@DeanV - You’re correct. You will not be able to achieve as low an aero position as you could achieve with an aggressive tri bike fit. That’s one trade-off of riding an aero position on a road bike geometry. If you get too steep, the handling on the bike can get squirrely. We’re targeting the middle-of-the-pack or beginner triathlete. In our experience, most of these riders are more comfortable with a slightly more relaxed aero position (but it’s still a significant aero improvement over a hands-on-hoods road position, and more comfortable than riding in the drops for long periods of time.).
@devashish_paul - Thanks for posting the picture - I’ve seen some pictures with saddle installed, but it’s nice to see one without the saddle. Do you know how much that thing weighs by any chance? Also, is it two set positions? or is there a continuum?
If I recall the seat shifter had something like 4-5 “clicks”. It weighed a TON and could have been confused with depleted Uranium from Chernobyl as it was around 2 years after that reactor blew up when these came to market (Chernobyl 86, Seat shifter circa 88). 2 positions is plenty. Would be cool for a race like IM France with 40K of flats and 135k of real mountain terrain. Just put that thing on your road bike and you have the best of both worlds. The rear position is really nice for descending mountain switchbacks. In fact, when I use my tri bike in training in the mountains, before a long descent, I’ll stop, take out the allan keys, slide the seat all the way back…descend for say 10-20K and then put the seat back to the tri position. It’s just way more safe than riding with your weight closer to the front wheel.
Dev