Originally Posted by
tomn
I added them right after I mashed my Ulnar Nerves 5 years ago. It numbed up my hands for months. I use them to give my hands a break, and it is a very comfortable pedaling position. Someone here once called them "prairie bars" because they aren't added for the aero quality, but for comfortably pedaling long stretches.
I made the extensions for the arm rests and the bag mounts as I still wanted to use my handlebar bag.
Tom
Hey Tom could you show more detail of the handlebar bag mounts? I'm touring on a LHT and would like to have a go with aerobars, but I also need my handlebar bag. I recently experienced a ultra-tough headwind while on tour, I ended up resting my forearms on the brake hoods and wrapping my hands gently around my handlebar bag. It worked, I gained at least 2 mph with this setup and punched through the wind much better, but it felt like a much riskier position than when using aerobars. I have a couple of sets of aerobars on some of my other road bikes and have used them extensively in the past. After my wicked headwind experience I started thinking about my LHT and aerobars but until I saw your post I thought the bar bag was a show stopper.