dumb ass rules

Jeff Pooter said:

I was about to grace the bike racing world with my super fit, hairy-leg, groovy presence for the
first time in 15 months. Having waited an hour for the 1-4s to race, I collected with the other
cool dudettes at the start line, only to be informed:

A. orange flags are illegal, but we'll let it slide this time.
B. Recumbents are not permitted and we'll NOT let it slide this time.

Rule A strikes me as the more stoopid one. There's no sensible rationale that I can think of. If
we want to be safe, let our competitors and cars know where we are, who cares?

Rule B is the more annoying one, though I can barely accept the presumed reasoning. Last week I
bought the WISIL Missile lowracer (full suspension) along with its two full fairings. I rode it a
few times to get used to it and just went and did a race on it today. I'm not in good shape,
riding 10-20 miles every now and then on my other bent or my upright.

There are no such USCF rules, but you occasionally meet race officials who make things up.
Recumbents are permitted under the rules provided that they are no more than 2 meters long. That is
a tough design limitation but it has been met by some and a few have placed in USCF time trials.

There is a general safety rule (1O7) that can be used to bar the use of equipment that appears to
present a danger to other riders. This might reasonably be invoked in a mass start race, for
example, to prohibit a recumbent with a chain ring in front without a chain guard.

-Les Earnest

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Jeff Pooter said:

I was about to grace the bike racing world with my super fit, hairy-leg, groovy presence for the
first time in 15 months. Having waited an hour for the 1-4s to race, I collected with the other
cool dudettes at the start line, only to be informed:

A. orange flags are illegal, but we'll let it slide this time.
B. Recumbents are not permitted and we'll NOT let it slide this time.

Rule A strikes me as the more stoopid one. There's no sensible rationale that I can think of. If
we want to be safe, let our competitors and cars know where we are, who cares?

Rule B is the more annoying one, though I can barely accept the presumed reasoning. Last week I
bought the WISIL Missile lowracer (full suspension) along with its two full fairings. I rode it a
few times to get used to it and just went and did a race on it today. I'm not in good shape,
riding 10-20 miles every now and then on my other bent or my upright.

There are no such USCF rules, but you occasionally meet race officials who make things up.
Recumbents are permitted under the rules provided that they are no more than 2 meters long. That is
a tough design limitation but it has been met by some and a few have placed in USCF time trials.

Les,

The orange flag is an item waiting to fall off the bike. In addition he said it has 2 fairings.
Fairings are illegal.

Scott
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les and scott, you are more than intelligent guys, the whole premis was a spoof.

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Jeff Pooter said:

I was about to grace the bike racing world with my super fit,

hairy-leg,

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groovy presence for the first time in 15 months. Having waited an hour for the 1-4s to race, I
collected with the other cool dudettes at the

start

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line, only to be informed:

A. orange flags are illegal, but we'll let it slide this time.
B. Recumbents are not permitted and we'll NOT let it slide this time.

Rule A strikes me as the more stoopid one. There's no sensible

rationale

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that I can think of. If we want to be safe, let our competitors and

cars

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know where we are, who cares?

Rule B is the more annoying one, though I can barely accept the

presumed

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reasoning. Last week I bought the WISIL Missile lowracer (full suspension) along with its two
full fairings. I rode it a few

times

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to get used to it and just went and did a race on it today. I'm not in good shape, riding 10-20
miles every now and then on my other bent or my upright.

There are no such USCF rules, but you occasionally meet race officials who make things up.
Recumbents are permitted under the rules provided that they are no more than 2 meters long. That
is a tough design limitation but it has been met by some and a few have placed in USCF time
trials.

Les,

The orange flag is an item waiting to fall off the bike. In addition he said it has 2 fairings.
Fairings are illegal.

Scott
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Last week is was not being allowed to ride with SPD sandles and No sleeve jerseys

TROLL

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les and scott, you are more than intelligent guys, the whole premis was a spoof.

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Jeff Pooter wrote:
> I was about to grace the bike racing world with my super fit,

hairy-leg,

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> groovy presence for the first time in 15 months. Having waited an

hour

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> for the 1-4s to race, I collected with the other cool dudettes at the

start

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> line, only to be informed:
>
> A. orange flags are illegal, but we'll let it slide this time.
> B. Recumbents are not permitted and we'll NOT let it slide this time.
>
> Rule A strikes me as the more stoopid one. There's no sensible

rationale

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> that I can think of. If we want to be safe, let our competitors and

cars

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> know where we are, who cares?
>
> Rule B is the more annoying one, though I can barely accept the

presumed

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> reasoning. Last week I bought the WISIL Missile lowracer (full suspension) along with its two
> full fairings. I rode it a few

times

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> to get used to it and just went and did a race on it today. I'm not in good shape, riding
> 10-20 miles every now and then on my other bent or my upright.

There are no such USCF rules, but you occasionally meet race officials who make things up.
Recumbents are permitted under the rules provided that they are no more than 2 meters long.
That is a tough design limitation but it has been met by some and a few have placed in USCF
time trials.

Les,

The orange flag is an item waiting to fall off the bike. In addition he said it has 2 fairings.
Fairings are illegal.

Scott
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