I am thinking of setting up my bike for next year to do just TT's and for the most part will not need to have a basebar. I will be running the HED Flip-lite aerobars with the new Lazy-S bend which are very comfortable. I was thinking that I do not really need a basebar other than to hold my brake levers and my clip-ons.

Has anyone done this set up for TT's and do you have pictures of this set up. Did you just use a cheap basebar and cut off the extensions or did you use a drop bar and cut it down?

I have an old bar that I can cut down to be just big enough to put my Tektro levers inline with the bar like the TULA aerobar and just enough bar that I can grip the brake levers. When the Hed Flip-lites are in the down position the pads will most likely cover the brake levers and when I do need to brake in the TT I can just flip up the pads and use the brakes. I want to keep them in line with the very short basebar to help keep the front profile as small as possible. I do not want to buy anything for this build at this time and have all the items above. I realize that the J-TEK brake or Hed brake that attach to the aerobars/bar end shifters would be way more aero but I do not want to buy those at this time.

I was also thinking of a future upgrade with the front brake. I have seen the Oval rear brake used on the front of the forks and modified with a cable guide used for CX bikes that allows the cable to be run straight down in front of the head tube. I think a few other modifications are needed but by the looks of what I have seen, it can be done.

Dont your remember Natasha's incident? As an RD I dont know that I would allow a bike with the brakes not mounted on an OE system...what would you really gain?

All that work to make the front end aero, and then the nasty clamp on Deda abomination to mount your iBike Aero. I like the concept of the iBike, especially with another power meter for Real Watts (tm), but the mounting options are pretty nasty when you have aerobars to consider.

Chris

Tom - Finally someone with something to add to the thread. THANK YOU.

So what did you use for the basebar? That is exactly what I was thinking and I really like the look of the Vision levers for this application. I think down the road this is exactly what I would like to do except I want to use my HED Flip-lites. This would allow me a bit better access to the brakes when needed. I will be doing my TT's on a close course (as far as I know) but testing would have to be done in an area with very little traffic.

I think it has been your front brake that I have been looking at. I know that you can pick up the rear brakes only on Ebay and I was thinking of getting 2 of the rears down the road if my tests go well. What are you using on the rear as well.

The front brake looks great and I am assuming that it pulls enough to stop well?

does the iAero really tell you to angle your arms up that high?

Also, sorry if this has been posted before but can you show us how you made the modifications to the front brake?

does the iAero really tell you to angle your arms up that high?

Believe me, I understand what you were doing with it, and that you would never race like that, but just the thought of mounting in like that made my nuts feel like they were in a vice.

Chris

not that i'm any expert but that hardly looks more aero than a good flat bar. lot of junk sitting in the wind...

but look at it this way: that clamp must have what, an 8000 lb towing capacity? so if you want to haul the boat up to the lake on the weekend it's all's good.

and because i almost did the exact same thing cutting the horns off my vision bar.

...is to find an old Scott 100k bar - I figure it's one of the most aero bars around since ...

Actually...I did race November's Piru 20K TT with that on there...and I won!

Of course, it helped that I was the only Cat 4 that showed up <HA!>