Hi I just returned from the Netherlands where I entered an Olympic distance tri. The officials there with NTB told me that next year the shifters at the end of my aerobars will be illegal and I will be required to have no aerobar 15cm forward of the front axle. The bars will also have to be connected. Personally I am not too worried about this because I won't be back there for while. However, 1. does anyone know if the USA & Canadian officials are considering this? and 2. given the fact that my shifters are in the aerobar, what would be an approximate price to purchase shifters and replace my brake levers?
that is interesting as those are ITU rules for pro triathletes. they do that for the draft legal races. it is possible they are adopting htem for age groupers but that would be strange. any more info???
Onne said:
Hi I just returned from the Netherlands where I entered an Olympic distance tri. The officials there with NTB told me that next year the shifters at the end of my aerobars will be illegal and I will be required to have no aerobar 15cm forward of the front axle. The bars will also have to be connected. Personally I am not too worried about this because I won't be back there for while. However, 1. does anyone know if the USA & Canadian officials are considering this? and 2. given the fact that my shifters are in the aerobar, what would be an approximate price to purchase shifters and replace my brake levers?
that is interesting as those are ITU rules for pro triathletes. they do that for the draft legal races. it is possible they are adopting htem for age groupers but that would be strange. any more info???
Yeah, that was my question: is this race draft-legal?
--Harold Buck
"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Then it was every other day. . . ." -Homer J. Simpson
Thanks for the replies. This was not a draft-legal race. Olympic Distance race with about 200 age groupers. The official just told me straight out that next year my bars would be illegal. Onne
Harold Buck said:
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that is interesting as those are ITU rules for pro triathletes. they do that for the draft legal races. it is possible they are adopting htem for age groupers but that would be strange. any more info???
Yeah, that was my question: is this race draft-legal?
--Harold Buck
"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Then it was every other day. . . ." -Homer J. Simpson