Road Cycling - Aerobar preferences?

I'm looking to pick up an aerobar and I'm wondering what my considerations should be. I do a bit of climbng, so I'd really like to get something that will still let me grip the top of my handlebars.

The Profile Design Airstryke looks intriguing. I'm just wondering how cumbersome it is to get into the pads and how strong is that kind of system? Also I heard that pads can rattle a bit when they are in the upright position.

Any recommendations?

Getting a good clip-on aero bar and still retain the ability to grab the top of the normal bars is tricky. You mentioned the airstrikes, but every person that owns a set and has commented on them has commented on bad they rattle and how annoyed they are with them because of that. I've even see a few that have zip-tied the arm rests down.

How much time are you going to be aero while riding? If it's a short period of time you may want to check out the Profile Jammer SL;
http://www.profile-design.com/images/pics/jammer_sl.jpg

These things will kill your arms if you ride them to long like that though, now if you just dip into your aero position for 15-20 minutes at a time you should be fine.

The Profile century may be worth a look as well, they look to be fairly slim by the arm pads.

Andrew

I have the Airstryke 2000 and have not had any problems in 2 years.

I have also had the AirStryke for a few years and have had not problems at all. It's great with the flip up arm rests for climbing. Getting into them is no problem at all and you really do appreciate them getting out of the way when you want to climb.