I was interested to see that the UCI was checking bike weights at the Masters Worlds in Sydney to ensure they comply with the minimum 6.8kg rule.
All of the carbon bikes that I saw were comfortably over the limit (my own was 9.2kg )
However, most of the aluminium bikes were very close to the limit and one particular bike I saw weighed in at only 6.6kg. The rider was asked to "make his bike heavier" so he taped a folding multi-tool under his saddle. I thought this was very dangerous as I thought it might come loose, but the officials seemed satisfied that it was ok.
A better way of making the bike heavier is to remove the seatpost and drop a length of bicycle chain into the seat tube.
I'm not really going anwhere with this thread, I just thought it was interesting.
All of the carbon bikes that I saw were comfortably over the limit (my own was 9.2kg )
However, most of the aluminium bikes were very close to the limit and one particular bike I saw weighed in at only 6.6kg. The rider was asked to "make his bike heavier" so he taped a folding multi-tool under his saddle. I thought this was very dangerous as I thought it might come loose, but the officials seemed satisfied that it was ok.
A better way of making the bike heavier is to remove the seatpost and drop a length of bicycle chain into the seat tube.
I'm not really going anwhere with this thread, I just thought it was interesting.