IMAZ - Bike special needs questions

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While on my run this Sunday with some fellow IMAZ participants we were discussing what we planned on putting in our bike special needs bags. I had said that I planned on putting a spare tire and co2 in my bag and several guys said that I could not have a tire in my special needs. I have always heard of people putting tires in the special needs bags.

Does anyone know if this is true? I have been unable to find anything in the athlete’s guide regarding special needs at all. Is there a list of prohibited items? I sent an email to IMNA and their reply was that I would get the information at the athlete’s meeting, unfortunately, bike and gear check in ends at 3pm and the meeting starts at 3pm.

Thanks for the help,

Tucker

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I’ve done several IMs and each time had a tire in the Special Needs bag (bike, that is)…

There will be one in there on Saturday as well. The risk is that you might not get the bag back, but my dumpster dive success rate is 100% retrieval.

Bike Special needs

  • Tubular

  • (2) Co2

  • Gummy Bears

  • Frozen PJs

However…I doubt I’ll need to stop. The Gummy Bears and PJ are only there if the day is going shitty and I need a pitty party.

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You can put spares, etc. in your special needs bags at IMNA races. I believe that at IMH, however, you are only allowed to put food stuffs in there…

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  • Frozen PJs

Why are you freezing your pajamas? :wink:

Personally I freeze PB and J’s.