aero bars on a mtb?

cyberknight
cyberknight Posts: 1,238
edited September 2009 in Commuting chat
Saw a guy on a full susser this week with clip on aero bars i thought wtf ?

Now i must admit i am getting up to around 21-22 mph on the flat on my hybrid and was wondering is it worth sticking one on?
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    I can sort of see the point if you're trying to get used to that position for a tri or duathlon. But I can't the see the point on the commute unless you've got a good stretch of road. I'd be no quicker using tri ars over my 14 mile commute and 3.5 miles of that is in a Park with a great road for it. You also have less control over the bike, which isn't good in traffic.
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  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    But you might consider it for the WTF??? factor..

    "W" could stand for "Why" in this case.
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Some things are just wrong :roll:
  • cyberknight
    cyberknight Posts: 1,238
    was wtf mainly cos it was .....

    1 a BSO

    2 he must have been over 20 stone

    3 maybe doing 12 mph

    And Yup i have used aeros when i used to run my raodie so i know about the handling it was more of a mmm idea rather than a serious consideration
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  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    jimmypippa wrote:
    But you might consider it for the WTF??? factor..

    "W" could stand for "Why" in this case.

    Like barends on risers bars, oh puh-leeze!!!
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  • TheBrogueadier
    TheBrogueadier Posts: 89
    There is a brilliant chap I keep seeing on Coronation Road in Bristol who's bodged up an aero mtb - Not proper Aero mind - Just really highset bars with bar ends; he stretches out on the bar ends and tucks himself down behind the bar stem (head down) and peddels like billieo..

    For some reason it always reminds me of a kid trying to go really fast on a trike...
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