Originally Posted by
Phatman
...Anyways, if there was a rule change to make everyone be basically on the same bike, and you really just had to focus on training and tactics, would it make cycling less fun for you?
I already gave my opinion about enjoying variables. But to this OP...You mean actually allow all racers in the race to use the same equipment? Like juniors would be allowed to use the same gears as adults? I would vote for that. At this time there are a group of pretty fast racers being handicapped by the rules. Fix that first.
The larger difference is more likely teams/non-teams and the support behind them. I realize the recreational racer (the 95% of USAC racers) can do a lot just based on themselves. The top level of the sport, is a team sport. At the elite level there are likely as many staff supporting the racers as there are racers.