On the original set up, we simply installed the Oval bar and attached the STI shifters to the base bar. My customer did not know if he was for certain going to like the Oval. I encouraged him to ride it for a couple of weeks to try them. Yep that is right a "test" ride. Anyway, he was not really sure about the arm pads, so we did what someone posted and tried a thicker pad on the stock arm pad. NOGO. Next I put on a higher rise and shorter stem and customized some F-19 arm pads from Profile. Again I drilled an extra hole and attached them directly to the base bar without risers. We installed bar end shifters (Dace) and Diacompe reverse tri levers. Sometimes we cut the little ball end and polish the incision, but I left them on after grabbing the "reduced" lever on my Hed bars. When it comes to brake levers it is nice to be able to grab a substantial lever when necessary. We also cut a bit of the extensions to bring the shifters closer to his liking.
On the angle, I did not measure it exactly, however I am guessing it approached 76-77deg. We had a really nice ti forward post in the shop which is no longer avail from the manufacturer. (I did call and try to talk him into making more, but he said he did not see the demand. Maybe if he got a few emails from interested partys he would see the interest. He made posts 10 years ago in the pre sprint heydays.(
http://www.suburban-machinery.com/ So, then we played with his seat height and cleat pos on his new Dace peds. No real steering issues. No more than someone 6'+ being very forward on a 650 wheeled tri-specific geometry machine. I have yet to hear back from him, but I know he is truly using the bike, not just hanging it up and talking about using it. Like I am doing right now and everytime I am on this board.
So that said, gotta go get on the trainer now that my 2 yr. old is safely sound asleep.
Shawn
"Nothing in life ever just happens. Calculated progression insures your strength."
Shawn Spencer
Bike Cycles
Wilmington, NC
http://www.bikecycleshop.com