Bob, I don't know if this is obvious or not, but for the Grand Prix **Novice** category race, would the "legal" wheels still be required? I'm thinking that this applies to only the races where the participants are participating in a "licenced" race (that is, where they require the racing licence).
Is the restriction truly necessary for insurance purposes, or is it merely necessary for the race ranking to be recognized by OCA or CCA (which becomes a non-issue in the *Novice* category race)? I'm not aware of our OCA insurance not applying for any of our cycling events (touring, TT, racing or otherwise) dependent on whether we choose to ride a Canadian Tire special vs a Y-foil TT bike or any other "unaccepted" technology. I have the Rolf Vector Pro wheels, as it seems a number do - these were the standard wheels with the high end TREK bikes, and it seems a number of individuals are in this predicament. Here I had been looking forward to participating this year with specific training in place, in the only race I enter (and have only entered twice in four years), but certainly can't afford the cost of a "UCI approved" for one race. Rolf wheels have been out for a while, and wonder what it takes to get wheels to be recognized as safe - especially for front 14 spoke wheels. 16 on the rear, 14 on the front, I'm not aware of any "safety" problems with this wheel (though I am personally aware of safety problems with the single bolted hinged stem - have I told you?). Are the Rolf Vector Pro Rear wheels not approved merely because of their normal paired association with a 14 spoke front? I can look to borrow a front wheel, but becomes more difficult to borrow both (since, as I say, I won't buy a pair for one race I enter once every year or two). I'm with Paul Smelders, David Bilenkey, and Aaron Fillion with their comments of such "safety" restrictions. I wonder sometimes of the nonsense of the overriding cycling bodies that are so restrictive of newest technology. There are too many silly examples for me to even get started. It certainly seems to me that they want to ensure that cyclists are riding with a few years or decades handicap of technology before they catch up with approving the latest concepts. D'ya think that if wheels were unsafe, that they would be promoted at all by US manufacturers existing within such a litigious society? What madness have I entered by joining the sport of cycling? Michael ______________________________________________________________________ Find, Connect Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------ 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 ==^================================================================
