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"dw" wrote in message om... Anyone know if the existing 6.8kg mininum bike weight gets adjusted over time? If not, it tends to remove an incentive to innovate in materials and design. The weight limit may help "innovation", if it wasn't there, my guess is people would just go for stupid light all the time. Innovations like aero, vibration damping, 10speed and electric groups would left at the side of the road in the search to reduce weight. Weather or not these innovations are a good idea or not, I leave up to you. But the weight limit does give them room to move on some of these ideas. |
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"RonSonic" wrote in message ... On 29 Sep 2004 11:14:37 -0700, (dw) wrote: Anyone know if the existing 6.8kg mininum bike weight gets adjusted over time? If not, it tends to remove an incentive to innovate in materials and design. I went quite a few years with no involvement with cycling beyond just riding the things from time to time. About 12 years of no magazines, or online reading beyond finding a tire or part once in awhile. snip Ron cranky past my bedtime Now THAT's an unusual involvement in cycling - riding a bike! Hugh Fenton |
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"RonSonic" wrote in message ... On 29 Sep 2004 11:14:37 -0700, (dw) wrote: Anyone know if the existing 6.8kg mininum bike weight gets adjusted over time? If not, it tends to remove an incentive to innovate in materials and design. I went quite a few years with no involvement with cycling beyond just riding the things from time to time. About 12 years of no magazines, or online reading beyond finding a tire or part once in awhile. snip Ron cranky past my bedtime Now THAT's an unusual involvement in cycling - riding a bike! Hugh Fenton |
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Judging by the changes, amendments, revisions, and re-revisions of the
past forty years, it looks like nothing about UCI regulations is permanent. -- "Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes, it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877) |
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Judging by the changes, amendments, revisions, and re-revisions of the
past forty years, it looks like nothing about UCI regulations is permanent. -- "Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes, it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877) |
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dw wrote:
Anyone know if the existing 6.8kg mininum bike weight gets adjusted over time? If not, it tends to remove an incentive to innovate in materials and design. It also discourages the use of that dangerous element, drillium. |
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dw wrote:
Anyone know if the existing 6.8kg mininum bike weight gets adjusted over time? If not, it tends to remove an incentive to innovate in materials and design. It also discourages the use of that dangerous element, drillium. |
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"stu" wrote in message . au...
"dw" wrote in message om... Anyone know if the existing 6.8kg mininum bike weight gets adjusted over time? If not, it tends to remove an incentive to innovate in materials and design. The weight limit may help "innovation", if it wasn't there, my guess is people would just go for stupid light all the time. Innovations like aero, vibration damping, 10speed and electric groups would left at the side of the road in the search to reduce weight. Weather or not these innovations are a good idea or not, I leave up to you. But the weight limit does give them room to move on some of these ideas. Maybe it would be best to increase the limit? |
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