Would you have scolded me? (Page 3)

Your mistake, her overreaction.

"Sports does not build character in men, it brings out the character in the man.” 

John Wooden

 i've seen much worse and have exerienced much worse on a regular basis in transition. This is not a HUGE deal. Hell, this past weekend I was racking my bike "properly" I have to swing it around to rack by the rear of the seat (ISM adamo), in doing so due to the congestion I knocked over 2 buckets, shifted 3 fully laid out beach towels and tangled up 4 mylar balloons...

it wasn't intentional, so no worries.. lesson learned and move on to the next race.

Is this something you should check before every race or would is it a local rule that would be clearly posted somewhere? 

Just a slight hijack.

House rules on racking by seats is slightly unfair for people with seats that rest higher than the rack.

Unless they are empty, it takes some serious effort to get my bike seat-racked in those cases.

I have to do some wierd angles.

When there are a bunch of bikes and equipment thrown about in the middle of a race, forget about it.

I also assume that those of us BOP'ers timed on calendar-mode are not going to worry about the extra few seconds if they come in after me.

The only thing I could find in the rules was under Article VII "Transition Area Conduct" which says:

"7.3 Bicycle Placement. All participants must return their bicycles to an upright position in the properly designated bicycle corral after completion of the cycling course and before beginning the next segment of the event. Any violation of this Section shall result in a variable time penalty."

It doesn't say how they should be rack, just that the need to be racked upright in your corral.

The last USAT race I did they were very specific as to how the bikes were to be racked (before and after the bike).  Perhaps it is RD specific though.  They weren't just telling us to have the front tire on the ground but also what side of the rack it had to be. 

If it was USAT you may have violated the rules, not 100% sure.  So far this year, I've been lucky, on either ends of the racks so I had enough room to bring in furniture.  Yesterday, I was the ONLY bike on my rack (Xterra). 

I don't think I would have said anything, but I also check things out really good prior to leaving for the swim.  I wiggle the bikes on both sides of me to see what happens and if it causes any issues.  If it does, I adjust accordingly. 

I know most race for a PB so there is stress, but unless I'm racing for a podium and/or cash, I wouldn't say anything.  I may give constructive advice later, but not be a btch about it.