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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
Maybe, but they still do a lot of spinning. The trade-off might not pencil out?
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You might be right. I guess Marc Marquez doesn't have to pedal.
Also I realized there is a UCI rule about the fore-aft position of the saddle. The nose (peak) of the saddle must be 5 cm behind the bottom bracket, with exemptions allowed to 0 cm. Maybe a dropper post would cause the saddle to move forward too far.
Some of these UCI rules should be relaxed, I think. The minimum weight rule is being reconsidered now. The rules against extremely aero tubing cross section, or frames that are not diamond shaped, seem outdated to me.
“The peak of the saddle shall be a minimum of 5 cm to the rear of a vertical plane passing through the bottom bracket spindle. This restriction shall not be applied to the bicycle ridden by a rider in a sprint event on track (flying 200 m, flying lap, sprint, team sprint, keirin, 500 metres and 1 kilometre); however, in no circumstances shall the peak of the saddle extend in front of a vertical line passing through the bottom bracket spindle. The peak of the saddle can be moved forward until the vertical line passing through the bottom bracket spindle where that is necessary for morphological reasons. By morphological reasons should be understood everything to do with the size and limb length of the rider. Any rider who, for these reasons, considers that he needs to use a bicycle of lesser dimensions than those given shall inform the commissaires' panel to that effect at the time of the bike check. Only one exemption for morphological reasons may be requested; either the peak of the saddle can be moved forward or the handlebar extensions can be moved forward, in accordance with Article 1.3.023”