Yeah the minimum handlebar width is just ludicrous. It should be a minimum of equal to the rider’s shoulder width, or some formula based on shoulder width.
The article made me realise that the long-standing minimum bike weight has the same problem. 6.8 kg might be a reasonable minimum weight (or even an overly-generous one) for a 190 cm tall rider, but it probably severely limits someone who’s 150 cm. And that’s aside from the fact that material science has moved on and bikes can be perfectly safe at much lighter weights than they could a quarter of a century ago when the limit was imposed.
@Zagorath@hemko The ultimate in UCI cover ups, suggesting they checked all women’s UCI race handlebars at TdU and UAE and didnt find any, when Trek (?) highlighted the majority of their riders on those tours used < 40cm width handlebars.
Yeah the minimum handlebar width is just ludicrous. It should be a minimum of equal to the rider’s shoulder width, or some formula based on shoulder width.
The article made me realise that the long-standing minimum bike weight has the same problem. 6.8 kg might be a reasonable minimum weight (or even an overly-generous one) for a 190 cm tall rider, but it probably severely limits someone who’s 150 cm. And that’s aside from the fact that material science has moved on and bikes can be perfectly safe at much lighter weights than they could a quarter of a century ago when the limit was imposed.
@Zagorath @hemko The ultimate in UCI cover ups, suggesting they checked all women’s UCI race handlebars at TdU and UAE and didnt find any, when Trek (?) highlighted the majority of their riders on those tours used < 40cm width handlebars.