> last i checked, bag drops and "support" at controls are within the rules My reference was intended to be PBP exclusively - I see the way I wrote that is not clear. As I understand the PBP rules, bag drops are not allowed.
On Monday, August 6, 2012 2:39:10 PM UTC-5, Patrick in VT wrote: > On Monday, August 6, 2012 2:44:22 PM UTC-4, Matthew J wrote: >> >> Many have support staff at the various rest stops with food, water bottle >> changes, change of clothes, etc. Jan is promoting a vike for people who >> actually rando the ways the rules intend - unsupported. Everything you >> need for 1200k is on the bike at the start. > > > last i checked, bag drops and "support" at controls are within the rules . > . . in fact, it's the norm, at least on the longer brevets I've done. even > on the shorter brevets, people rely on cashiers at convenience stores > (these often serve as controls) to buy food, supplies, etc., or have people > meet them there with anything that might be needed. the faster riders want > to be in and out of controls as quickly as possible - it saves a > significant amount of time. and when your racing ... . errr, i mean > randonneuring .... those precious minutes count. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/NOSJhiXl1KoJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
