On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:21 PM, John P<jprelock@...> wrote:
> This seems exactly like what the UCI is trying to do with this rule
> change. They apparently want to be the sanctioning body for a
> "production class" for the Hour. I guess that would leave the door
> open for another body to sanction a "formula class" for the same
> attempt.

The upright bicycle hour record was left behind long ago by
recumbent bikes, so these UCI events are basically just a test of
which athlete is a better bike motor. If the bike motor is all you are
testing, you really *do* want to squash all innovation in anything
else (like the bike).

If you dumb down the reference standard for the bikes below the
bike used for the most recent record, you disadvantage all the people
who come afterwards. You want reproducible test standards, while
allowing the elites their best shot, then this is what you need to do,
right?

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