Gear restrictions for Junior and Youth riders are still (and quite rightly so) in most of Europe. My son Keir when racing in Holland this year was restricted to a development of 6.3m, in England he has been restricted to 6.03m (I think equivalent to about 74in). Next year in England he is allowed 6.9m - Shimano markets a cassette even now for Youth racing with a 16T top gear sprocket.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
> In a message dated 12/24/02 4:33:09 PM, jswan@optonline.net writes:
>
> << A Junior who is required to ride on restricted gears. >>
Wes Gadd added:
> As I remember, the limit was a 96" top; most riders used a 52 or 53 x 15
> (I think -that was a while ago!). I still have a 15-19 five speed SunTour
> block from those days. To check, I remember officials "rolling out" bikes. Is
> this still in effect? I don't think there was any restriction prior to about
> 1975.