Crazy UCI rule.

lewis1641":3esv6a8y said:
Sounds to me like they are trying to slow someone down or scupper someone's plans.

Anyone seen obrees bike recently? Will any of this affect him?

I was thinking something similar myself!

Whats the betting Mark Cavendish runs his saddle at 3.5 degrees :twisted:
 
Woz":1dfqmwr7 said:
....but all the same, there are ways and means by which a given sport can preserve the spirit of the sport, and ideals in terms of key design features, without ruling with an iron fist on every single detail or minutia.
Just for discussions sake, are there really "ways and means"? Can you be more specific? IMHO it would be very difficult to acheive without having some precise "standards" laid down. Otherwise, it's all up for judgement calls on a case to case basis depending on which way the wind blows at the time. Look at the fuss at the end of the TdF when Greg Lemond used those Scott aero bars for example.

On subject though, I would propose +4 / -2 degree tilt (measured at the rear) just to move the line and have a drawn out debate with a UCI official. I would also show by bottom boils to the UCI :wink:
I guess where I was coming from with "ways and means" are the types of rules used in motorsport, for example F1 - now that might sound like ruling with an iron fist on every single detail or minutia, but I suspect the reality is quite different. Sure there's lots of detail, but there's also a healthy degree of wiggle room so that innovation and competition can flourish - that's how you get things like double diffusers or side, or front exiting exhausts. Sure, sometimes these are then subject to further rules, or sometimes something more underlying is outlawed, but all the same, you get my point.

As to maintaining the spirit or a certain overall concept, they do that with overarching specifications - after all, one of the key design features - open wheels - would probably go by the wayside if teams had carte blanche, and could just focus on designs that were purely most performant.
 
you can gain an advantage by having the saddle titlting forward .

same with the water bottle . last year there was an incident when one of the Scleck borthers used a camelback under his top for a TT . other riders complained it gave him an advantage as it made him more aerodynamic .

as far as doping is concerned , cycling is doing ok at the moment . riders are being tested regularly .

the same cant be said of other sports like football and rugby .
 

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