Hello all, I am the organizer of the OBC Grand Prix.
Approved wheels has recently become a topic of concern for racers. Note these points: 1) the wheel approval is for "mass start racing" only 2) this is primarily a risk management issue - in other words, safety and liability 3) the UCI rule states 1st that "Traditional wheels don't have to be tested" a traditional wheel for our purposes means effectively 16 spokes or more and rim depth no greater than 25 mm Your 32 spoke Mavic Open Pros will not be questioned or tested. 4) if your wheel does not fit this description, that does not mean it is illegal 5) there is an additional document at the following url: www.uic.ch/english/about/wheels.htm This will list non-traditional wheels which are approved. It appears to be updated regularly though unfortunately they use an all numeric date format. The latest list is either April 2nd if they use international format or February 4th if they have succumbed to the Americanization of dates. 6) The list includes Zipp (thank you God), Spinergy, Shimano, and Mavic Ksyrium & Cosmic as well as other "non-standard" models. It does not as yet include any models of Rolf wheels or Spinergy Rev-X (in fact, Spinergy doesn't make these any more). It does include Spinergy SRX with fiber spokes, so tests must show these are safe enough. As the Grand Prix organizer, I can advise you that, because of insurance concerns, it is almost certain that we will adhere to the UCI list of approved wheels. If you plan to participate in mass-start races, you are probably going to have to equip yourself appropriately. Provincial associations are not going to have a choice on this. I will confirm this with the FQSC, but it is likely that their position will be irrelevant. It is our liability that will dictate what wheels you can ride. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Smeulders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OBClist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:13 AM Subject: [obc] Sanction question > If an event carries an OCA or FQSC sanction, is it implicit that it is also > a CCA sanction? > > The question arises due to enforcement of UCI/(CCA-adopted) wheel > regulations for mass start events. In an OCA event, or FQSC (examples are > Preston street and OBC GP, respectively), will the wheel regulations be > observed? Or does the "CCA adoption" mean only the national events, such as > championships, Abitibi, Beauce, GP feminiin and all that. ------ Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
