Originally Posted by
Zaskar
I was once a critic of "all that aero crap". Years ago I did a training ride with a buddy on a 1-mile flat loop. We swapped pulling at each lap. At the time, we were dead even in fitness. He showed up on a TT bike, aero helmet. I laughed... briefly. I had to work to stay on his wheel. I heard lots of freewheel on my pulls. Eventually, he rode me off his wheel. Science hurts.
It does hurt, lol. Someone I used to ride with thinks Aero bars are totally unnecessary and just another accessory. I bought them anyways, and managed to beat some PRs I had on Strava that I couldn't beat despite repeated efforts in the standard road configuration.
The bars I have are the Prime S bend Clip on aero extensions from Chain Reaction Cycles. What I want to do is move the clip ons out to accomodate my longish arms, but then move my elbows closer to the chest. I'm wondering if maybe 80 mm is the right stem to do that?
Dave