Critique my aero position please (photos)
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rcortesi posted 2 years ago.
It looks reasonable to me. Keep in mind that clip-ons on a road bike is a always a little bit of a hack. So in that case the only thing (IMO) to optimize on is comfort.
The things I check are:
Forarm pad position
Upper arm in line with the head tube
Back flat
Does the torso look streched out or cramped.
All of the above look reasonable in that photo.
How does it feel if you bike for a long time?
Did you read the fitting articles on slowtwich?
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glbrum posted 2 years ago.
It looks pretty good. 2 things I notice: you could be a little lower in front and you look a tab bit stretched out.
Try taking out the spacers and get lower. Also, drop your head in between your shoulders. Your head is very high into the wind. DOing this will cause you to have to look almost out through the top of your head. The easiest way to explain that is to look straight down while in the aero bars and then look up, then move your head up until you can see where you are going.
Either find a stem that is 1cm shorter than your current one or move up onto the nose of the saddle. Moving up will provide a little more power, also.
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smittycb10 posted 2 years ago.
why not spend $100 on a decent fit job? That way you will know that you are getting the most power possible from your riding position.
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ht001 posted 2 years ago.
I agree that you look a little stretched out. You might try moving the saddle forward a little. You could also lower your aerobars slightly, but we all have different preferences about how low we can go and still be comfortable. You could remove spacers as was suggested and just see how it feels.
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tryingtotri posted 2 years ago.
Doesn't look too bad. I would suggest moving your saddle forward, also check the rise on you stem. I recently installed a stem with a negative rise of 17degrees which dramatically lowered my aerobars. That made a huge difference to me. Like Smitty CB said just get a good fit job. They can adjust everything from you seat post, cleat positioning, stem, aerobar length and so on...
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Triguy98 posted 2 years ago.
I would not compromise my road position for the aerobars. aerobars designed for road bike geometry is exactly what you need. Get your road bit fit ideal, then worry about how to optimize your aerobars. A good fit job will do wonders.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
Here are two pics of pretty comfortable positions for me. I have not been professionally fitted, simply going on what I read and see.
http://www.skydivingforums.com/pics.html
Thanks!