*The UCI should ban TT bikes'

It’s fun to go fast, says Simon von Bromley, but time-trial bikes are too dangerous and expensive

- Simon von Bromley

While I'm usually all for innovation and against governing bodies arbitrarily prohibiting things because they're different, I've ridden and raced on TT bikes for several years, and think they're an exception.

Following the impassioned plea of former pro racer Michael Barry, Cycling Canada recently announced they'd be restricting the use of TT-specific bikes and equipment by under-17 and junior riders. According to Canadian Cycling Magazine, the national governing body justified their decision by saying the change would “ensure consistency, fairness, accessibility, increase participation and talent identification, and improve transport efficiency”.