-bike-hub-make-your-predictions-/10156348334238319/ 4th place is 10+mins back, 6th is almost half an hour off GC (in contrast, GC mens have still got 9 within 10mins). DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Hechter Posted March 18 Share 39 minutes ago, Shebeen said: more importantly, I have clearly been living under a rock. Bart cut off the pony tail?!!! Bliksem, check that saddle angle FootballingCyclist and Ant in the NL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 18 Share 2 minutes ago, Ruben Hechter said: Bliksem, check that saddle angle @Headshotis stunned into silence at the length of that stem Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 18 Share 8 minutes ago, Shebeen said: another thing. remember the Cape Epic fantasy league? imagine having to pick the ladies field with it being so shallow? https://www.facebook.com/capeepic/posts/the-absa-cape-epic-fantasy-league-is-live-on-the-bike-hub-make-your-predictions-/10156348334238319/ 4th place is 10+mins back, 6th is almost half an hour off GC (in contrast, GC mens have still got 9 within 10mins). But #equalpay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 18 Share 10 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: @Headshotis stunned into silence at the length of that stem Funny that his face doesn't show it, but you'd swear that stem angle was so he could rub his snoz on the front tyre? Ruben Hechter and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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