I’ve got a 61cm Cervelo P2 and a long inseam. The racks are always so short that my bike almost always falls over. What do you other guys do at races so your bike doesn’t fall. I’ve thought about bringing my own bike stand to every race. Maybe something like this?
Rack it with the handlebars?
Ditto, handlebars.
Why do people have to try and make things more complicated than they really are?
For the short-torso tall guys, that’s not always an option either. I ride pretty aggressively low - 18cm of drop - and often can’t rack my bike by the handlebars either. Saddle was never an option. Life’s tough when you ride a size 60 frame…
18cm of drop and often can’t rack by the handlebars? I ride a 60(? frame isn’t specified in that sizing but I believe that’s the equivalent) and don’t ride aggressive and I have never had a problem racking by the bars. However, if you do often have the problem (and I have no reason to doubt you) surely you have worked out a solution for the OP by now?
To the OP, think laterally. If you need the racks higher what can you add to them yourself (that will not damage the rack or inconvenience others) to give the rack more height? A block of HD foam taped to the top of the rack maybe?
Better yet, invent something that makes it seem really complicated and sell it to triathletes for 100 times what it’s really worth. I’m inventing a platform that sits on your top tube and gives your stomach somewhere to rest. Seems to be a big market out there from what I’ve seen. 
Length of inner tube with ends tied together to form a loop. Seatpost inside loop. Pull loop around bike rack horizontal bar. Pull loop over saddle nose. Bike is tubed to rack, which is even better than hanging if you race locations with high night winds. In T1 grab dangling ends of tube knot to pull loop up and over to release bike. You never have to ask for special spots or worry about forgetting tube length because you can find an old tube at any race you travel to.
Or, you know, the racks are standard-issue at every race in the country - most RDs rent the same set from the national organization, you see - which means the problem happens at most races. Unless the racks are on lumpy grass, in which case I can hope to find a slightly lower spot to rack my bike on, I can’t really go ahead and lift a 5m long rack just because it doesn’t fit *my *bike. Just because you never have a problem doesn’t mean other races and countries don’t have lower racks which wouldn’t fit your bike either.
I’ve come up with a sorta-regular solution for myself, since I know the RDs and judges and they know me and the problem I’m facing: If there’s a dip in the ground, I or one of the other tall guys get that spot, and if not, we’re allowed to “rack” by leaning against a tree or otherwise stable object if it doesn’t form an obstacle. Not always possible, which means I have to rack the bike with the front wheel still on the ground, and accept the risk of winds and competitors knocking it down.
For the short-torso tall guys, that’s not always an option either. I ride pretty aggressively low - 18cm of drop - and often can’t rack my bike by the handlebars either. Saddle was never an option. Life’s tough when you ride a size 60 frame…
What’s drop have to do with anything? Mine’s 25 cm right now and I’m near always racking with the bars. There has to be something else going on up front creating an issue.
At my last race I put the rack under my behind the saddle bottle cage. That way I could just lift the bike and walk it away. I have a DIY cage and attachment there that is pretty sturdy so this won’t be an option for everyone but it worked well for me. I may keep doing it that way as it worked so well.
I am pretty sure, you are NOT supposed to do that. I have more than once had to ask race officials to re-rack a bike next to mine because it was racked via handle bars. They have always done so.
Rack it with the handlebars?
I have the same problem. I get there early and raise the rack.
I’ve got a 61cm Cervelo P2 and a long inseam. The rack are always so short that my bike almost always falls over. What do you other guys do at races so your bike doesn’t fall. I’ve thought about bringing my own bike stand to every race. Maybe something like this?
I’m 6’3 and the seat of my P3 is too high to fit under most racks. At small local races, I may just rack by the handlebars. At larger races (Nationals, Rev3, IM) they prohibit this. The solution? Adamo road. Has a lip to sit perfectly on a 3" pipe. Works even better when I have the Minoura 2-bottle rack on the back.
I’ve got the Adamo road, but on my P2 I have it pushed too far forward so unfortunately no pipe can get under the back hook. I might try racking by the handlebars, but I’ve had race directors prohibit me from doing this.
Similarly, my behind the seat tool pack sits on the bar.
Doesn’t everyone do it this way for quick exits anyway?
http://www.bikeman.com/WC3100.html
Stick it in a vise and bend the tab down.
I am pretty sure, you are NOT supposed to do that. I have more than once had to ask race officials to re-rack a bike next to mine because it was racked via handle bars. They have always done so.
Rack it with the handlebars?
Matt Reed and Cam Dye both did this at a USAT race I did a few months ago and approximately 70% of the people racking started following suit.
I’ve used several different styles of racks at different races. They’re very much not all the same.
http://www.bikeman.com/WC3100.html
Stick it in a vise and bend the tab down.
This is not a bad idea. Think it would work on an Adamo saddle? They have that lip on the back.
I use a different Minoura mount: the clunky one for two bottles, on my Adamo Road. If that single mount didn’t fit right on there, I don’t see why someone handy with a vise and a hammer couldn’t make it work. Heck, for 6 bucks, it’s about the cheapest thing on your rig. I would think with a metal cage on the back of that mount (instead of a gorrilla-type) it would hook right over a rack.
What’s drop have to do with anything? Mine’s 25 cm right now and I’m near always racking with the bars. There has to be something else going on up front creating an issue.
Means the my bars are not very high, for a size 60cm frame. There’s something creating an issue, and that’s the fact that if I attempt to rack it by the bars, they’re in the air and the racks are sometimes a few cm below the brake levers… Ditto by the saddle, except that one’s 20cm above the rack.
By the way, since a whole discussion developed about racking habits - just remember to check regulations. If you race according to ITU age-group regulations, you have to rack by the bars with both levers. Failure to do so is a penalty.