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> A lot of times something like this is how you form some new regulations - it's truly one of those "You know, this was excellent but we can't do it again" situ
by mawise 4y ago
> A lot of times something like this is how you form some new regulations - it's truly one of those "You know, this was excellent but we can't do it again" situations.
That's exactly what happened in the cycling world when UCI decided they needed to ban the "supertuck"[1]
[1]: https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a35566614/uci-supertuck-ban/ https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a35566614/uci-supertuck-ban...
- 1-more 4y agoMy tinfoil hat theory is that it's a handout to manufacturers to sell dropper posts to road cyclists. Aero profile dropper? Money printer.
- Cockbrand 4y agoThis has actually happened - pro road cyclist Matej Mohorič won Milan-San Remo in 2022 with a dropper post [1]. Apparently it was a standard round post, though. [1] https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/dropper-post-road-bike/ https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/...
- 1-more 4y agooh yeah sorry I should have mentioned that this incident inspired the theory. Only round dropper posts currently exist and are made by third parties, but I could see frame builders making proprietary aero ones.