Fitting Aero Bars on a Road Bike

generally speaking you need to adjust the seat position forward.  some pepole have to get new seatposts to be able to apply the right angle and move it far enough forward.  i have not done this but know it is pretty standard when applying aero to a roadie.

i hope someone with more specific instructions can help you here.  you might try it in google. 

best of luck!

you may need to make adjustments initially to feel comfortable.

aero bars on a road bike can leave you stretched out and unable to breathe well.

as previous poster said you might need to get a seat post to help adjust the seat forward.

one such seat post  is the "Fast Forward" by Profile Design.

of course try it first and see how it feels.

Okay, let me make an addendum to my earlier post by asking some questions:

Are you adding clip-ons to a road bike, or trying to make your road bike into a tri bike?

Do you still want to be able to ride your road bike for longish distances comfortably? Maybe in group rides?

The answers to these questions will determine what you do to the bike, and the results you may get out of those adjustments.

I just did this with my roadie... things to think about... 

1. Fast forward seat post to move saddle forward

2. I had to shorten the stem to reduce stretching me out

3. Ensure they are not too close together closing up your chest and affecting breathing

4. Position yourself so that your forward weight is supported at the contact points on the pads

Just my two cents... 

^^ My point exactly.

I agree with you guys.  I had my road bike fit to me then I put areobars on and had them adjusted to my road fit.  Both are very comfortable.  I can fall asleep in aero it is so comfy and since I was fit to the road position first it obviously is working well for me.  Which is nice cause I take the aerobars off during the offseason as a lot of my riding is up.  Course this means I might not be getting the optimal benefit from the aerobars, but I'm getting enough to make me happy.  Comfort is more important. 

Thanks for all of the great advice.  I guess that part of my problem is that I am still tweaking my bike to get it into just the right fit.  I will get in some good rides and then work to see if the seat feels better where it is now or if I move it closer.  Since it is a road bike, I am sure that I will be riding it both in and out of aero.

Thanks again...

Agree with some of the above posters.  When all I had was a road bike (I now have a TT bike as well), I told the fitter to fit me for a road position as if the aero bars were not there.  Then, once that fit was dialed in, adjust the aero bars as best he could.  Turned out pretty well for me. 

YMMV.