I wonder if Zwift will now remove it for safety purposes 
Have the UCI banned cycling through active volcanoās?
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How fast do you have to be going to get into the āsuper tuckā in Zwift? I can get into a standard tuck if I stop pedaling down a mountain going >30 mph.
I once outfitted my avatar with longer hair, knee high socks, and filled my jersey pockets with a bunch of ride-onās for added weight, went to the top of Alp de Zwift, turned around so I can see how fast I can get to. Somewhere around where the virtual world was a blur my avatar got into a āplank tuckā balancing on the saddle. Skipped the āsuper tuckā all together, went straight to ludicrous speed. Got fined by the UCI for my sock height.
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replace it with the Superman!
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Thanks. I didnāt realize that was the super tuck when you stop pedaling down a steep mountain. I think Iāll leave that one to the pros and my Zwift avatar, there is no way Iād try that IRL.
I have mixed feelings about the UCI ban. In the super tuck the riders still can have their hands near the brake levers. I can see riders now overcoming the ban by installing dropper posts (the added weight would be nullified by the weight of the bike already since they are adding lead tape now to hit the UCI minimum weight). The UCI needs to focus on the other tuck position, the one where the riders put their elbows on the tops emulating the position if they have aero bars. The hands are nowhere near the brake levers. And they do that position when they are leading the peloton whereas the super tuck is normally when they are riding solo.
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I canāt recall seeing crashes attributed to being in either of these positions.
Weāre in danger of making cycling boring like F1 with all the safety rules.
Iām pretty sure that the reasoning is more about setting a good example to other (less skilled) riders.
Yeah I suppose. I use both techniques and yes they need a little practise. Havenāt managed to pedal in supertuck though.
I like a little excitement in cycling, a Sagan elbow or headbutt for example. The odd rider taking his earpiece out to ignore the DS etcā¦
Throwing litter away was a good example of a bad example as thatās something the youth of today need to learn.
I see the logic although i think itās flawed.
I donāt try and drive my car around bends at the limit of grip after watching F1. I donāt hurtle down black runs after watching downhill skiing or try to climb up rock faces without safety ropes.
Professionals are highly skilled, elite people. If there are a super skilled sub set of them that can push boundaries further to gain a small advantage then they should. The everyday person will soon figure out if that special skill is possible when they try it.
Maybe not, but Iāve seen amateur bike racers do the āelbows on the barsā thing. Very dangerous and often banned (if you get noticed) in amateur races.
I did a supertuck on my bike just messing around, and after a slight curve in the road, ended up with a pretty nasty tire burn on the inside of my knee.