Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
Fair warning, they are a little dangerous WRT bike handling. I remember a lot of people crashing during the peak of the tri bar trend.
My personal opinion is that they are out of place on anything but a time trial bike.
For sure they're not for everyone. But since they were initially invited with a road bike in mind they look at home there. The original ones had all of the normal hand positions available plus the aero position. The original clip on didn't allow the tops position. WRT to bike handling, the only time you'll be affected is when you're actually in the aero position. Of course deciding when to be in the aero position is a personal one that is only as safe as your bike handling skills. I wouldn't be in an aero position in a pack.