I decided about 3 months ago that I'm going to compete in the Nossa Triathlon in October(came about cause I'm a 40 something who was too fat and needed a goal). Anyhow, my bike training has been pretty much on my own cause I can't draft in the event so last week a I put a set of cheapo tri bars on my bike and went for an 85K ride on Saturday. I was surprised how much faster I rode when I was 'assuming the position'.

Now I know that REAL riders don't use tri bars, but does anyone here use them? If they are this good, why don't the pro's use them in road races, or is this taboo?