Saint Piran UCI bike controversy...

[Jameshow]

What do you think of the UCI investigation into the Saint Piran Wohan weapon wonder bike which has fake UCI stickers apparently!

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/br...ing-uci-approval-for-unmarked-chinese-frames/

 

[Cathryn]

The whole thing is bizarre!!

 

[mjr]

@Jameshow Please could you edit the thread title? It's "Piran" not a difficult one to spell and a national saint's name so worth getting correct.

The rules have not changed and it seems like someone was aware there was a problem, else they wouldn't have faked up labels. The team either should have known they were breaking the rules, so they shouldn't really complain no matter what fine, or they should have the manufacturer assurances in writing and kept them, which may bring a lower fine for being gullible rather than devious. Even the minimum CHF10,000 (£11,300) is a fair chunk to a small team, so I hope the fine doesn't kill it. If they get fined the maximum CHF100,000, it might have been cheaper to go to a shop and buy approved frames retail.

 

[Jameshow]

@Jameshow Please could you edit the thread title? It's "Piran" not a difficult one to spell and a national saint's name so worth getting correct.

The rules have not changed and it seems like someone was aware there was a problem, else they wouldn't have faked up labels. The team either should have known they were breaking the rules, so they shouldn't really complain no matter what fine, or they should have the manufacturer assurances in writing and kept them, which may bring a lower fine for being gullible rather than devious. Even the minimum CHF10,000 (£11,300) is a fair chunk to a small team, so I hope the fine doesn't kill it. If they get fined the maximum CHF100,000, it might have been cheaper to go to a shop and buy approved frames retail.

How do I edit it mods?🤔

 

[TheDoctor]

I've done it
I think there's a time limit for editing thread titles...

 

[T4tomo]

The whole thing is bizarre!!

Yes I read this story last week and just thought what the heck?

 

[Jameshow]

Yes I read this story last week and just thought what the heck?

Needed cheap hi spec bikes. So to china we must go!

UCI stickers are a money making wheeze for them and bike manufacturers....

 

[Dogtrousers]

Needed cheap hi spec bikes. So to china we must go!

As opposed to expensive high spec bikes, which come from ... er ...

 

[T4tomo]

Not to mention the very odd cause of their "situation" by declaring their La Pierre bikes unsafe despite FDJ racing on same bike on world tour at that time?

 

[mjr]

Not to mention the very odd cause of their "situation" by declaring their La Pierre bikes unsafe despite FDJ racing on same bike on world tour at that time?

Yes, teams have always put rider health above commercial concerns. Especially teams that went professional in the 1990s like Groupama-FDJ and US Postal. 🤥