And any of us mere mortals can of course have some Speedbar extensions made for a cool 2,999 Euros.
And I’m sure I’m missing lots of others. Point being, the twofold benefits of increased comfort and improved aero are compelling. Anybody have experience with these full-contact bars? Do we think they’ll become more mainstream as time goes on? Will we see more adoption by the uberbikers? What is the best way to get on this trend and find some full-contact bars along with the proper aero evaluation to maximize the benefit?
After seeing the Speedbars I wanted a set and didn’t want to spend that kind of money. I found a guy that builds carbon bikes, gave him my dimensions, angles and what I wanted and he made a set to bolt on my Pro Missile base bars in the more mantis position at a fraction of the cost. I am not sure about how aero they are (I’m hoping and thinking they should be?) but having been custom made to exactly what I wanted and having such a larger contact area along the bars they are so much more comfortable.
LOOK, D2Z, TriRig, and some other brands are starting the blur the line at a price point that could become “mainsteam” among the FOP riders. The full custom ones are also starting to come down in price, to 1500-2000. I doubt it makes sense for BOP and MOP, but we will start seeing it there too. Just a matter of time
After seeing the Speedbars I wanted a set and didn’t want to spend that kind of money. I found a guy that builds carbon bikes, gave him my dimensions, angles and what I wanted and he made a set to bolt on my Pro Missile base bars in the more mantis position at a fraction of the cost. I am not sure about how aero they are (I’m hoping and thinking they should be?) but having been custom made to exactly what I wanted and having such a larger contact area along the bars they are so much more comfortable.
I probably would not want them at least not on a course with climbs.
I just exchanged my U-shaped arm rests with flatter arm rests for climbing reasons.
The U-shaped arm rests felt so “sharp” that I could not put my hands on them during climbing, so I
had to put my hands on the (much deeper) base bar resulting in a shitty climbing position.
Now with the flatter arm rests on which I put my hands the climbing position is a lot better.
And in aero position I do not feel a difference.
So unless they are rather flat at the back (which will not be the case because they follow the shape of the arrms) I
would probably not want such full contact aero bars. To exchange them with others between flat courses and hilly courses would be too much of a hassle.
But maybe others have different experiences: no one climbing with hands on top of the arm rests?
I bet. Looking forward to it. Something like the Aergo has a lot of potential as a non-custom option. So when is PD coming out with a long version of the fantastic race cups? fingers crossed
After seeing the Speedbars I wanted a set and didn’t want to spend that kind of money. I found a guy that builds carbon bikes, gave him my dimensions, angles and what I wanted and he made a set to bolt on my Pro Missile base bars in the more mantis position at a fraction of the cost. I am not sure about how aero they are (I’m hoping and thinking they should be?) but having been custom made to exactly what I wanted and having such a larger contact area along the bars they are so much more comfortable.
I was a bit confused and thought that was your setup. I think it’s clear now (unless Titanflexr is Adam Hansesn’s incognito ST profile??)
At any rate, interesting choice for a guy who’s probably seen some incredible TT tech in his time with Lotto-Soudal. Maybe he just blasted the angle up for fun since he could do what he wanted without having to follow any UCI rules. Or maybe it is significantly better than the flatter, traditional versions.
