Uci Weight Limit On Bikes Could Be Changed

Following its discussions with the UCI during last months Taipei Cycle Show the Bicycle Committee of the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry WFSGI was pleased to announce that progress was made concerning stipulations involving the use disc brake equipped bikes in the professional peloton eliminating restrictions placed on bike aerodynamics as it pertains to rule 31 as well as changing the. UCIs technical coordinator Julien Carron was reported to have stated that the UCI would consider relaxing the 68kg rule if the resulting bikes could be proven safe by independent lab.

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Anyone who rides enve 67s would not be able to run them too deep for road race.

Uci weight limit on bikes could be changed. The 69 kg minimum bike weight will be a thing of the past in 2019 according to a report by French publication Matos Vlo. The 68kg 1599lb rule 13019 in the UCI rule book was applied in 2000. The UCI is set to lower the limit but by what amount has yet to be seen.

Stephen Touset Jun 11 15 at 139. With bike technology getting more and more advanced the UCI is looking at scrapping the 68kg limit on minimum bike weight used in races. According to the Dutch industry magazine Bike Europe the UCIs current weight limit of bikes used in pro races - currently 68kg - could be set to change ahead of the 2018 season.

UCI technical coordinator Julien Carron. But the advances of technology means its now very easy to build a bike that is under the weight limit and yesterday Trek-Segafredos Bauke Mollema shared this picture of his Trek Emonda. According to the UCIs technical manager Mark Barfield the 68kg minimum weight limit for bikes could soon become a thing of the past.

First introduced in 2000 the minimum weight rule was. This type of limit would encourage improvements in design construction methods which would benefit racers eventually the public. The UCI is taking a second look at the 68kg 1499lb weight limit currently inflicted on race bikes with an eye towards relaxing it in the future.

The UCI limit is 15lb but carbon fiber racing bikes weighing under 10lb can be bought today. A rider could easily use the motor just for climbs offsetting its weight and disable it on the flats where the extra weight is of no consequence. As I stated there 68 is unfair on a 55kg rider having to ride the same weight bike compared with MagnusB who comes about 95kg.

Actually a durability strength test would make greater sense. Carlton Reid recently revealed that the UCI the international governing body for most bicycle sport is reconsidering the 68kg 15 lbs minimum weight requirement for bikes used in sanctioned competitions. Anyone with a frame over 3 years old would need a new frame as it wouldnt carry a UCI compliance sticker.

In terms of revenue it is the biggest sports goods industry in the world. I can picture it being like a horse race weigh-in if they use a sliding scale maybe Mods should join the two threads together. Seeing the way bikes were getting lighter and lighter and more and more expensive the UCI in 2000 passed a rule limiting the weight of bikes that could be raced in UCI-sanctioned events.

When you have people like Giant Canyon and Storck see below saying that the UCIs minimum weight limit for bikes is outdated for example you have to think that the rule is going to be changed. Rule 13019 has stated the weight of the bicycle cannot be less than 68 kilograms. The UCI weight limit should be revised downward in light of increasing numbers of off-the-shelf bikes now testing the current limit.

It weighs just 676kg. The UCI weight limit of 689 kilograms or 1499 pounds does apply to mountain bikes. How many people have checked whether their TT bike is UCI legal.

Its not a huge concern just yet though. It was implemented to ensure that bikes remained robust and safe. Since the year 2000 all professional race bikes have had to adhere to the UCIs 68kg weight limit.

Now this might be changed. Currently most people on here would have to add weights to their bikes to race. The UCI could amend its rule on the minimum weight for bikes.

Same discussion has started on the thread regarding UCI legality further down the page. Several World Cup level pros are riding bikes in the 165-pound.

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