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The brackets for the arm pads are home made as a result of that age old problem, a good aero position 'aint worth toffee if you can only stay down for 15 minutes at a time. The idea came from seeing the E114 where the pads are right back near the steerer tube. I had got to a reasonable position and wanted to move the pads back to make things more comfortable and reduce the load on my lower back, not being the most flexible person around here.
They are made from 10mm ali and could probably get away with being made from 8mm or maybe a piece of thick carbon at some point. That said, I could easily lose much more weight off my belly and butt before doing any more work on them. Call it work in progress. I started by cutting a piece of plywood and fixing it to the bars with washers as spacers then moving the pads around until they felt comfortable. Once they were in place it was a case of "join the dots" to make the pattern and start drilling, cutting and milling although having access to a mill was not essential but a great time saver.
As I've conditioned myself to the change I have since taken the spacers out from the front and there is plenty of adjustment available. Getting off the bike more relaxed in the lower back showed in an improvement on previous run times and overall fatigue. . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . .. . and as you probably guessed, too much spare time and I quite enjoy tinkering about in the workshop with the bike too! :o)
Give it a go and see how you get on, you'd be surprised how you may improve your comfort level for a longer ride without having to change the overall riding position.