are bullhorns and time trial bars synonomous?
 

I just ordered a set of Nashbar TT bars. The bar ends look awful short. Are there better bullhorns?

1) No.

2) Yes.

Jumpin' jesus on a pogo stick, you're really making use of the "quick reply" feature.

2 seconds?

are grapefruits and ruby-reds synonomous?

Better what? Price? performance? Value? Weight? Color? 12-guage suitability?

do longer bar ends make for more hand placements and therefore more comfort?

how about barends on the ends of the bullhorns....ive been thinking that could be aweseome....sort of an aero/superman/hanging on for dear life look

Depends on your riding position. If you're leaning down on your bullhorns (simulating the brake hoods) and using them for out-of-the-saddle climbs, then no, it's not necessary to have long bar ends.

However, if your stem is especially low, or you have a pursuit geometry (sloping top tube), you can think of the bullhorns as drops, if there was a bar connecting the ends of the drops to which you could attach a stem, and as such longer bars ends make for something to grab on to while you're in that tucked drops position.

I guess generally, bullhorns are the actual bullhorn bars, while often "time trial bars" refers to the whole "aero" setup of bullhorns + slambars, but I don't know if that convention is followed very strictly.

If you're looking for something with more bar ends, check out the Nitto bars here.

Hope this helps.

Speaking of weird setups, a couple days ago there was this bike locked up at school, it was a big clunky MTB with clip-on aerobars. I almost puked.

hahaha... Maybe he (or she!) is a totally gonzo downhiller. Just maybe. ;)

Hey, maybe she or he just like the idea of more positions. Some times it just feels good to stretch out.

I have Nitto bullhorns, they're err...very horny. Who makes the most horniest.. i don't know.

http://www.hubjub.co.uk/nitto/nitto.htm

longer bullhorns make for more room to affix bayonets.

What an idea!

I'd like to revive this thread, if I may, to ask the following question:

Do nashbar timetrial/bullhorn bars have any drop? ie are the "horns" lower than the clamp area?

(You'll be happy to know that I am planning on putting a pair on my mountain bike...which is more of a MUTANT bike at this point)

thanks fixoids

pdb

from the "more info" link on the nashbar product page:

DUH--thanks.

Whats wrong w/ that? before i got my fixed, all i had was a mtb with slick tires i rode all over the place. on longer rides i wanted to lean forward, esp when going into the wind. So i attached some of the clip on aero bars. I've seen many people do this.

I saw clip on aero bars on 45 year old rustbucket granny bikes when I was in Amsterdam. Or maybe I just hallucinated it...

Maybe the typical-repulsion-to-triathlon-stuff combined with the typical-repulsion-to-mountain-bikes to cause nausea in the viewer.

this is all from observation of various threads; i am a user of an MTB myself.

yeh, but if you cant afford a road bike, you make do with what you have

http://www.businesscycles.com/trcomp.htm#bars

nitto models also available here, if you are not in england. w/ or w/o drop.

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burrow owls?

I thought I’d bring this thread back for its year anniversary.

Nashbar tt bars are 10 bucks now plus they have a coupon deal for 10 percent off going till july 1st. I just got mine today. They have a 40mm drop and I like em so far.

Coupon code is jn75

I love my nashbar TT bar.
so comfy. Just enough drop, just long enough.

However, I wish I bought the narrow one.

This is really really popular in brasil.

Does anyone else remember the mtb dedicated aero bars scott used to make... I really really wanted a pair back then when I was younger for the long rides across town to get to some of the trails... fortunately by the time they where on clearacnce and I could afford them I had decided I didn't like the idea so much anymore.