NotSoBigBen Posted March 28, 2017 Share As most of you know I ride my 'MonsterCross' bike quite a lot .... I must be honest I have tried it out at places like Rietvlei and Thaba and found it to be a really crappy bike if it's even remotely technical. Mostly, IMHO, the narrowness of the bar and not ideal hand positions .... at least in my case (I don't have those extra little brake levers on the top of the bar) if you go into anything sort of downhill technical and you go for the brakes you are way to far over the front of the bike and low down I have long gone decided that I use it for real gravel grinding/tar combo rides, this is all district roads and very occasional good jeep track. Also ideal on some of the narrow tar roads (think Lido road in the south) where if you hear a truck coming you can just pop of the tar onto the verge at any time I will use it at Cullinan to Tonteldoos as I am lead to believe that it is well suited to that, not out to prove that I can do an MTB race with my frankenstein road bike Use it, don't use it up to you L.T.G, openmind, TALUS and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyone Posted March 28, 2017 Share Yeah probably a safety thing... also could be that you may embarrass too many MTB'ers when you fly past them on a downhill... Mongoose!, Kalahari Vegmot, Pure Savage and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.T.G Posted March 28, 2017 Share I know - it was an attempt at humourI had a long giggle Wahoo...*hug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted March 28, 2017 Share This rule will probably be as well enforced as not allowing MTB's with disc brakes in road races.. A thing I would not worry about. I am pretty sure if you pay your CSA license, thats all CSA cares about. You could rock up on an ebike and they wouldn't care, as long as you pay your license fee. Quagga, AdamA, Mongoose! and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted March 28, 2017 Share Like Tri Bars at road races? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted March 28, 2017 Share Yeah probably a safety thing... also could be that you may embarrass too many MTB'ers when you fly past them on a downhill... Ill pick the downhill, I wanna see this person come past even someone like me with my lack of skillzzzSattellite descent that was part of the VG race, thats ideal NotSoBigBen, Skinnyone and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted March 28, 2017 Share One could take some solace in this story.....http://fullsus.co.za/sani2c-by-cyclocross/ (I'm guessing that Sani2C is covered by CSA MTB rules???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted March 28, 2017 Share Rule 4.1.039 of the UCI Cycling Regulations...so not so much a CSA Rule as a UCI Rule. 4.1.039 During MTB races no traditional road handlebars may be used. As soon as an event is sanctioned then the rules come into play. Hill2Hill would have applied for sanctioning as a MTB event from KZN MTB who in turn are empowered by CSA to grant or not grant sanctioning. By being sanctioned the event is bound to KZN MTB, CSA and UCI rules pertaining to the type of event and the cycling discipline applicable. You are right in saying that you would be DQ'd if you took part... and that's assuming that you even got past the start line as in all probability the start line commissar would not have allowed you to start. I doubt appealing to CSA to have the rule relaxed would be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted March 28, 2017 Share One could take some solace in this story.....http://fullsus.co.za/sani2c-by-cyclocross/ (I'm guessing that Sani2C is covered by CSA MTB rules???) For sure S2C applied for sanctioning and therefore have to abide by CSA rules.. Wondering if stage race rules allow for CX bikes/drop bars vs marathon rules do not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted March 28, 2017 Share 800mm wide RISER bar crew checking in. Pure Savage and AdamA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted March 28, 2017 Share At the end of the day, ride whatever bike you want on whatever surface you want... its your choice. I think of it like this, if for whatever reason im riding a dirtroad and you're gonna come past me on the roadbike, dont get in my way on a technical descent and hold your line when I catch you there. Move out the way.Likewise can be said for any other bike riding in its opposite discipline. If you ride your MTB on the tar, dont get in the roadies way. Keep up and dont lose the wheel or pull the bunch. End of story Pure Savage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted March 28, 2017 Share If you're behind me, you're slowIf you're in front of me, you're in my way Sums it up... ChUkKy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOOK695 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Disc brakes also not allowed in CSA road events..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 28, 2017 Share Ill pick the downhill, I wanna see this person come past even someone like me with my lack of skillzzzSattellite descent that was part of the VG race, thats ideal This oke would be able to, but I suspect he (and the pro cx okes) are in the minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 28, 2017 Share Fat Boab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 28, 2017 Share Drop bars is NOT a mountainbike, its a road bike. A road bike ridden by a roadie that actually made a mistake and deep down inside wants to be a mountainbiker. Drop bars on a mountainbike... FFS, go play tennis with a squash racquet, same ***.Flat bars is a mountain bike then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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