True. My point simply is that if you set them up with the goal of adding another, presumably comfortable position, you're going to defeat their original purpose i.e. to be aero.

What's the drop from your seat to the pads for the aerobars? I think the odds are very high that if your bars are set high enough that you find them to be so comfortable that they are not very aero, certainly not more aero than drop bars set with an appropriate drop from seat to bars.

[Edit] Found your bike. And sure you put clipon aerobars on that setup and you might well find it comfortable. The pads are going to be above the height of the seat, potentially substantially above them , depending on the rise in the pads.

This is essentially my point. People that find aerobars so comfrotable are typically running very upright setups, where they are pretty much a brick to the air:




If people want to ride aerobars for comfort that's their choice. Just realize though that it means that the bars are likely set way above where an aero position would dictate, that you give up a hand position, that you're riding in a position without ready access to brakes, that is less manueavable, harder to see traffic, and adds close to 2lbs to the weight of the bike, and will get you yelled at in groups.


All that said, I'm not anti aero bars; I have a TT bike with aerobars, and our tandem has clipons on it right while we're preparing for the State TT championship. I just think aerobars should be used for their intended purpose, and using them for "touring" has serious limitations.