Wheel Rules For Racing
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walker
New Member
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- Bromley, Kent
I'd adhure to the BC rules, should be able to find them on the website.
All I know is no disc's are allowed on any racing other than track and TT's.
All I know is no disc's are allowed on any racing other than track and TT's.
walker
New Member
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- Bromley, Kent
then there are no rules 
I'm sure when you get your BC licence it states it somewhere in the handbook. But I threw mine away ages ago.
I'm sure when you get your BC licence it states it somewhere in the handbook. But I threw mine away ages ago.
Steve Austin
The Marmalade Kid
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
Thought it was no less than 20 spokes for Road racing, and also regs with rim depth, but most fall within those rules anyway
Will1985
Über Member
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- South Norfolk
It is 16 spokes, so the old style campag shamals are out as they have 12 spokes. (Rule #1.3.018) I'm pretty sure that somewere there is a list of <20 spoke count wheels which are approved.
I also spotted a thread on timetriallingforum the other day about the new Zipp 1080 wheelset - the rear is legal, but the front is not (in this case time trialling) as there is too much surface area.
I also spotted a thread on timetriallingforum the other day about the new Zipp 1080 wheelset - the rear is legal, but the front is not (in this case time trialling) as there is too much surface area.
wafflycat
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- middle of Norfolk
There are UCI rules as to what is acceptable or not. Same as CTT has rules about what is acceptable for time trials.
walker
New Member
- Location
- Bromley, Kent
Steve, if your going in at cat 4, I wouldn't get to caught up in the rules, Rim Depth will be a dead give away but spoke count and bike weight arn't going to be noticed, that sort of stuff is when you hit cat 2 and above, and even then you would be unlucky to have been caught. No one gets stuck at a weighing scale or a calculator at many races these days
Will1985
Über Member
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- South Norfolk
I'm aware of rim depths/area for TTing, but what are they for racing? T-Mobile had rather deep wheels at the Tour, but for BChave they set a national limit?
I suppose Cosmic Carbones are fine at 55mm, and no doubt HED Jet 60s are ok, but are you pushing it after that?
I suppose Cosmic Carbones are fine at 55mm, and no doubt HED Jet 60s are ok, but are you pushing it after that?
walker
New Member
- Location
- Bromley, Kent
I'm sure as long as you use your own initiative you should be ok. if you go to your first race with deep rim's and a carbon fibre stead looking for the win only to be blowing out your arse into the 10th lap your going to look a little bit of a plum. go with what you got, attend a race to see what some of the other lads and ladies are using and go from there.
