Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Attachable handlebars?

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Thirteen.
11-14-10, 12:37 AM
Greetings everyone. I came across this very odd handlebar contraption add-on thing and was wondering if any members here could enlighten me a bit on it. It looks to be some sort of attachable add-on handlebar position that you can install on any existing handlebar and it looks quite neat.

(Do excuse having to tilt your head to side as I am not the owner of this photograph.)

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2010/nov/1/rickbudonyc_yahoo/rickbudonyc_yahoo-1.jpg

Squirrelli
11-14-10, 12:55 AM
Those are aero-bars, they are supposed to help you engage in a very aerodynamic position if set up properly. Besides the Cane Creek Speed bars, almost all aero-bars are not legal for mass-start races. You'll only see them on a time trial bike or pursuit bike. They are usually set up with a set of bullhorns instead of drops.

Aero-bar in action:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiUaMt6CYRs
PedallingATX
11-14-10, 09:06 AM
^so pretty to watch...

Thirteen.
11-14-10, 09:37 AM
Vixtor - I don't think the contraption in the photo I posted is an aerobar. In the photo I have provided, it seems the 2 holding positions at the center were mounted onto the existing drop bar whereas in an aerobar, it all comes in 1 piece. That was kind of what I was meaning to ask about in this thread, those 2 holding positions in the center that seems to be an add-on type of thing.
Scrodzilla
11-14-10, 10:06 AM
It's just a different type of aero bar attachment. There are a ton of different styles and typically they are two pieces that attach to your existing bars like this:

http://www.nashbar.com/images/nashbar/products/large/YB-VTAC-NCL-ANGLE.jpg

http://www.ravx.com/assets/2010_product_photos/components/pace_aerobars_main.png

http://www.treefortbikes.com/images/raw/HB5036.jpg

Considering the pic you posted came from fixedgeargallery, why don't you just send the bike's owner an e-mail and ask what bars they are?

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2010/nov/1/rickbudonyc_yahoo/rickbudonyc_yahoo.htm
91MF
11-14-10, 11:20 AM
as scrod said but these specific ones are legend (http://www.cinelli.it/EN/spinaci/storia/http://www.cinelli.it/EN/spinaci/storia/index.html)

i had a set BNIB but i dunno where they are now.
xkillemallx16
11-14-10, 11:35 AM
cinelli.

http://www.bellatisport.com/shop/images/products//395.jpg