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Well it's true that no-one seems to check, but if you can't comply with the rules ... why go?
It's clear the rules are all about the look rather than anything too specific like componentry. I thought that the external brake cables/downtube shifters/no quick-release pedals was an admirable way of keeping the bikes looking 'Heroic' without getting into the extreme hassle of scrutineering. It's rather fine that there is no checking, but it relies on folk not taking the p....
There were a couple of bikes last year I thought a little close to the edge. I had swapped out my own cables and mildly deep CXP33 wheels for Open Pros in order to comply with the loose spec and I'll run the same bike (1986 Carlton) this year. But a bike on DHD's lines would not present a problem.