>>> If you assign it a part number and keep a record of it in a database, then
yes.
>>> Why should Richard be penalized because he only makes X bikes per year?
>>> If he designs an "Hour Record" frame and markets it as a product, I say it's
a
>>> production bike no matter how many he makes, even if his design allows for
>>> a bit of change between builds.

>>> Of course, the flip side of that coin is that NAHBS should allow Chinese
companies
>>> which are not fully automated to show bikes, as long as they actually bring
some
>>> or all of the people who do the building, ATMO.


my team does at least 35 UCI races a year and routinely field a worlds team
rider and
i have no worries that this new story touches me or any of my peers atmo. re the
nahbs
model, i have no knowledge of what the guidelines are that separate too small
from
too big, so cannot comment on whether your example is accurate.

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http://www.richardsachs.com
Richard Sachs Cycles
No.9, North Main Street
Chester, CT 06412 USA

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From: "Forbes Bagatelle-Black" <diarmaede@...>
To: KOG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [KOG] Re: new UCI bike spec
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:53:55 -0000