Triathlon areobars

kasdas said:

Hi all,
I am having trouble getting use to my TT aero bars. I want some feed back on Hed carbon aerobars or putting a drop carbon bar on. This to me defeats the purpose of a aero bike. I want a comfortable set-up for the Ironman Wisconson. Any idears would be great. My bike is a cervelo p2k.
Thank you,
Karen
Ps. This bike was professional fitted.

It is hard to know what type of trouble you are having from your post. If you are new to aero bars and getting down to the aero position is the problem, I would consider starting with some arm rest risers so that you are not as bent over. As you get more used to the position, you can then eliminate the risers and move the arm rests down to a lower, more aero position.

If you post more details about what the "trouble" is, I might have more specific suggestions.

Also if you have not done so, post this question on the slowtwitch.com multisport forum. The self-appointed "experts" over there will give you more opinions than you would ever want.

If you get really desperate, you might want to shoot an email to Tom Demerly, owner of Bikesport in Michigan. He is a frequent, and opinionated participant in the Slowtwitch forum.

http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/

As a big tri-shop in the midwest, they take care of a lot of people for IM Wisconsin (or so they say). They might be able to give you some ideas. They also have a review of the HED integrated bar on their website.

A drop bar may be ideal for you depending on your riding style and the terrain, or it might be completely wrong. You can be aero and powerful with clip-on mounted to a drop-bar, but it has to be the right set-up for you.

Good luck with the IM training!!

Another good set is the oval concepts aerobars. They are full carbon and they are the same price as the hed aerobars. I have a set of the oval a900 bars and I love them. They have over 100 adjustments. They just came out with another model as well. The hed's are great also. hope this helps

I work at a shop that caters to weekend tri-hope-aletes and the first thing they buy is aeros. Second is a wetsuit. Business is almost as good as selling diet supplements.

My recommendation, unless you are cusping the lead pack, is to ride with your drops. Concentrate on the race, not the aeros.

CaptN W