Subject: clip-on mini bars In an effort to get a better aero position I added some clip-on mini bars (Deda Blast ) to my road bike. Not the most comfortable but I could hold myself up for while, and if nothing else it gave me yet another hand position option for longer rides.
Did my first Tri yesterday and had not anticipated how the swim would impact my arm muscles (particularly my triceps ) when I got on the bike I could only hold myself on the aero bars for like 2 minutes at a time, so as a result rode almost the whole race in the drops. I watched with envy the other cyclists on TT bikes or who had full aero bars, resting the elbows on the bars and looking quite comfortable.
Any users of mini-bars out there? Is it just a matter of strength/conditioning to be able to ride on those things for a whole race? Are full-sized bars really that much better? Is adding aero bars of any size to a road bike bound be an inadequate half-measure regardless? |