anklebiter456
Its pretty clear no covers are allowed. The exceptions are listed below. If you want you can ask Shawn as well. He is pretty responsive.
http://www.usacycling.org/2013/masters-road-nationals
Eligibility, Rules, & Requirements
Masters-Road-Rules-Requirements.1. BICYCLE REGULATIONS: In general, the regulations for bicycles are those of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Please refer to the UCI rule book: www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTkzNg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34033&LangId=1. However, the following exceptions will be made:
There will be no requirement that the handlebars be below the saddle.
There will not be strict enforcement of the 3/1 rule. The following bicycles are therefore considered legal for masters national championships in 2013: If the handlebars are at 75 cm extension or less, there will be no measurement of the 5 cm rule for saddle position. If the handlebars are between 75-80 cm extension, then the saddle must be at the 5 cm behind vertical position. o Specialized Transition o Specialized Shiv o Giant Trinity o
All other UCI rules will be enforced, such as minimum weight of 6.8 kg, basic bicycle design based on a double triangle (no softrides), maximum handlebar extension of 75cm, no wheel covers, standard wheels for massed start races.For any other bicycle that is not UCI legal due to the 3/1 rule, please contact USA Cycling Technical Director, Shawn Farrell (sfarrell@usacycling.org) to make sure it is legal for this event.
Technical Guide
Let's put this rest.
AP
From: Mike Murray
To: 'Jeff Hamlin'
Cc: 'OBRA' ; 'Joe Tysoe'
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Wheel cover at USAC TT Masters Nats?
OBRA rules are very liberal. You can ride different sized wheels, use body positions that are not UCI legal, etc. They idea is to try to be inclusive. Ride what you brung. More bikes more better.
USAC rules are somewhat more strict, following UCI rules but not as strictly. Wheel fairings (covers) are specifically allowed where they are not allowed under UCI rules.
UCI rules are most strict, specifying weight of bike, extension of bars, etc.
The catch is the following USAC rule:
1I(e) Bicycles must meet current UCI technical regulations at events that select 17-18, U23 and Elite riders for international competition or national teams. All bicycles used in National Championships (for age 17 and older riders) and NRC races must comply with the current UCI regulations. At the discretion of USA Cycling, UCI rules may be adopted or modified for Masters National Championships.
All of these 3 rule sets are available on line.
I should point out that the application and enforcement of these rules has historically been fairly capricious. The above rules allow them to be even more so for Masters Nationals.
Mike Murray
From:Jeff Hamlin [mailto:jeffhamlin2@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 07:41
To: mike.murray@obra.org
Cc: Joe Tysoe; Michael Larsen; OBRA
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Wheel cover at USAC TT Masters Nats?
I used a wheel cover (from WheelBuilder) last year and this but for OBRA TT's only. Never received any flack. I was told by a Cat 1 friend that they're "OBRA legal, UCI illegal", which is what I assume is what USAC would conform to.
It's a bit of a pain in that you still have to take the cassette off in order to remove/attach it.
...for what it's worth.
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:58 AM, Mike Murray wrote:
I may be wrong as I don't pay that much attention to USAC things but I
believe that they might be legal for everything except Nationals as
Nationals are run under UCI rules.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Joe Tysoe
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 22:07
To: Michael Larsen
Cc: OBRA
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Wheel cover at USAC TT Masters Nats?
Seems it's allowed per USAC's rules (below), I'm just trying to save myself
a headache of bringing it out and having to swap rear wheels last minute:
b) There may be no protective shield, fairing, or other device on any part
of the bicycle, which has the effect of reducing air resistance except that
spoke covers may be used.
[https://s3.amazonaws.com/...ulebook-Chapter1.pdf]
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Michael Larsen
wrote:
> Can you let us all know on-line?
> On Aug 28, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Joe Tysoe wrote:
>
>> Curious if anybody got any flac from officials for using a wheel cover on
the rear wheel last year? The USAC rule book seems to indicate it's allowed
but who knows.
>>
>> Lemme know off-line.
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