Why was the Superman body position banned? Shouldn't riders have a choice as to their position? I can understand regulating the equipment, but not the position.
>From: Jerry Moos <moos@penn.com>
>To: PeterGrenader <peterg@ixpres.com>
>CC: Richard Rose <rmrose@toast.net>, Monkeyman <monkey37@bluemarble.net>,
> Chris Beyer <beyerc@mailserver.volvo.com>,
>classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Boardman's new/old hour record bike
>Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 15:20:07 -0500
>
>It's probably because I'm a stodgy old retrogrouch, but despite his
>considerable
>other faults, particularly his handling of doping problems, I support what
>Hein
>Verbruggen is doing in standardizing bike design and refocusing competition
>on the
>athlete. I think maybe UCI is wiser in this regard than the federations
>for skiing
>ans skating. As to toboggan, motorcycle racing and car racing, those are
>not
>athletic sports in the same sense as cycling and skating, and the equipment
>in
>motorsport has always been half or more of the point. Don't forget that
>the FIA is
>constantly changing the formula for Formula 1 to try to slow down the cars
>and make
>them less expensive - it's just that the designers alway seem more
>ingenious than
>the FIA. And sometimes restrictive regulations in cycling can lead to
>innovations
>as well. If the established stories are to be believed (though Hilary has
>expressed some skepticism about them, I believe) the pre-WWII ban on
>manufacturers'
>names on racing bikes led to many of the marvelous British unconventional
>frame
>designs, and with greater certainty the longtime British ban on massed
>start racing
>led to the incredible strength of time trialing in UK, to which Boardman is
>heir.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jerry Moos
>
>PeterGrenader wrote:
>
> > Because i think the recent decision by the UCI on redefining what a
>bicycle is
> > defeatured the hour record considerably, not to mention a very negative
>effect
> > it had on the development of the sport which, (until the the UCI tugged
>on the
> > way-back machine) was like every other speed sport in the world -
>technology
> > driven. Yes, the athletes that did the impossible and beat the hour
>record
> > with the aid of modern technology are not being forgotten, they are
>being
> > footnoted and I am not sure which is worse.
> >
> > I am a fan of vintage bikes. Don't get me wrong and yes, they don't make
>them
> > like that any longer and you know what - unless you are trying to break
>the
> > hour record they are never going to make them like that any longer I see
>little
> > use on the world regulating committee trying to convince themselves and
>the
> > world otherwise.
> >
> > Look at (most if not all) of the other speed sports - car racing,
>motorcycling,
> > skiing, tobogganing, even skating....are you telling me they have not
>looked
> > into every possible avenue available in aerodynamic law to improve their
> > performance and by doing so, they removed themselves from the spirit of
>the
> > sport in which they trying to excel??
> >
> > I'm sure my opinions here are going to start a wave and I'm sorry if any
>of you
> > don't agree. They are, after all, my opinions. don't hate me.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Peter Grenader
> >
> > Richard Rose wrote:
> >
> > > Why is it a shame?
> > > Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: PeterGrenader <peterg@ixpres.com>
> > > To: Monkeyman <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
> > > Cc: Chris Beyer <beyerc@mailserver.volvo.com>;
> > > <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:37 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Boardman's new/old hour record bike
> > >
> > > > If it helps, there is a picture of the bike Boardman used on the
>Velonews
> > > site.
> > > > Lookes pretty boilerplate. It really is a shame that this has
>happened to
> > > the
> > > > hour record.
> >
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