Knysna road race discriminating against mtb!

[FCH]

before everyone gets their knickers in a know about the title, its poking fun; BUT, I do however wonder why the heck should you pay R30 more if you decide to ride a road race on a mtb rather than a road bike....

 

 

Road Race Details

Date: Sunday, 9 July 2016

Venue: Waterfront Drive

Time: First start at 08:00

Routes: 109 km & 50 km

NEW Categories: 100 km & 50 km MTB categories

This year for the first time, due to demand, we have introduced MTB categories to the 109 km and 50 km Road Race events!

Entry fees: Road Race 109 km 16 years & older R330 Road Race 109 km Elite Elite riders only R330 Road Race 50 km 12 years & older R280 Road Race 109 km Tandem   R540 Road Race Tandem 50 km   R440 MTB 109 km   R360 MTB 50 km   R280    

[Skubarra]

ja thats a bit daft - I guess it is for the privilege to ride in your own mtb category, I assume there will be a seperate podium etc for the mtb category?

 

Maybe it is because mtb'ers tend to stop & eat more at each waterpoint   

[Grease_Monkey]

Seems a bit stupid! Question is, what do I pay if I want to ride my mtb in the road category? 

[Skubarra]

Seems a bit stupid! Question is, what do I pay if I want to ride my mtb in the road category? 

 

I assume then you pay normal fee and start with the others in the normal categories

 

You only pay more if you want to ride with the other mtb'ers in the mtb category

[Patchelicious]

Click bait titles are no different than controversial Huffington Post blogs... just saying.

 

Seeing that it a separate "race", with fewer numbers, maybe thats the figure that they arrived at for it to make commercial sense. Would you rather the roadies pay more to cover that extra cost, even though they weren't the ones asking for it, doesn't sound fair to me.

[BrandonF_]

Mountain bike tyres causes more road surface damage...????

[Skubarra]

So it is basically a seperate event - different than doing the normal road race on your mtb. A bit like the e-bike category for the mtb race

1. Road Race Mountain Bike Categories
   Any competitor entering these events must ensure that they ride genuine mountain bikes with mountain bike knobbly tires. Any person not complying with this condition will not be recognised as a finisher in these events and if found after the event to have contravened this condition will be removed from the results.

[babse]

you deserve to be penalised pay more R30 for wanting to race a MTB on tar

 

[Patchelicious]

Mountain bike tyres causes more road surface damage...

Their riders are also usually of the rotund variety, and leave more polystyrene containers lying around post event.

[Skubarra]

you deserve to be penalised pay more R30 for wanting to race a MTB on tar

 

They actually should make this standard for all races, let the mtb'ers start at the back in their own category and charge them more

[carbon29er]

you deserve to be penalised pay more R30 for wanting to race a MTB on tar

 

 

 

They actually should make this standard for all races, let the mtb'ers start at the back in their own category and charge them more

Finally, after a few years of searching, I've found sanity on the hub. Well done both of you.

 

And Knysna organising committee for making the insufferable buggers pay their fair share for all the "I did a sub 3 on knobblies" that invariably follow a race where mountain bikes are allowed amongst those of us who have the decency to bring the right kit to the race.

[Mamil]

Apparently its free if you want to ride your road bike in the mtb event.

[Mamil]

double post

[Vetplant]

Apparently its free if you want to ride your road bike in the mtb event.

Now THAT is something I would pay to watch!

[nonky]

Their riders are also usually of the rotund variety, and leave more polystyrene containers lying around post event.

 

Team Snack-Worx?

[Patchelicious]

Team Snack-Worx?

Thats why Spez does a SWAT box. (Samoosas, Wine, Astros, Twinkies)