Originally Posted by
rivers
My aero bars stay on most of the summer to be honest, but handlebar real estate becomes an issue when I need to have my lights as my bars are only 36cm wide. I might pop them in the pocket and swap them out at one of the stops. Thanks for the tip.
I hacked (bodged?) something for that... Cut a short piece of 1'' PVC pipe (length = internal spacing between aero bars) and attach it in front of the handlebar between both bars. Makes a good mounting point for lights. For attaching it, I just used an old inner tube of approx. double the length. PVC pipe goes inside the tube (centered), tube ends wrap around bars and the light mounting clamp holds together folded-over tube ends on the pvc pipe section. To reduce turning motions, I reinforced with two zip ties.