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Old 07-10-21 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by seibaatgung
Any reason why these aren't more popular? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O-HXsNZdUc
Holy Dark Knight Batmobile, Christopher Nolan. All that thing needs is a cape and a rocket launcher.

If it works too well the UCI will ban it, as they recently did the SPEECO Breakaway handlebar after initially seeming to give that design their okay.

OTOH, if SPEECO and other innovators can bring the price down, there may still be a market among KOM chasers. Heck, I'd try the SPEECO Breakaway bar if I could afford it. An old neck injury makes it painful to use conventional aero bars for more than a minute or two at a time. But I already use the hoods position with forearms as near-parallel with the ground as I can manage. The SPEECO bar would make that much more ergonomically friendly for gimps like me.

But not at $1,000. When FSA makes one in lightweight aluminum for $250, I'll reconsider.
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