I'm going to ride my road bike (instead of tri) for an upcoming twisty, hilly race. I bought some shortie (jammer) bars, and put them on last night. They're set out about an inch on each side of the stem, with the handles angled at about 45 degrees in. Is this right, or should I spread them out more (means pulling some more tape off my road bars to get the brake cables around them, plus the road bar begins to taper down as you get farther from the stem)? They felt weird, but acceptable ... feels like my arms are very close together, and my hands actually touch when I'm grabbing the bar ends. Should I try to replicate the position of my standard tri bike bars (bars set wider), or is it normal to have jammers a bit closer together? (seems that if they're too wide, you lose some aero effect).
Thanks!
thn
Thanks!
thn