The International Cycling Union recently alerted professional teams that it intends to crack down on new technology in bicycle designs and accessories that might give an unfair advantage to teams with access to the latest breakthroughs.
Similar debates are perennially going on in golf, tennis and swimming because advances in equipment design can significantly affect how well athletes perform. Athletes don’t have equal access to the best training facilities and coaches. Why should a line be drawn denying them access to the latest technology?
Scot Nicol, founder of Ibis Cycles
Gary Hall Jr., three-time Olympian
Frank Thomas, former U.S. Golf Association official
Martina Navratilova, former tennis champion
Craig Lord, SwimNews.com
Eric Hjertberg, bicycle component technologist
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There are more than 130 folding bike manufacturers and all of them produce bicycles designed as supplementary transport – designed to be carried in a vehicle for last mile transport, or on a train, plane, boat or bus as ground transport on arrival. Accordingly, most come with their own carry bag, but the latest prototype concept from Airnimal promises a new level of functionality. The concept involves the hard carry case doubling as a bike trailer with a significant carrying capacity. It’s a perfect solution for the traveller … almost. We’d like to see another suitcase which clips onto the trailer so you can carry your other stuff.