Triathlon - Aerobars for beginner
Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.
NJWheelBuilder
01-26-06, 07:30 AM
I'm thinking of participating in a couple of duathlon events (my swimming is really weak) this season. I want to pick up a set of clip on bars to use on my road bike. I have these models in mind:
Profile Design Jammer GT
Profile Design Jammer CGT
Oval Slam TT
Syntace C2
Can you give me the advantages/disadvantages of any of the above models? Are they generally easy to remove/install?
merlinextraligh
01-26-06, 10:05 AM
i used to use Oval slam bars on a road bike. The supposed advantage of the slam bars is that they are designed specifically for allowing a position that is both reasonably comfrotable and reasonably aero on a road bike. Given the nature of road bike geometry, you usually would want to use a shorter stem with aerobars on a road bike to get the best fit. The slam bars take this into account and position the pads of the aerobars farther back, with less forward extension, without going to a shorter stem.
roadie gal
01-26-06, 10:21 AM
I put the Profile Design Airstrikes on my road bike last season. They aren't the lightest, but they're very adjustable. I also like the fact that the elbow pads swing up to allow you to use the whole handlebar. Unfortunately, this makes them a little rattley. But I find that easy to ignore.
Thulsadoom
01-26-06, 10:38 AM
The C2s are nice, that's what I use. One neat thing about them is you can buy accessories for them, like lifters, so you can dial in the height you want them at.
RoadToad
01-26-06, 11:10 AM
Profile also sells lifters... I have syntaces and profiles; they both work fine.