My first aerobars
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UFTriGator posted 1 year ago.
Profile makes great bars. I have a set of T2+'s on my tri bike right now and I love them. They're pretty aggressive, but I got used to them fairly quickly. I've heard that the younger you are, the easier they are to use, since the S-bend shape is a bit more unnatural than normal aerobars, but they're faster.
If you're not comfortable with S-bends, any of Profile's other bars should be great, too. I'd try to stay away from anything with huge risers on them (you'll take away the whole aero advantage that you're going for in the first place), and make sure to get yourself set up on them properly. Your positioning in the aero tuck is the single most important factor in your aero advantage (more than disc wheels, aero helmets, aero frames, etc). Another part of your positioning that you may want to consider is your seat.
On a road bike, the seat post is at about 74 degress from the chainstays, but on a TT bike, they can be 78-80 degrees. This is for several reasons, one of which being your fit in the aero position. Your torso tends to get over-extended putting aero bars on a road bike unless you do something to correct the seat angle. If it's possible to move the seat forward enough to correct it, that's the easiest solution. If not, Profile also makes a seatpost that creates an effective seat post angle equal to a TT bike called a Profile Fast Forward seatpost. Good luck!
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Cashmason posted 1 year ago.
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.cfm?SKU=6126&item=50-0693&slitrk=search&slisearch=true
I like these. The pads are spring loaded and fold up out of the way when you are not on the aerobars, so you can use more of the handlebar when you climb.
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pranic posted 1 year ago.
I'm going to second the Profile T2+. They're on both my TT and road bikes, and I love them. Highly recommended!
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tcrunner07 posted 1 year ago.
In my opinion, anything with a bend down (like the s-bene) is better, because anything that bends up (http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...slisearch=true
I like these. The pads are spring loaded and fold up out of the way when you are not on the aerobars, so you can use more of the handlebar when you climb.)
hurt my wrists, and I have had 2 bike shops, and 2 articles tell me that the s-bends allow the chest cavity to open just a little bit more, allowing more o2 into the lungs
If you get a flat, and don't have a tube, Suck it up and run it in!!!
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DavidB posted 1 year ago.
tcrunner07;59382 wrote:
... and I have had 2 bike shops, and 2 articles tell me that the s-bends allow the chest cavity to open just a little bit more, allowing more o2 into the lungs...
To which articles are you referring? I'm more than a little skeptical of this claim and would like to look into it.
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catwood posted 1 year ago.
I like the fsa visiontech mini clip ons. They are great for a road bike, because they are so short, easy to take on and off, and they don't come up too high.
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tcrunner07 posted 1 year ago.
DavidB;59539 wrote:
To which articles are you referring? I'm more than a little skeptical of this claim and would like to look into it.
Sorry, I cannot remember what they were, but I have seen it.
If you get a flat, and don't have a tube, Suck it up and run it in!!!
I need to buy some aerobars for my road bike. Any suggestions on some good ones to buy, never had any before? I've been looking at some profile bars.