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“The spirit” however is so vague
Whilst I think a tt frame with 1000 quid handlebars designed specifically to give you a tt position whilst looking like road bars is not the spirit with more aero benefits hanging 12 inches off your arse with also what looks like a chest fairing is not in the spirit it is a roadbike for all intents and purposes.
This is why I gave up tt in 2010. It’s just a ball ache of emotion, its way too much of a weapons war than a true test as is the idea.
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its way too much of a weapons war than a true test as is the idea.
The 'true test' should be of the competitor as an athlete, rather than their ability as a shopper.
I absolutely can understand why you gave up time trialling - you and so many others!
'The Spirit' is meant to be vague - it should be left up to the referee to decide what's a road bike - that should discourage chancers from turning up with dodgy TT bikes and claiming they've got a road bike.
clubman
Something along these lines should not be difficult to achieve. After all, we're not talking about anything unduly harsh, like suspensions.
All that needs to happen is that the offending bike/rider would be excluded from the road bike section of the event - so he could still ride in the 'open' section for a time. He would not have wasted his entry fee and petrol.