I’m looking to get more “aero” for the last 1.5/2 years of high school before going off to university~
All tri/related events are shorter than olympic distance…I currently have a cheap aluminium roadie with cheap wheels that I use for everything.
I can borrow shallow rim aero wheels (404’s or DA Shimano) from my coach if need be.
Next thing I could probably do are ITU style short aero bars. Any suggestions? Are aero bars worth getting considering that I’ll be racing mainly Sprint and maybe 1 OD per year (depending if someone organises one and if they’ll let my AG register)?
Additionally, everything is draft legal here. I can consistently keep a speed of 32-35kph depending on conditions (non drafting TT).
where are you racing where everything is draft legal?
Hong Kong…
they used to have 1 or 2 non-draft legal races but now everything is draft legal.
Reconsidering aero bars right now only cause I’m in the top% of my AG but often far enough from the leaders that I can’t catch up without burning so much that I’ll collapse for the run.
edit: someone will probably mention that I should work on my swimming but the leaders are crazy fast…
The Vision sits above the bar and will make you ride higher.
ahh right I see. Thanks for the info.
What other options are available then other than one you suggested?
I’ll likely be buying from LBS and not from ebay/online stores~
I have had two pair on two different bikes. I didn’t like them on either bike. I couldn’t stay down in the bars for longer than 3 or 4 minutes at the time. They may have been too narrow for me. I bought a pair of Profile Design Legacy bars last year that I really like. The pads are wider and they are a little longer, i.e. they extend slightly past the hoods, which doesn’t make them draft legal. But they are shorter than “regular” clip-ons. I can stay down in the Legacies for an extended period of time.
They also, pretty much, only fit 26.0 bars which are increasingly harder to find…
That’s not really true. I mount them right where the bar gets wider and since the hooks are adjustable in or out as well as up or down, I can get them anywhere I want.
