Originally Posted by SaabFan
I already have lots of the common goodies - disk, aero front wheel, etc. The only other "splurge" I'm considering right now is ultralight climbing wheels (there are some HILLY TT's and multisport events here), but I think this bar offers more bang/buck for weight loss, vs. what I'd have to spend to drop the same amount of weight on wheels.
Then again, I don't currently have an aero helmet, but after reading a lot of the lashback after the infamous MIT study, I'm not really convinced they do too much. . .
I've never worn an aero helmet but they look extremely hot. I'd probably be better off wearing my atmos helmet and being cool on a long tri then wearing the aero helmet and overheating. That being said for a time trial I'd probably wear one.
Again if I was making the choice between the integrated aero bars and a aero helmet I'd go with the bars becasue I would use them so much more often. Everytime you ride your tri bike you get to enjoy the bars but you'll probably only get to use the helmet in TT.