The UCI in all it's wisdom dictated that the world hour record would be reset to represent the Eddy's old record set on a track bike with drop bars. After this all records were set on TT bikes with disc wheels and aero bars. Guys tore the record apart, Indurain, Rominger, Boardman made it seem easy to break a record the effort of which the greatest cyclist in history claimed took years off his career. When the UCI reset the record Chris Boardman decided to challenge it on a track bike with drop bars. He beat the record by 10 meters, thats right 10 meters. He said that the effort was the most unpleasant time he ever spent on a bike and this from a man considered one of the greatest time trial riders in history.
Equipment does make a difference, we go faster as we spend more money. Why not level the playing field, if we all rode equipment within certain parameters the strongest guy would win. Not that I think that the strongest guys are not already winning. But if we all rode 32 hole, box section rims then it would a level playing field, we could still compete and go fast and have fun. The benefit would be all the time and money that the rest of us are spending on buying the latest and greatest stuff. Imagine how much fun that would be.... No more "i gotta get", no more hassle with finding, ordering, shipping, selling old stuff on EBAY.... no more over spending...
Triathlon is a grass roots sport and this should be a grass roots movement. The people decide what the rules are and that is that. No one loses out, same races same faces.
Equipment does make a difference, we go faster as we spend more money. Why not level the playing field, if we all rode equipment within certain parameters the strongest guy would win. Not that I think that the strongest guys are not already winning. But if we all rode 32 hole, box section rims then it would a level playing field, we could still compete and go fast and have fun. The benefit would be all the time and money that the rest of us are spending on buying the latest and greatest stuff. Imagine how much fun that would be.... No more "i gotta get", no more hassle with finding, ordering, shipping, selling old stuff on EBAY.... no more over spending...
Triathlon is a grass roots sport and this should be a grass roots movement. The people decide what the rules are and that is that. No one loses out, same races same faces.