Mike Murray

I think there still needs to be a minimum age. The thought of a 2 week old
in a trailer at a race, even a TT, just gives me the creeps.

Perhaps there also needs to be a more restrictive definition of a bike too.
The current one is:

"7.3.1.2 Bicycles must be no more than 2 meters long and 75 cm wide.
Tandems may be up to 3 meters long. "

75 cm is WIDE. I suspect that this might actually be a misprint. 50 cm
should be plenty. There is no current restriction on number of wheels or
configuration. Tricycles, quads, trailers, tag-a-longs, tall bikes, etc. are
not excluded under current rules as long as the entire thing isn't longer
than 3 M. In fact, there is no rule which would prohibit someone on a
tandem, 4 wheeled recumbent or tall bike from entering a regular mass start
race under current rules except:

"7.6 - .... The Chief Referee may disallow the start of any rider using
equipment or clothing deemed dangerous or inadequate. "

Perhaps a minimum and maximum height restriction as well as a listing of
permissible number of wheels and riders would be a good idea.

It also needs to be recognized that there is a difference between rules and
what really happens. I don't think that we have ever had a recumbent tandem
try to enter a race. On the other end there is a regular rider of cross
events who rides a bike with an extended fork that makes his bike illegal
but no one seems to care about it.

Mike Murray

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Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Juniors on Tandems

I would like to propose the following rule change.

Youth is defined as riders under the age of 10. Youth riders may enter
only youth races and may not be mixed with other categories except as
stokers on tandems at the discretion of the race promoter. Youth only races
can only must be held on closed courses.

Mike Rosenberg

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