Trauma wrote:
Typically it doesn't for Tri. Officials aren't looking for frame stickers to see that the frames are UCI approved, as they now do for bike racing. What you can expect to get checked is the seat bottom Bracket offset, and that any bar ends are plugged (and that bars don't extend too far). The shape rule that is of note for Tri is the non-traditional frame geometries...
Resurrecting an old thread here... I specifically asked an official via email for the 2018 ITU LC Worlds about legality of certain bikes in light of the allowance of some new "non-traditional" bikes with fully integrated hydration, non-triangular frames and so forth. My question was about the Cervelo P5-Six, being a non-UCI legal bike due to the front fork and the brake beard. They referred me back to the section in the rules and said if in doubt about the legality of my bike, to apply for an exemption. That seemed like a total cop-out to me because the P5-Six is such an ubiquitous Tri bike, I just wanted a straight answer from a LC race referee whether that bike was on their list of approved bikes. So my question is to any athlete who has raced a P5-Six with the low base bar at the ITU LC Worlds in the past: Any issues with the officials?
I also posed a question on whether a front hydration system like the Torhans Aero30 is to be allowed. Once again, no straight answer. I really don't want to travel all the way to Denmark and then at the last minute get surprised by a race official and told to change things. Once again the question to past ITU LC Worlds athletes: Any problems with the officials using front aero hydration systems?
Dave