the unofficial Cape Epic thread

[OVERDRIVE]

8 hours ago, Shebeen said:

Interested to hear your source!

Lol no, saw the specializd off the team name hence the ask

[DieselnDust]

11 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:

Lol no, saw the specializd off the team name hence the ask

Ninety One also off the team name but they're till involved. Will likely be on the kit.

I must say the build for 2025 Cape Epic has been deathly quiet

[babse]

36 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Ninety One also off the team name but they're till involved. Will likely be on the kit.

I must say the build for 2025 Cape Epic has been deathly quiet

Mense pwaasa bru, cut them some slack 🤭

[bolt67]

Not been quite the same ever since Ironman bought it ! 

[babse]

so who of le hub will be riding an giving us insights during the race?

[Jbr]

1 hour ago, babse said:

so who of le hub will be riding an giving us insights during the race?

The racing is hard, got diarrhea.

[babse]

16 minutes ago, Jbr said:

The racing is hard, got diarrhea.

1 day when the route goes through val de vie again 😜

[DieselnDust]

3 hours ago, babse said:

so who of le hub will be riding an giving us insights during the race?

Lets see how Sunday plays out...

[babse]

32 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Lets see how Sunday plays out...

hopefully there is more than 1 team competing...

[DieselnDust]

12 minutes ago, babse said:

hopefully there is more than 1 team competing...

Well with Speed Company there is always a race

[SamTaylor]

sad that some big names wont be racing this year, but I think theres still going to be some good racing this year. those days around paarl are going to be the deciders

[DieselnDust]

7 minutes ago, SamTaylor said:

sad that some big names wont be racing this year, but I think theres still going to be some good racing this year. those days around paarl are going to be the deciders

You make an interesting prediction. Why do you think Paarl specifically ?

[SamTaylor]

1 hour ago, DieselnDust said:

You make an interesting prediction. Why do you think Paarl specifically ?

There’s two days back to back there that are seriously tough. You’re gonna need all your technical skills, and your best climbing legs just to have a shot at staying with the race there. Add to that some extreme heat which Paarl rock can dish up in spades, and you are in for some fun.

plus, racing hard on those trails will require a lot of good luck as well, that there are no mechanicals or crashes to ruin your day. 
 

so that all added up, I reckon will make those two days the decider in terms of the elite field, and I think a lot amateurs will be caught out and end their epic there, especially if it’s hot. 

[ajnkzn]

https://en.brujulabike.com/electronic-suspensions-with-rigid-seatpost-thats-the-spectacular-lukas-baums-orbea-oiz-european-champion-edition/
 

Speed Company bike checks 🤤

[ajnkzn]

https://en.brujulabike.com/the-spectaculars-bh-lynx-race-of-tiago-ferreira-and-david-valero-for-the-cape-epic-2025-in-detail/
 

BH Lynx team bike checks featuring 40t (!) chainrings and the world’s most pointless dropper post 🙄

Edited March 13, 2025 by ajnkzn

[SamTaylor]

2 hours ago, ajnkzn said:

https://en.brujulabike.com/the-spectaculars-bh-lynx-race-of-tiago-ferreira-and-david-valero-for-the-cape-epic-2025-in-detail/
 

BH Lynx team bike checks featuring a 40t (!) chainring and the world’s most pointless dropper post 🙄

those are some really good looking bikes, but what the hell is up with that dropper post... may as well just lose it all together and shave a few exrtra grams