just curious - has anyone have an aerobar setup for commuting?
10-06-22, 04:38 PM
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just curious - has anyone have an aerobar setup for commuting?
just curious, I don't think many have but I suspect there is someone that has a setup like this for commuting...
I would love to see pics of it.
thx!
Rich
I would love to see pics of it.
thx!
Rich
10-06-22, 05:31 PM
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I used Profile Design Airstrykes for a while pre-pandemic. Took them off since the spring-up pads were exhibiting the known loose pin issue that requires an updated kit to address. Couldn't be bothered to buy the kit so would just go into invisible aerobars instead. After riding indoors almost exclusively during the first year of the pandemic, I got a bit more cautious and stopped doing IAB. In any case, I'm in a fair number of group rides, so aerobars are a bit passe.
Aerobars were a tad faster on downhills and long straights but I wasn't actually saving much time over my 31 mile round-trip commute because the bars didn't put me in a much lower or narrower position. Hitting green lights at intersections would make a lot bigger difference -- just this year I had stopped times of 10 seconds and over 13 minutes on the same route.
Aerobars were a tad faster on downhills and long straights but I wasn't actually saving much time over my 31 mile round-trip commute because the bars didn't put me in a much lower or narrower position. Hitting green lights at intersections would make a lot bigger difference -- just this year I had stopped times of 10 seconds and over 13 minutes on the same route.
10-07-22, 03:18 PM
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Really depends on your commute. For my commute I think I hit a stop light 1/2 mile.
My low end hybrid bike was just as fast as my aero bike when commuting to work. If you don't have 10+ miles with no stop lights/stop signs etc.. I doubt it will make a difference.
My low end hybrid bike was just as fast as my aero bike when commuting to work. If you don't have 10+ miles with no stop lights/stop signs etc.. I doubt it will make a difference.
10-09-22, 08:13 AM
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I did for many years...but it was just to gain more hand positions. In my 40s I developed "crampy" hands* My main commuter at the time was a 1997 Nishiki Blazer with straight-ish bars. Being stretched out forward felt good, and added some speed. But visibility in traffic was not good, and I had no brake levers "out there". Plus every once in a while I'd experience an oscilating wobble at high speeds. One unexpected benefit were the elbow rests, which were far back and allowed me to sit very upright and use them as hand holds. This was especially good for steep uphills, since even though the bike had very high custom gearing, I kept the extremely low low range as well.
Eventually I converted the bike to drop bars which work best for my hands for most riding...but I still dream about flying down this one long flat section of my old commute stretched out on the bars.
https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...converted.html
*I now suspect it was due in part to too high a statin prescription. I have been drinking Yerba Mate for the last 6 years and its anti-inflammatory properties and a much lower statin dose have help out tremendously. I still have issues, but not like before.
Eventually I converted the bike to drop bars which work best for my hands for most riding...but I still dream about flying down this one long flat section of my old commute stretched out on the bars.
https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...converted.html
*I now suspect it was due in part to too high a statin prescription. I have been drinking Yerba Mate for the last 6 years and its anti-inflammatory properties and a much lower statin dose have help out tremendously. I still have issues, but not like before.
