bluebird – Member
I thought most pro bikes were under the weight limit anyway and they just stick weights on to make up the difference. Allows they to use lighter/heavier wheels etc. Or is that another urban myth?
I thought “ballast” was banned, but it raises an interesting point, add extra “functional components” to drag the mass up, or build light and put weight wherever you want…
The fact that the UCI limit can easily be beaten is kind of a good thing, it gives engineers something to play with, Di2 probably wouldn’t have been such a good proposition if it had pushed bikes over the limit, similarly the case for getting discs on to race bikes will benefit from the weight thing being a non-issue.
The only thing I would like to maybe see is the UCI drop the overall bike weight limit, but simultaneously set minimum weight figures for certain key structural parts I.e. Frame, fork, individual bare wheels, bar and seatpost perhaps, so that the weight savings compromises are then targeted elsewhere…