Michael Coldwell wrote: > 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?
Yes, because it is a sanctioned race. I have been following some discussion on the use of non-legal wheels for non-sanctioned races. The only way to know for sure if non-legal wheels would be ok for non-sanctioned events, is for someone to contact the company that provides insurance for the races in Canada, and ask them if a mishap occured with UCI non-legal wheels, if the injuries sustained from falling on a non-legal wheel would still be covered. For some reason it seems that no one has done this, or at least made any kind of announcement about it. What one organsier of midweek week races is stating, is that you can use the wheels, but should anything happen you could be liable. The whole reason this rule stated in the first place, was because an insurance provider had concerns about certain wheels breaking then someone getting hurt from the broken pieces. I really wonder if anyone has EVER been hurt as a direct result of a non-legal wheel? I have given up on trying to figure out how I can get to use my Rolf Vector Comps for any mass start event, and will just regular 32 or 36 spoked wheels. ------ 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 ==^================================================================
