Tri spokes UCI TT legal?

[Ronster]

Howzit guys,

 

are tri spokes UCI TT legal for time trial events. I know for tri's they arent legal anymore.

[De Vlaamse Leeuw]

maybe thats why mine was so cheap the other day

 

 

Luckily I'll only be using it on the track

[Minion]

There doesn't appear to be any regulation excluding them from TTs:

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...=34033&LangId=1 (p56 onwards)

 

They are illegal for normal road races, unless they appear on this list:

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...jQxNjY&LangId=1

Edited November 5, 2010 by Edman

[Lucky Luke.]

Pretty sure they're legal. LA and Contador both used tri-spoke front wheels in the Tour ITT. I think the rule is your front wheel needs to have at least 45% of the surface area open - for obvious safety reasons.

 

http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com//2009/07/23/2/bettiniphoto_0041739_1_full_600.jpg

[De Vlaamse Leeuw]

Thats the wheel I just bought

[Ronster]

thanks guys.

 

I know they have been banned for Triathlons except IM.