I have aero bars on my road bike and agree with Ronnie only use when riding solo or pulling at the front. I have never experienced any discomfort with them in fact the opposite quite comfortable and a good break for the hands. It might be my set up in the aero bars I have the 90 degree bend at the hips with spine parallel to the top tube. I use profile bars. Birdman
Sent from my iPad On Aug 13, 2012, at 6:27 PM, Jon Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > As I'm sure you know, Tri bikes and Road bikes are different creatures. I > know a lot of folks with road bikes do put aero bars on the bike, but as > stated by others in this thread, you will likely experience discomfort since > your body position will be way off. The Geometry of a tri bike changes your > body angle to a more agressive position and the aero bars are placed in the > correct location to be able to support your body weight and relieve pressure, > rather than cause discomfort. > > Mike Beaman at Inside Out Sports best helped me understand the difference > with a drawing showing how the angles work. Imagine a 90 degree angle, with > the 3 points being your ankle at the bottom of your pedal stroke, your hip, > and your shoulder. You want for this to stay at about a 90 degree angle, an > acute angle will restrict your power output, and an obtuse angle will make > handling more difficult. A road bike has a seat post at a more relaxed angle > so you sit further behind the bottom bracket and the shoulders will be > higher. A tri bike seat is more directly over the bottom bracket so your > shoulders are lower and more directly over the front of the bike and better > suited for your forearms to rest on the aerobar pads. > > I ride 95% of the time on a tri bike, due to the nature of how I race. That > being said, I do not have aero bars on my road bike. I can imagine trying to > ride it in the aero position with the geometry of that bike, it would cause > too much strain in my back and shoulder areas. > > With all of that being said, If I was to have just a road bike and wanted to > ride in Aero position, I would not only invest in aero bars, but also a > forward seat post to help mimic the geometry of a tri bike. > > I hope that this makes some sense. I just don't want you to get aero bars > and think that it really sucks because your fit is off. I personally find > aero position much more comfortable, but only because I have been > professionally fit to make sure that my body is lined up correctly... > > > > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Too dangerous to use in a pace line as you are too far from your brakes. I > would remove spacers from the stack above the headset to drop your handlebar > height before going to aero bars. when all the spacers are out and you want > to get lower then go to aero bars. > > > ---- "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > FYI > > > > Sent from my U.S. Cellular Android device > > > > ----- Forwarded message ----- > > From: "Bolt, Chris" <[email protected]> > > Date: Mon, Aug 13, 2012 1:43 pm > > Subject: Aerobars > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > I've never bought any before, used them before, or know anything about > > them.. I want to buy some aerobars for my road bike. Any do's, don't's or > > must haves that I need to be aware of? Any guidance would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > > > Chris Bolt > > BB&T, Vice President > > AML Management Manager > > BSA/AML Management > > [email protected] > > 252.296.0772 (wk) > > 252.234.0831 (fax) > > 100-01-05-60 (mc) > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
