Understand tdF restricts handlebars to drop bars - What others might be better?
07-22-11, 03:52 AM
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Nothing to stop you putting whatever bars you want on a bike of course, a guy i work with spent a load of money on a high end racer and got the shop to put some flat hybrid bars on it, it didn't make any sense to me but his money - his choice.
07-22-11, 04:28 AM
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However, at least to some extent that prevents natural progress, evolution and advancement - except within the specific confines of the rules.
In some other sports they have different classes for different levels of equipment with for instance an "open" or "unlimited" class where just about any equipment that is safe can be operated.
So, if that were the case with bicycling - wonder what might happen to handlebars in the "unlimited" classes?
In some other sports they have different classes for different levels of equipment with for instance an "open" or "unlimited" class where just about any equipment that is safe can be operated.
So, if that were the case with bicycling - wonder what might happen to handlebars in the "unlimited" classes?
It's a race where better design wins, not better rider.
What about speed bars? I'm pretty sure they're legal but I've never really seen anyone use them:
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07-22-11, 05:44 AM
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07-22-11, 10:30 AM
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[URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Obree[/ URL]
The UCI was embarrassed that this amateur came out of nowhere on a homemade bike and smashed the world hour record, so they promptly decided to ban it and all positions he attempted. There's another "superman" position they banned as well, which he invented after they told him he couldn't tuck his arms under his chest anymore.
His second position was banned well after he retired from bike racing. He was trying to make a business selling superman bars, and that was ill affected by the ruling, but his competitive results were not.
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