Subject: RE: Home made Tri Gear Back when tri was new... Well, okay, it was the first generation of Scott clip-on aero bars. Before Lemond used them in the Tour. Those clip-ons didn't have any elbow pads. So, I cobbled my own together.
4" black PVC pipe
Blue foam pad (like what you get at camping supply places )
Pipe clamps
My first go at it, I cut the pipe into a 4" length, then in quarters length-wise. I cut slits in the pipe so I could put the pipe clamps through them and around the drop bars. Then I glued some of the blue foam on top. Well, it worked fine until those slits I cut into the pipe turned into cracks and the whole thing fell apart.
Second try at it, instead of cutting slits, I took a length of lumber strapping, and pop-riveted it to the bottom of the pipe section, at an angle so that they pointed to the hand hold parts of the aero clip-ons. Worked like a charm. I used those for a few years, until I finally got the mod kit to add the elevated pads a-la Lemond. |