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I get what you're saying but a part of the culture in my experience is tinkering and upgrading your bike, that doesn't have to necessitate spending huge amounts
by jamil7 2y ago
I get what you're saying but a part of the culture in my experience is tinkering and upgrading your bike, that doesn't have to necessitate spending huge amounts of money, especially if you do a lot of work yourself and buy parts second hand. The sport might appeal less with all that stripped away, but who knows maybe it would also be interesting to standardize some aspects.
- Ekaros 2y agoWhy not then allow motorcycles? They are just bikes upgraded with motors... Would make competition lot shorter too and interesting. Seeing them driving around without speed limits.
- jamil7 2y agoI'm guessing because they don't meet the criteria to participate, what's your point?
- Ekaros 2y agoThat adding a motor would be upgrade and tinkering of a bike. So why should it not be allowed? Isn't it entirely in same spirit?
- skeeter2020 2y agoNot sure if you honestly believe this or just trying to be "edgy" but because a motorcycle is not a bicycle.
- jamil7 2y agoDo you want me to enumerate the ways in which a bike is not a motorbike and the parameters in which people who are interested in bikes operate in their hobby or profession? Or are you asking why professional racing puts guidelines around what types of bikes can participate?
- 1992spacemovie 2y agoYou’re being disingenuous and down right annoying. By your logic why not just use a F-18 and win the race in 10 minutes? Stop being asinine.
- bell-cot 2y agoI assumed it was a reference to this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_doping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_doping From a bit of reading, it sounds like there's a fairly widespread impression (or at least suspicion of) cheating. And that enforcement is quite weak, because the authorities care more about preventing public scandal than about preventing actual cheating.
- gjadi 2y agoThis sounds similar to windsurfing, tinkering with your board, sail size, fin size, etc. is a big part of the sport. Yet, at the Olympics, the gear is the same for everyone. Btw, I can't remember where, but I heard that, in the old editions of the Tour de France not all gears were allowed, shifters for example weren't allowed even though they were available to amateurs.