> I'm not against rules. Of course you are. If you’re against any rule you personally dislike or misunderstand you’re not for rules. > What irks me a bit is t

> I'm not against rules. Of course you are. If you’re against any rule you personally dislike or misunderstand you’re not for rules. > What irks me a bit is that they are supposed to be about bikes See that’s your problem: you completely missed what the competition was about. The competition is no more about bicycles than an archery competitions is about bows and arrows. The competition is about the athletes, the gear is only the means through which it happens. That’s why the name on the podium is that of the cyclist, not of the bike manufacturer.