cujo wrote:
> Triathlons are not a bike race alone. You still have to run. Powermeters help you pace. This is exactly my point. Unaided racing would be more variable, and hence, more fun in my opinion.
More fun for you, but not everyone approaches this stuff the same way. I'm more on the cycling side of things, but I know very talented racers who race and train by feel and also those who hyper-analyze their power numbers in training and to some extent in races (particularly hilly sections and TT's). Tri and cycling (racing) are already fringe sports and with poor participation. If they banned the use of power meters, HRM's, etc., you are going to alienate a decent percentage of the OCD/analytical population (which I'd argue is a decent percent at the pointy end).
For the people who don't like the technology, I can't imaging there are that many who are turned off from racing because others use technology. If someone isn't having fun because other racers are on more expensive bikes with a power meters, they would probably find other reasons for not having fun even if all the technology was banned.