Aerobars: advice, price, and am I too late?

[RedHairedScot]

Oh noes! I had decided that aerobars were too expensive for my first triathlon so I haven't invest in them. Lo and behold one ex-tri guy here is selling his Profile Airstryke ZB set for $25!

1: Anybody have these? Are they indeed nifty?
2: Twenty five bucks sounds like a good price...
3: Is it too late to start training with them today for my first tri on May 1?

Thanks!

[TriBob]

If you can get a few rides in on them beforehand, give them a try.

[audiojan]

Very good aerobars, especially if you are retrofitting a roadbike for tri's; the flip-up armpads really allows you full access to the hoods and drops, so the aerobars are there only "there" when needed. I've found it take a few rides to get used to the bars, especially transitioning from the hoods to the aerobars as you will change the weightdistribution towards the front of the bike.

[RedHairedScot]

Snagged 'em, thanks guys. Now if I can just get my poor bike fixed (thanks to the Bike Mechanics forum guys for helping me out there...)

[ZackJones]

Get em, train with em, race with em.