Originally Posted by
zastolj
Wow, first time I hear about actually not letting someone race because of dt shifters. Do you know if it was the race organizers or the riders team/club that said so? Itīs not against the rules anywhere that's for sure.
...as I remember it, he said that a few of the regulars in the training rides took him aside and explained they thought he was dangerous, as configured. Interestingly, the bike I bought from him was this Battaglin with brifters, which he had purchased to continue training with them. In the time he had ridden it, he had pretty much worn out the cogs, chainwheels, and chain. I got the impression he was more of a fast rider than a mechanic. He was probably upgrading to carbon fiber plastic at that point in time. Steel was too slow for him.
