Aero bars?
06-10-05, 06:56 AM
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The "problem" with having the shifters out on the bars is that while it's perfect when you're laid flat, from any other position you have to kinda reeeach for em. I developed a little bit of numbness in my right hand (granted, about a month in) from just putting that little bit of weight on the bar when I shifted.
I also met a guy who toured with his brake levers out on the bars. He had some of the older straight Profiles, and I think he had MTB levers out there and some interrupters on the flats. Swore by it. I think it'd drive me batty.
Diff'rent strokes and all....
I also met a guy who toured with his brake levers out on the bars. He had some of the older straight Profiles, and I think he had MTB levers out there and some interrupters on the flats. Swore by it. I think it'd drive me batty.
Diff'rent strokes and all....
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06-19-05, 04:43 PM
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For those still interested, here's what Sheldon Brown's website had to say about the history of Aero Bars:
"Æro bars originated from an attempt to duplicate the "tuck" of a downhill skiier. They first appeared in 1986 when Pete Penseyres introduced them in the Race Across America (RAAM).
Although they were an instant hit with triathletes and time-trialists, professional racers were slow to accept this innovation. When Greg Lemond rode Scott æro clip-ons to victory in the decisive final time trial of the 1989 Tour de France, the ice was broken, and few racers will now ride time-trial stages without them. Although æro bars originated as racing equipment, and are particularly associated with triathlons, they have also become quite popular with touring cyclists and randonneurs, as much for the relief that they give to the hands and wrists as for their ærodynamic qualities. "
I would somehow expect aerobars to have been developped independently by touring cyclists all over the place. It seems to me like it's a natural position to have if you're going to ride 8 hours a day for 2 months. Maybe the 1986 RAAM was the first time they made it to a greater event.
"Æro bars originated from an attempt to duplicate the "tuck" of a downhill skiier. They first appeared in 1986 when Pete Penseyres introduced them in the Race Across America (RAAM).
Although they were an instant hit with triathletes and time-trialists, professional racers were slow to accept this innovation. When Greg Lemond rode Scott æro clip-ons to victory in the decisive final time trial of the 1989 Tour de France, the ice was broken, and few racers will now ride time-trial stages without them. Although æro bars originated as racing equipment, and are particularly associated with triathlons, they have also become quite popular with touring cyclists and randonneurs, as much for the relief that they give to the hands and wrists as for their ærodynamic qualities. "
I would somehow expect aerobars to have been developped independently by touring cyclists all over the place. It seems to me like it's a natural position to have if you're going to ride 8 hours a day for 2 months. Maybe the 1986 RAAM was the first time they made it to a greater event.
