Light but aero cockpit

Triathlon Forum
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I have been working on creating a light and aero cockpit. What surprised me is that an integrated approach does not seem to be that much lighter than a component approach but more expensive.

VisionTech carbon base bar - 220g
VisionTech carbon clip ons - 460g. This is uncut
VisionTech brakes - 75g
Ritchey 90mm stem - 130g. Probably lighter solutions

Total 885g. Plus solution is inexpensive

3T Ventus is 1014 g but in another place it is listed as 850g. Take the 850.
Vision Tech pro 1322 g
3T Beeza LTD. 840 + 130. 970g
HED Blackdog. 630 + 130. 760. Not bad
HED Aerobar. 700 + 130. 830.

The added 130 is for a stem.

The top solution but in alloy would weigh 965g.

Looking at weight the HED Blackdog looks interesting.

Thoughts/

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i have the visiontech trimax integrated aerobar. the benefit i get is that it seems a lot stiffer laterally (e.g. - working the bars side to side on a steep climb), and there is no chance of a piece coming loose during a ride/race (like an extension).

the down side is that you have to figure out the size carefully, because there is no adjustment.

after having it for four years on my tri bike, i think i will be taking it to my next ride (especially when the new generation of aerobars are about $700+, and don’t seem to be any lighter).

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just remember that with small weight differences like this

its the smaller frontal area that will be fastest, anyway
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