mattr wrote:Weight limits are easy.
Safety standards are hard, and potentially open you up to prosecution in the event of failure.
Exactly.
I recall making the same point years ago on WW to a similarly purist crowd
I strongly favour a weight minimum. It will generally help on safety, but also allows amateurs and those with far less resources to ride what the pros ride. FWIW it also helps comparability of performance, for example uphill climbs etc, accepting all the other variables as a fact of life ...
TBH I'm not convinced of the need to lower it, though clearly there is no necessary compromise in safety certainly down to 6kg
If the UCI went down to 6kg then given the desire to ride powermeters etc it probably would stimulate a bit more development of WW equipment ... and that's a good thing
BTW, for mountain stages where it matters most of the pro bikes I've seen are at or just over 6.8kg, so certainly is important, particularly for GC guys who are actually likely to attack uphill where weight matters