Music on the bike during race
I was reading the USAT rules regarding headset etc and see this rule
So I was wondering would this prohibit a person for say putting a small pair of speakers on the bike and playing his MP3 player thru it? I believe so as it says USE and not just wear but was wondering what the team take is on this.
i. Unauthorized Accessories. No participant shall, at any time during the event, use or wear a hard cast, headset, radio, personal audio device, or any other item deemed dangerous by the Head Referee. Any violation of this Section shall result in a variable time penalty
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/gets on soap box
No music during the race!
You want music, go to a concert.
You want to race, pull on your shoes and race.
Not only is it distracting to you, and the other racers, it is incredibly disrespectful. Overall I doubt we're the slowest group of bikers/runners on any given day. But how do you think the dude being chased by the sag wagon feels as s/he as they are out there trying their hardest to just get through the course and you blow past them humming along to [insert band name here]? Not well, I'm sure. You should be trying just as hard as they are... and be-bopping down the road is clearly not focusing on putting in a good race-day performance. Your fellow racers deserve better.
/gets off soap box
I would vote against even trying to find out.
Whether there is a rule against it or not, I don't think anyone should be allowed to listen to music. To each their own in training but for racing we can all manage to be without music for a few hours.
Bicycle Boom Box
Bottle is not aero = FAIL
Just to clarify I was not really looking to do this, I was having a debate with somone about it. And like I said it comes down to how you define the word USE.
Also I know that if I violate the Aero rule Coach Rich comes and gives you a swift kick
I say if he can pull that off, he can jury-rig a boombox to a TT bike and rock the race!
Last summer while doing my first half I kept hearing Elvis tunes for the first 5 miles. Then I realized it was some knuckled head with a radio on his bike. I quickly got away from him. Very disrupting to my concentration and judging from the looks he was getting he pissed a lot of people off.