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Quoted message said:Drs said:DRS <[email hidden]> wrote in message
[email hidden] The shake-down run was
excellent. Nothing fell off. I hit
49.1kph with the wind behind me and I reckon I could
get over 50
with > the new big ring, and the aero-bars worked a
treat. Very
Quoted message said:comfortable, just a bit of a cricked neck
afterwards but I
suppose > that'll go with time.
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Quoted message said:Hi back atya.
watch the neck thing. i guess more forward-leaning
position but also being locked in one position which can
be real killer on the palms/thumbs if you ride over 3-4
hours. probably why triathlete aero bars have those little
arm-rest thingys.
I find I have three riding positions with the clip-on aero-
bars (I dearly wish I had a digital camera).
The first is more or less straight armed with my hands on
the lower part of the bar (they curve, the low bit more or
less straight out and slightly up, the high bit up and
inward so the points nearly touch). This is basically like
riding with my hands on the grips of the flatbar, just a
little further forward and with the hands a bit closer
together. This is comfortable and slightly more aerodynamic.
The second position is with my hands on the lower part of
the aerobars but with my torso bent further forward, my
elbows bent and my wrists on the flatbars. This is a pseudo-
tuck, more aerodynamic and quite comfortable. The steering
is a tad touchy but not so bad because my wrists resting on
the inside of the rubber grips on the flatbar help
stabilise it.
The third position is another pseudo-tuck but further
forward with my hands right at the ends of the aerobars. Can
be scary being so far forward and so far from the brakes
(but Sheldon Brown over at news://rec.bicycles.tech reckons
I can have a dual-lever brake setup). I may investigate
either raising the seat or dropping the stem if I use this
position a lot.
In any event, if the current set prove unsatisfactory and I
want the padded arm rest triathlon type aerobars, Nasbar
have the Profile Jammer GT aerobars for USD60 - that's less
than AUD80! I pity the local shops that have old stock with
$180+ stickers on them.
Quoted message said:Hasnt someone explained to you 'BeachRd' physics? If one
is on 2- wheeled vehicle sans motor, one shall not get
tailwind!!! (even if you ride into the wind and then turn
180degrees).
That has happened to me. Every so often I ride up to Station
Pier, a 10-11k round trip from home. Not so long ago I rode
north into the the teeth of a hot, stiffish northerly,
anticipating the joy of riding back with it behind
me. When I got there I was almost out of water so I stuffed
around for about 15 minutes until I found a working
tap. BTW, what is it with taps that have no handle???
Is there a universal tap handle I can put in my saddle
bag? Anyway... I found one that worked, filled my water
bottle, and turned around. *BOOF*! I got hit in the
face by the wind. The bloody change had come through
and the northerly had become a south-westerly.
Otherwise it's been fairly good. I ride as far as I can into
the wind, turn around and the ride home is usually so fast
and easy I curse myself for not having gone further.
Quoted message said:I actually got one (OK it was coming back up the Geelong
Rd on the RTBIAD) and sat on 60kph for a while there. got
a bit excited and was seeing stars by the end of it but
great fun.
I reckon 50kph on a hybrid isn't too bad. But I couldn't
keep it up for long.
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