h2ofun wrote:
kathy_caribe wrote:
h2ofun wrote:
Can a tri bike be used with stub aerobars or does it have to be a road bike? .
both are used. you can also "adapt" your aerobars to the rules and keep "adapting" until the judges okay it (your bike goes before judges before transition)
So question. We know today that a TT bike with aerobars has shifters at the end and would not meet these rules. We know today that a road bike has the shifters on the hoods/brakes.
So, for a road bike, adding stub aerobars is real easy, no change for shifting.
So, have you seen a TT bike modified with stub aerobars? If so, how do they shift?
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i modified mine with aerobars with shifters at teh ends - just pulled the long straight part back so the shifter was even with the imaginary line. i might have a picture. ok, got pictures. just a sec..
in the top foto they weren't far back enough but you can see what we were doing i think? so all i then needed to do was to join them and i did that with a bike lever covered with black electrical tape and taped to the bars. again the aerobar rule is brand new this year and brought in mid season - caused all kinds of troubles but i guess i got off easy? otherwise i'd just ride my road bike (but it has only one gear due to no derailer). again, in all previous years rules were all the same except for the imaginary line one and IMO the triathlons were just normal - sometimes you drafted and sometimes you didn't. really not a big deal.
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kathy_caribe: Jul 26, 14 5:59