EigerSA Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Not sure if this has been posted already... if so then ignore. But if not... A 63-page UCI document titled, “Check of the equipment and position in competition,” details the changes for 2012, which also includes regulations requiring hydration packs to be worn on the back (rather than the front) beginning April 1, banning shoe covers in track racing as of October 1, and requiring socks to be shorter than the mid-point between the ankle and the knee, effective immediately. According to the UCI, the rules regarding hydration packs are intended to prevent riders from gaining aerodynamic advantage by placing a hydration pack on their stomach. The sock rule is likely intended to prevent the use of compression wear. Modifying the length of the saddle, adapting approved wheels, removing the dropout safety tab, adding tape to handlebars to meet the 3:1 rule, covering holes or screws with tape (except for the valve of disc wheels) or transforming any component of the bicycle. The rule barring the removal of fork dropout safety tabs, commonly referred to as “lawyer tabs,” could have a dramatic impact on racing. Professional teams remove these tabs, which are designed to keep the front wheel in the dropouts even if the quick release opens, to enable fast wheel changes. Leaving the tabs on requires most skewers to be unscrewed in order to remove the wheel, adding precious seconds to a wheel change and making it more difficult for a rider to rejoin the peloton. next on the list of considerations is limiting training so no one rider has any advantage by training more than the next rider this sport is becoming farcical! http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/03/bikes-and-tech/uci-to-require-lawyer-tabs-dictate-camelbak-placement-and-sock-length_209958 Tiny K 1
'Dale Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Also, disc brakes on road bikes are under review and not (yet) allowed. Several applications for use of this technology have been submitted to the Agents in UCI for approval.
TNT1 Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 next on the list of considerations is limiting training so no one rider has any advantage by training more than the next rider this sport is becoming farcical! As long as they don't start designing the bike equivalent of those horrid "step-nose" F1 cars...
The Guy in Pink Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 The banning of compression garments by Athletes has not spread to these yet ... Tiny K 1
TNT1 Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 The banning of compression garments by Athletes has not spread to these yet ... Oh, look. A ghey horsie.
Minion Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 As long as they don't start designing the bike equivalent of those horrid "step-nose" F1 cars...I was wondering why a whole lot had suddenly started looking like platypuses.
TNT1 Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I was wondering why a whole lot had suddenly started looking like platypuses. It's the way the majority of teams interpreted the rule changes for this year.
Tiny K Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 UCI is just s(h)itting on other's doorstep and just being right 'ole tjops! The only advantage of the 'lawyers' tabs is for faster wheel changes - on the less pro arena, I understand it, but at pro level, I don't see why they interfere so much. It's like they have a conference every year to discuss what idiotic changes or new legislation they can add. btw who wears their hydration packs on their stomach / front? surely it gets in the way.........?
TNT1 Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 btw who wears their hydration packs on their stomach / front? surely it gets in the way.........? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3333155621_b541a971da_o.jpghttp://www.bicycling.co.za/files/touchline/bicycling/imagecache/node_preview/node-files/29/article/schleck.jpg
Minion Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 btw who wears their hydration packs on their stomach / front? surely it gets in the way.........?Frank:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/frank-schleck-facing-uci-investigation-after-criterium-international-tt
Tiny K Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3333155621_b541a971da_o.jpghttp://www.bicycling.co.za/files/touchline/bicycling/imagecache/node_preview/node-files/29/article/schleck.jpgFrank:http://www.cyclingne...nternational-tt My bad....... Never even thought of it in a TT scenario.
Wonder Woman Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 The banning of compression garments by Athletes has not spread to these yet ... Can you just imagine trying to get that on a race horse....
andydude Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I don't think all the changes they do or think of are bad. Imagine where you have no standard and everybody can do what they want. Then it could become like F1 where the driver counts for maybe 20% and the car 80% of the performance. I know - extreme example. And also, costs would shoot up with new space age bikes. I agree some changes seem mundane, but surely there's people there like you and me, but with more information at their disposal, that make these decisions?
andydude Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 And by the way - that horse looks very funny!! I had to look twice to see if it's not photo-shopped.
.thumb.jpg.f7359a62a1f4f4199fdd069d76f07b79.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now