I had found out a new concept completely by accident: the weird bend in the MTB bars I had used for my “flat” aerobar could be a dual position aerobar. The bend is comfortable enough to be used in a slam position, while I could ride “on the rivet” in the forward position. I had put the saddle back on my Samantha, as I did not like the way she handled with the saddle all the way forward (and post turned around).
I am going to finish the bunnyman institute saddle, which is 31cm in length (longer than ANYTHING in the pro peloton, making a bit of fun at the Arione commercials on OLN) and put it onto Samantha. After testing and position check by pro fitters, I will post pics.
This is something that IF it works, **ANYONE **can do this, and have a multiposition bike on a “multisport” geometry (between 74-77 degrees). I will test this concept thoroughly before suggesting for others to do this. This will be a “shareware” type of concept, which is part of the “institute” part of my company’s name.
If you see the bend after it exits the pad holder/ extension mount, you will see the bend. This happens to be the perfect bend for a shortie aerobar. This is where my concept of the true dual position bike comes from. And I mean true dual position from the standpoint of being able to do slam AND traditional aero on one bike with no parts changes. One could argue that my “slam” could actually be just a climbing position.
I am still tweaking the actual position before I show it to the world. I may have to lengthen the saddle even more to make it work. I am also going to check it with some professional fitters, as I am NOT a professional fitter. I also only trust someone else checking over my position work.