Funny bikes for USAC District/Local TT's....Legal or not?

[Rob Benetton]

The message from USA cycling is that "All bikes must be UCI
legal by 2007".OK,Got that...but in the mean time,can I use
a bike with a smaller front wheel in the District TT and
other non-UCI events?Alot of people tell me NO...but some
officials have said there is currently no rule that would
disallow a funny bike...until 2007.

Anyone have an educated opinion on this?Thanks.

 

[Casey Kerrigan]

In article <[email protected]>, Rob
Benetton <[email protected]> wrote:

> The message from USA cycling is that "All bikes must be
> UCI legal by 2007".OK,Got that...but in the mean time,can
> I use a bike with a smaller front wheel in the District TT
> and other non-UCI events?Alot of people tell me NO...but
> some officials have said there is currently no rule that
> would disallow a funny bike...until 2007.
>
> Anyone have an educated opinion on this?Thanks.

2004 USCF rule book section 1J starting on page 31 ending on
page 33 will provide the answers to your question.

 

[John Forrest To]

On 12 Mar 2004 13:56:07 -0800, [email protected] (Rob Benetton)
wrote:

>The message from USA cycling is that "All bikes must be UCI
>legal by 2007".OK,Got that...but in the mean time,can I use
>a bike with a smaller front wheel in the District TT and
>other non-UCI events?Alot of people tell me NO...but some
>officials have said there is currently no rule that would
>disallow a funny bike...until 2007.
>
>Anyone have an educated opinion on this?Thanks.

Read the rule book and check your calendar.

JT

 

[Alex Rodriguez]

In article
<[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
>
>The message from USA cycling is that "All bikes must be UCI
>legal by 2007".OK,Got that...but in the mean time,can I use
>a bike with a smaller front wheel in the District TT and
>other non-UCI events?Alot of people tell me NO...but some
>officials have said there is currently no rule that would
>disallow a funny bike...until 2007.
>
>Anyone have an educated opinion on this?Thanks.

YOu should have a copy of the rule book. Open it up and read
it. Pretty simple stuff.
-----------
Alex

 

[Tritonrider]

>From: Alex Rodriguez [email protected]

can I use a bike with a
>smaller front wheel in the District TT and other non-
>UCI events?
Yes you can. We just had this discussion at the officials
clinic. Bill C

 

[Brian Roth]

[email protected] (Rob Benetton) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> The message from USA cycling is that "All bikes must be
> UCI legal by 2007".OK,Got that...but in the mean time,can
> I use a bike with a smaller front wheel in the District TT
> and other non-UCI events?Alot of people tell me NO...but
> some officials have said there is currently no rule that
> would disallow a funny bike...until 2007.
>
> Anyone have an educated opinion on this?Thanks.

What's the thought process behind this ruling? Arn't funny
bikes pretty much antiques? Since 2000, who has made a funny
bike frame avalible? Are they such an unfair advantage over
a UVCI 2000 leagal bike that they have to specificly outlaw
them? Funny bike riders unite!

 

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (brian roth) wrote:

> [email protected] (Rob Benetton) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> > The message from USA cycling is that "All bikes must be
> > UCI legal by 2007".OK,Got that...but in the mean
> > time,can I use a bike with a smaller front wheel in the
> > District TT and other non-UCI events?Alot of people tell
> > me NO...but some officials have said there is currently
> > no rule that would disallow a funny bike...until 2007.
> >
> > Anyone have an educated opinion on this?Thanks.
>
>
> What's the thought process behind this ruling? Arn't funny
> bikes pretty much antiques? Since 2000, who has made a
> funny bike frame avalible? Are they such an unfair
> advantage over a UVCI 2000 leagal bike that they have to
> specificly outlaw them? Funny bike riders unite!

Probably the thought process is that there's a bunch of funny-
bike TT riders and crossover tri-geeks who will raise the
roof if their expensive bikes are suddenly outlawed.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected]
http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club