I use LeWedges, and highly reccomend them to most riders (based on need)

http://www.lemondfitness.com/products/lewedge

The single best cycling product I have ever purchased!!!!!!!

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Stephen Perera
Gibraltar, Europe
graphics@gibraltar.gi

Looks cool, I'll have to see about picking a set up. I've reduced it thru drill work, but I still see it, esp when doign a long seated climb.

Thx a bunch hon.

AP

With all due respect, top riders are opening up their elbow width......not narrowing it over the past several years.

Tres interesting. (Thought I would throw in my limited French for Francois)

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Adrian in Vancouver

Hey Stephen

You look fast dude! Have you tried to run your arm pads with out the risers? I took the risers out and run the pads right on the bars. It gives you a better wrist/hand angle on the extensions. And I also found (I run A700 also) that if you take the risers out you can move the pad back some by using only one of the screws, so the pads are father back on your forearms, it makes it a bit more comfortable for me.

Rock on!

Dan…

A.K.A bikedude

Likely to facilitate knee clearance, as seen in these photos. If a rider can mange it, closer spaced elbows will reduce frontal area.

"closer spaced elbows will reduce frontal area"

How so? I don't understand.

good point Dan, I will test it and see.....I definately have an issue with the angle of the wrists and lowered them because of it.....

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Stephen Perera
Gibraltar, Europe
graphics@gibraltar.gi

""closer spaced elbows will reduce frontal area"

How so? I don't understand.

>> By reducing the frontal area, making the cyclists lower and more narrow, the rider becomes more aerodynamic ... usually

Adrian wrote: What would be a ideal value for how much lower the top of the elbow pads are from the top of the saddle?

Slowman has a formula on his site about tri-bike fit. This isn't a tri-bike, but, it might yield some good information.

FWIW, I measure saddle to armpad drop with a level and a ruler. Just put the level on the saddle, make sure the bubble is centered as you hold the end over your arm pads, and measure the distance from the bottom of the level to the arm pad.

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