UCI ready to change the 6.8 kg weight limit?
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It will be interesting to see the new limit.
Interestingly many of the pros currently ride bikes over 7kg so the 6.8kg limit doesn't seem to be a big issue with them.
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Interestingly many of the pros currently ride bikes over 7kg so the 6.8kg limit doesn't seem to be a big issue with them.
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the move to disc with thru-axle will add weight. Seems pointless to lower the weight limit when the technology being added means heavier and not lighter bikes.
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It's always struck me as arbitrary and a little silly to set a weight limit when they really want to control safety. Plenty of heavy bikes are it fit for the pro peloton and plenty of light bikes are wickedly safe. If you want to regulate safety then set SAFETY standards rather than pretending that weight is an appropriate proxy.
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+1FastforaSlowGuy wrote:It's always struck me as arbitrary and a little silly to set a weight limit when they really want to control safety. Plenty of heavy bikes are it fit for the pro peloton and plenty of light bikes are wickedly safe. If you want to regulate safety then set SAFETY standards rather than pretending that weight is an appropriate proxy.
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i don't know. building a lower weight bike won't really result in much speed gain and a persuit of grams might result in a safety issue that isn't caught by other standards. if there's a minimum weight then there's no advantage in a race to the bottom.
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I think an overall min weight is kind of pointless now. The emphasis should be on safety. Suppose disc brakes come into common use. They are heavier than rim brakes. But, if the added weight of disc brakes means they can reduce the weight of the frame, then is that good? I think I'd rather have the stronger heavier frame with rim brakes than disc brakes on the lighter frame, all else being equal. It's a tough one. It'll be interesting to see what they come up with, if anything.
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I think lowering of the weight limit might see more purity in the technology that the riders/teams choose. The strategy of each rider may be better played out. Some may choose deep aero wheels and electronic group sets, others going for the WW options.
mattr wrote:Weight limits are easy.
Safety standards are hard
This.
Also weight limits reduce the cost of fielding competitive bikes. Without weight limits the rich teams will be able to afford to spend loads of money on WW gear while the poor teams won't. While the performance disparity will not be as bad as in motorsport, it's not zero.
I'd like to see the weight limit reduced, then go down a little each year to spur technology development.
There should be no weight limit. Simple. Long as safety regs are meet who cares.
The desperation of companies/media banging on about disc brakes in order to sell a shed load of new products. Its all a bunch of K%k
Lets be honest disc's are not needed just like electronic is not needed. Its all just a media driven gimmick to make more money. I laugh at posters who say they are going to hang on from buying a bike in case disc becomes "the norm"
Let all those rich fat weekend warriors spend all their money on another gimmick.
I doubt we will ever see a pro rider on a 9/10 lb bike now.
The desperation of companies/media banging on about disc brakes in order to sell a shed load of new products. Its all a bunch of K%k
Lets be honest disc's are not needed just like electronic is not needed. Its all just a media driven gimmick to make more money. I laugh at posters who say they are going to hang on from buying a bike in case disc becomes "the norm"
Let all those rich fat weekend warriors spend all their money on another gimmick.
I doubt we will ever see a pro rider on a 9/10 lb bike now.
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mattr wrote:Weight limits are easy.
Safety standards are hard, and potentially open you up to prosecution in the event of failure.
Did you see all those broken Movie bikes this year?
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