I have been experimenting with this for a little while, for those who have not read my chronicles on achieving comfort on the straight aerobar. I think I am closer than I have been to being able to ride on these things without major discomfort.
When experimenting with this, make sure you get a couple styles of mountain bike bar. Get as many different bends as possible.
I have found that a MTB bar with considerable rise is my ticket. I end up with the bar end going slightly higher than the level of my armrest. This is on my flat-to-the base bar aerobar that I have assembled with a multitude of different parts. Hopefully, you will not have to modify parts to the extent that I have to make it all fit together.
You will end up with a shorter bar, which will require less cable, less tape, and a bit of freedom with your positioning.
Keep in mind that the MTB bars with generous rise will be thicker-walled. This is not a big thing if your clamps are on the outside of the bar, but an internal pinch-style of bar clamp will require a bit of filing. Your barcons will need modification, as well.
Take digital pics of your position and look closely. It is best to record measurements for each position to make it all jive.
I think that I will have the best position that caters to all of my physiological problems and have a bit of panache. Let me know if any of you have tried this experiment.
have you tried making your own bends? i spoke with a machinist and he said it is easy to bend 6061 Al.
go to a scrap yard and get some tubing that is the right diameter, cut it into some legnths (have extra to help get leverage when bending- you can always cut it off), put them in the oven at 350* for an hour.
have some ‘molds’ ready for when the come out. these can be made by putting some nails in a board. then bend the bars into shape.
go to a scrap yard and get some tubing that is the right diameter, cut it into some legnths (have extra to help get leverage when bending- you can always cut it off), put them in the oven at 350* for an hour.
I am pretty sure that I would never hear the end of this should my wife come home and find Aluminum or any other non-food item baking in our Kitchen Aid gas oven!
