draw line at carbon forks
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Originally Posted by BLACKMARKET
they evolved from the time trial bikes in the tour de france. it was either Miguel Indurain of Greg LeMond who where the first ones to use the aero-bar, and also came up with the idea of wind tunnels in cycling.
Lemond used an aerobar in 1989. He got the idea from triathletes, who started in 1984 and maybe earlier. Before then roadies would use a chop and flop set really low. These seem to be the main precursor to bullhorns.
Bullhorns in 1987:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BBIV2gXV2tM
in 1984:
Last edited by goodall; 12-21-06 at 03:37 PM.