In an effort to take the bend out of my T2's and get them flat, i turned them sideways or inwards rather. The net effect of that did flatten the bar ends, but it puts my hands closer together. In an unexpected 'twist' it actually turned out to be incredibly comfortable as my two hands basically turned into one.....they join figers sort of. My elbows are virtually in the same position, but does this create any kind of a DISadvantage? If it's an advantage that is fine and bonus time, but I don't want to do it if it's creating a disadvantage.

Holy smokes I got a comment from John Cobb....my week is made!

Your saddle is.....shall we say......UNBELIEVABLE.....thank you!

As my comment will attest to my lack of tweaking knowledge....how do I get my 'brake air dam' out of the wind.....cut the bar ends maybe to get them pointed down? I have no idea....thanks for any further advice.

but that is assuming you are using the vision brakes

which, would get most of your brake air dam out of the wind anyway =)

In an effort to take the bend out of my T2's and get them flat, i turned them sideways or inwards rather. The net effect of that did flatten the bar ends, but it puts my hands closer together. In an unexpected 'twist' it actually turned out to be incredibly comfortable as my two hands basically turned into one.....they join figers sort of. My elbows are virtually in the same position, but does this create any kind of a DISadvantage? If it's an advantage that is fine and bonus time, but I don't want to do it if it's creating a disadvantage.

The aero difference will be small but I would think better. This is nothing compared to the bad aero from you brake levers sitting straight into the wind.

I believe that the upturned bars are not as efficient but riders generally like to have the feel so when stopping your hands don't slip off. I suppose you would want some numbers so I looked up some, doing a test with base bars mounted on a 56 kinda' aero [2004] frame with parts on it. B/R is Blackwell Research carbon levers
Drag with upturned ends, B/R levers - 1249gr. @ 0 yaw
Upturned ends , Vision levers - 1192gr @ 0 yaw
Flat ends w/ B/R levers flat - 1155 gr. @ 0 yaw
I believe you can cut most of the current bars if desired.

use a piper cutter, it will give you a cleaner cut...

I used to race with my hands right together in a similar setup to that.

What I found is that, if I actually have my hands a little apart it causes my shoulders to rotate inward and makes it easier to "scrunch" my shoulders and keep my head lower:



Granted, this is highly personal, but it's worth looking at.

I would say use a cutting guide and a hacksaw. I have a Park cutting guide that I use to cut everything nice and square. Works fantasic on aerobar extensions and basebars.