Jose sent the response he got from the group putting on the BAF:

> Hi Folks,
>
> They just answered my question. Here's their reply. The
> problem is that their info on their web site is not clear.
>
> ===============================================
> Hi Jose,
> Yo, yo, ho, one-second.
> Recumbents have a very special place in our event!
> You even may win a trophy.

Talk about patronizing!

> So, where do you get that info?
> Here it is, recumbents are not to be part of a regular
> roadcycle team in order to be recognized as a team.

The way this sounds, if you have a team of bikes, you can't have one or two
out of the team being a recumbent. However, it doesn't say that *tandems"
are not acceptable in a team of wedgies.

> However, you may participate individually or be part of a
> recumbent team. As a team however, this year all teams,
> regardless their equipment are in an identical category.

This guy just doesn't know how to express himself very clearly, as you say.

> Where in Florida does the first recumbent in a universal bike
> event receives a trophy?

Grrrr! It *SHOULD* be ANY CYCLING EVENT!

> This may very well change (improve) for the 2004 version.
> Joe will survey how many recumbents participate. What time it
> will take for your category to finish. W.o.w., if there are more
> 30 recumbents/recumbent teams a separate team category may very
> well established (same with tandems).

One year, there seemed to be at least 30 recumbents, but most of them left
me in the dust, so I couldn't count them all. :-)

Boy, I'd love to see a recumbent team consisting of John Schlitter, Mark
Colliton, Rich Pinto, John Foltz, Bryan Ball, Sam Whittingham, and Rob
English.

Shari B.