RACING SPEC

WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO CREATE A SPEC BIKE CATEGORY?  A racing category where everybody raced on the same limited spec bikes?  Something like this:  18lbs or more: metal frames, handle bars, seat rails, rims; 1 X drive train; a mixed surface bike good for road and gravel... something you could purchase for a couple a grand or less.

What if your bike race wasn't an arms race?
More of a Pinewood Derby race?
Good idea?

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