Proposal 53: Repair, Change, or Replace a (Broken) Unicycle [ Revision 4 ]
Committee: Road RacingSubmitted on 2015-04-05
Status: Passed on April 15, 2015
Background
To avoid confusion, we should explicitly state in the rules for Road Racing how repairing or replacing your unicycle during a race is allowed.
Proposal
Old rule: none
New Rule: Repair, Change, or Replace a (Broken) Unicycle
In Road Races, riders may make modifications to their unicycles, but must be self-sufficient in this. The rider must carry all necessary parts and tools needed for the modification(s), and do all the work without any assistance. For example, a rider may change cranks but must carry the new cranks and all tools from the start of the race.
Assistance is allowed in the event of a breakdown or damage to the unicycle. Outside tools and hands-on help may assist the rider to continue, including replacing the unicycle if necessary. The Chief Referee must confirm that the situation was unplanned and was indeed "accidental". If the Chief Referee determines otherwise and the rider used outside assistance for changes to the unicycle, the rider will be disqualified.
The rider may continue the course on foot (walking, not running) with the broken unicycle. If the rider exits from the course, they must reenter the course at or before the point where they exited from the course. When the rider is off course, he may run or use any other form of transportation.
Any modifications made to the unicycle must still adhere to the requirements of the category that the rider is entered in. For example, if a rider broke a crank in the Standard 24" 10k race, they are only allowed to install a new crank of 125 mm or longer.
Body
See discussion.
References
Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 4 changed by Scott Wilton (06 Apr 03:33)
Total rewrite by John for clarity and simplicity.
- Revision 3 changed by Scott Wilton (05 Apr 18:46)
Update off course transportation rules.
- Revision 2 changed by Scott Wilton (05 Apr 06:45)
Clarify that "change" a unicycle includes swapping a broken unicycle for another one.
- Revision 1 changed by Scott Wilton (05 Apr 05:56)
Votes on this proposal:
15 out of 19 voting members have voted.
Agree: 15, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.