Course | <Sport-type bicycle> ※Tire width: free (any width) ・Road race bicycle ・MTB Mountain bicycle ・Hybrid bicycle ・Small tire diameter bicycle (16-24 inches in diameter) |
Course | <Sport-type /City /Tandem bicycle> ※Tire width: free (any width) ・Road race bicycle ・MTB Mountain bicycle ・Hybrid bicycle ・City bicycle (with drive train system) ・Tandem bicycle |
・Piste bicycle (fixed gear) ・Recumbent bicycle ・Hand cycle (with gear) ・bicycle with training wheels ・bicycle trailer ・bicycle with auxiliary chair for a child ・any vehicle which is not within the limits outlined for each course |
○Allowed | ・ordinary drop handlebar ・flat bar (bar ends are prohibited) ・riser bar ・bullhorn handlebar |
×Prohibited | ・DH handlebar ・clip-on bar ・Spinaci ・an extension handlebar which is attached to the drop handle listed above (reason) It prevents a quick brake operation and it is unfit for controlling on steep roads. |
○Allowed | ・the handlebar equipped at the point of purchase or the one which is the same form |
×Prohibited | ・Any handlebar which is different from the one equipped at the point of purchase ・Any handlebar angled beyond necessity or oppositely-attached, although they are the same form |
Mandatory | ・helmet (leather or fabric helmet is prohibited.) ・headlight ・taillight or light reflector *Taillight is advisable for the ride in tunnels. ・bell |
Recommended | ・gloves |
Allowed | ・bottle cage ・cyclocomputer ・portable air pump ・saddlebag ・light ・mudguards ・Others, necessary for the ride |
Prohibited | ・accessories which are not necessary for the ride and prevent safe riding ・Baggage or clothes carried in any bike baskets are prohibited. |