What is an “Aero” brake lever?
My gf and I are interested in doing an Eroica event when the world returns to normal and see by the rules that Aero brake levers are not permitted. Googling that term I’m coming up with so many descriptions I’m still not sure what they are? Help !
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Thank you !
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Non aero :D
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fd0939b6fa.jpg Aero just means you dont see the cable loops over the handlebars. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1dd4ec3f82.jpg I'm a visual person so I provide pictures |
Originally Posted by DiabloScott
(Post 21608830)
They ARE allowed; as of a few years ago.
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Non aero brake levers are actually more aero, the studies of the time showed, but they don't look as cool.
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Originally Posted by Salamandrine
(Post 21608875)
Non aero brake levers are actually more aero, the studies of the time showed, but they don't look as cool.
Personally, I’ve been using non-aero levers lately and they are looking normal to me again. One thing I really appreciate is they make installation, repair and replacement almost as simple as flat bar levers. Otto |
Originally Posted by Salamandrine
(Post 21608875)
Non aero brake levers ... don't look as cool.
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Originally Posted by Tomm Willians
(Post 21608820)
My gf and I are interested in doing an Eroica event when the world returns to normal and see by the rules that Aero brake levers are not permitted.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridges...ne-1987-09.htm |
Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee
(Post 21609493)
That's kind of a dumb rule. By 1987 (cutoff year for Eroica bikes if I understand correctly), a lot of Japanese bikes already come with aero levers from the factory.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridges...ne-1987-09.htm |
Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee
(Post 21609493)
That's kind of a dumb rule. By 1987 (cutoff year for Eroica bikes if I understand correctly), a lot of Japanese bikes already come with aero levers from the factory.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridges...ne-1987-09.htm |
a few people actually have posted pics of themselves riding Exxon Grafteks at Eroica.
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Originally Posted by madpogue
(Post 21609640)
Presumably why they dropped the rule. (...)
For the Italians (and the rest of the Europeans, for that matter) the 'heroic' period in bicycle racing was when the likes of Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Gastone Nencini and Felice Gimondi were ruling the racing scene. In those days road racing was a predominantly European thing, where the Italians, Belgians, French, Spaniards, Luxembourgers, Germans and Dutch were battling on the medieval roads of western Europe for the wins in the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. The riders were mostly former farm hands and factory workers from poor families who discovered that if you were smart and willing to work hard there was more money to be made in cycling than in working in the fields or mills. L'Eroica celebrates that era, its riders and the bikes they rode. During the eighties things changed in a big way. The Americans came onto the scene, led by Greg Lemond, followed by the Australians and the Colombians. Road cycling became a global TV sport. Big sponsors arrived and budgets were increased. Young talents were hunted and promising riders got personal mental coaches and fresh new bar tape every day. Wool became lycra and bikes became aero. Giulia Occhini and Yvette Horner were replaced by Pamela Anderson and Sheryl Crow. It is not so hard to understand why most Europeans can't fathom why you would consider a bike with clipless pedals and aero levers 'eroica', nor why the Americans don't understand why you can't if their biggest hero rode with them for most of his career. For most Americans '87 was really just the beginning of their heroic period in road racing. It makes a lot of sense to have an American Eroica event that focuses on the 80's and 90's. |
one of my favorite periods in bike design was that weird 90s period when people were running mixes of carbon/steel/aluminum/titanium in the peloton, and i want to make a race for bikes between 1987-1998 and call it l'EPOrica
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Originally Posted by sheddle
(Post 21610128)
one of my favorite periods in bike design was that weird 90s period when people were running mixes of carbon/steel/aluminum/titanium in the peloton, and i want to make a race for bikes between 1987-1998 and call it l'EPOrica
If you organize this race, I will bring no fewer than three Vitus 979 riders to the event. |
Originally Posted by non-fixie
(Post 21610124)
L'Eroica celebrates that era, its riders and the bikes they rode.
It makes a lot of sense to have an American Eroica event that focuses on the 80's and 90's. |
Originally Posted by non-fixie
(Post 21610124)
I don't think so.
For the Italians (and the rest of the Europeans, for that matter) the 'heroic' period in bicycle racing was when the likes of Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Gastone Nencini and Felice Gimondi were ruling the racing scene. In those days road racing was a predominantly European thing, where the Italians, Belgians, French, Spaniards, Luxembourgers, Germans and Dutch were battling on the medieval roads of western Europe for the wins in the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. The riders were mostly former farm hands and factory workers from poor families who discovered that if you were smart and willing to work hard there was more money to be made in cycling than in working in the fields or mills. L'Eroica celebrates that era, its riders and the bikes they rode. During the eighties things changed in a big way. The Americans came onto the scene, led by Greg Lemond, followed by the Australians and the Colombians. Road cycling became a global TV sport. Big sponsors arrived and budgets were increased. Young talents were hunted and promising riders got personal mental coaches and fresh new bar tape every day. Wool became lycra and bikes became aero. Giulia Occhini and Yvette Horner were replaced by Pamela Anderson and Sheryl Crow. It is not so hard to understand why most Europeans can't fathom why you would consider a bike with clipless pedals and aero levers 'eroica', nor why the Americans don't understand why you can't if their biggest hero rode with them for most of his career. For most Americans '87 was really just the beginning of their heroic period in road racing. It makes a lot of sense to have an American Eroica event that focuses on the 80's and 90's. Exactly. Not that Eroica is my sort of thing exactly- but I take it as an event to celebrate 'doing it the old fashioned way.' And it seems it's got to have people that want to be included, but don't want to deal with the discomfort of actually 'doing it the old fashioned way,' then complain (loudly) that the tyrannical organizers won't allow things that don't fall under the original concept and rules... And even when the original rules and concept is tweaked to accommodate people- then there's people that need to covertly try to sneak in modern stuff... |
To be honest if they had wanted to eliminate people complaining about being barred from entering their circa 1984 Dura Ace AX bikes, they should have picked an earlier cutoff than 1987.
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
(Post 21610124)
L'Eroica celebrates that era, its riders and the bikes they rode. |
Originally Posted by SurferRosa
(Post 21608956)
They don't look cool with giant loops of housing rising from them, but look way cool with the perfect amount, especially with nice gum hoods.
Not only looks cooler but stays out of my face when descending in a crouch! 😊 Otto |
Originally Posted by madpogue
(Post 21610323)
Which is why they allow completely fake "classic" 21st-Century built bikes with 10-speed cassettes......
Bianchi built a tribute bike as best they could, using what is available new. Obviously they couldn't use second-hand parts, like you and I would. I think they did a pretty good job of making a tribute bike that looks the part and is saleable as well. I have seen quite a few on the road. As for the 10-speed cluster, I would have preferred a 5-speed, but looking at their end result, I can easily live with that. After all, I can't get up those Tuscan hills with a 13-17 corncob either.
Originally Posted by madpogue
(Post 21610323)
Isn't that what the OP is inquiring about?
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If you are giving the party, you get to set the dress code.
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Non-Aero...
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...07cfc68dc2.jpg Aero... https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...40f8332159.jpg Brifter - Brake/Shifter combined)... https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...437efde78e.jpg |
Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
(Post 21610434)
Exactly.
Not that Eroica is my sort of thing exactly- but I take it as an event to celebrate 'doing it the old fashioned way.' And it seems it's got to have people that want to be included, but don't want to deal with the discomfort of actually 'doing it the old fashioned way,' then complain (loudly) that the tyrannical organizers won't allow things that don't fall under the original concept and rules... And even when the original rules and concept is tweaked to accommodate people- then there's people that need to covertly try to sneak in modern stuff... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...85c904791.jpeg |
Originally Posted by Mr. Spadoni
(Post 21611959)
If you are giving the party, you get to set the dress code.
Who's more in keeping with the heroic theme - the guy with a totally legit classic bike and period-correct parts who does the parade route along the coast? Or the guy who does 110 miles and 8,000 feet vertical on gravel roads in the back country but has hidden cables and an external bottom bracket? |
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