Professional Cycling - Lance's clip-on bars for L'Alpe de Huez??

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dan kehlenbach
08-02-04, 09:59 AM
While watching the Lance Chronicles, I became very interested in the clip-on bars installed on Lance's road bike for the uphill TT by Steve Hed. Does anyone know a similar brand I could get for my bike? I like the short extension bars. Maybe Profile Jammer? I am not looking for a full blown aero position, just something to achieve greater comfort during long rides. Thanks!
Dan


RB1-luvr
08-02-04, 03:07 PM
I thought only Ullrich used TT bars for the Alpe this year? Am I mistaken?

Guest
08-02-04, 07:12 PM
I think Jan was the only one to use the aero bars, and I also don't think Lance had them on his for the uphill TT because people were making such a noise about how he did have aero bars but they weren't on that bike as originally planned.

Koffee


Ajay213
08-02-04, 08:06 PM
Basso had them as well;



I imagine a couple of others did as well.

Lance didn't ride them up the hill because he was afraid of them snagging something with them (or say says one of the commentary pages on the net somewhere, I'll try and find it).

I'm not aware of any company selling bars like that.

Andrew

BigFloppyLlama
08-02-04, 10:11 PM
I'm pretty sure they're just bars that have been cut. I know Chris Horner cut down his HED bars for the Tour of Georgia and they ended up looking pretty stubby like those.

collegeskier
08-03-04, 01:00 AM
I am pretty sure that Lance's were a cut down on the Lance Chronicles as well. If I remember correctly that they were looking all over for a saw blade in the shed and could not find one except a worn out hack saw blade.

John M
08-03-04, 06:26 AM
Correct. I saw that one show twice. Steve Hed said "Lance amy cool this a tool shed, but there is just junk in here". :) They cut and fit 2 different type bars for Lance to try.

dan kehlenbach
08-03-04, 09:02 AM
Thanks all. I have done some looking at the jammer by profile, and it seems to offer many adjustments. I think I'll go with that one.

Dan

DieselDan
08-04-04, 06:54 PM
Lance ditched his aerobars the morning of the stage.

Timo
08-07-04, 04:22 AM
Lance ditched his aerobars the morning of the stage.
...Hmmm, and then his bike was below 6.8 kg. Connection?

TeamBikesportJR
08-09-04, 12:29 PM
You can get those exact bars from hed sometime later this year believe it or not..check it out...http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/tech/?id=jul21...or check this pic out http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/tour04/tech/jul21/HED_clip-on.jpg

TeamBikesportJR
08-09-04, 12:33 PM
the first link is wrong my mistake...but the picture of the aero bars are the real ones that are going on production later this year.... so "dan kehlenbach" if u want the bars that lance has...id wait..im waiting myself to put on my TT bike! later

dan kehlenbach
08-09-04, 07:03 PM
Thanks for the info all.....

Dan