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Im looking to build a 29HT as a long distance multi day bike.
I like the idea of aero bars to move position and maybe get some help on long flat parts of route.
Does anyone know of a carbon bar that has enough reinforced area to accept tri bars?
Failing that, any non riser aluminium bars that wod work in this role?
Thanks
I've done it with heaps of Ali bars from lightweight bonty ones / to Jones loops.
Issue I find is that there is no way to bring the Tri bar elbows back far enough without shortening the stem.
You end up mega stretched on the TT bars and all the benifit for comforts are negated.
Ended up fitting a siren cycles Fred bar to bring the TT bars back to let me get comfy in all positions .
I would look at a solution like Bar Yak's or a short-reach draft-legal aerobar as the extra toptube length of an MTB would make the reach excessive.
Issue I find is that there is no way to bring the Tri bar elbows back far enough without shortening the stem.
In that case you want to try Zipp Vuka Alumina, as the arm rest mounts to the extension so you can have the pads a long way back.
I use on one Mary’s with some bar ends moved stem side of the brakes, cover in bar tape and it’s a good cheap solution for lots of different hand positions on long bike tours, plus gets you aero enough without being overstretched ( got the idea from this forum actually). If you want a flat bar then i was using a titanium and I really recommend them for comfort, however my missus found it on eBay as new they are daft money. Maybe try the bar end thing on an old set of bars first to see if it works?
I've had tri bars on carbon MTB handlebars. Just don't be a klutz when fitting them and you'll be fine.
FWIW I found they worked pretty well on long road "transition" sections - worth a gear or two in terms of speed:effort.
Maybe not quite what you had in mind but a quick Google threw up this - http://bikepacker.com/review-fred-bar/ (it looks like something that Sheldon Brown would have approved of).
Yep Fred bar like what I have works well. Also means you only need to remove 2 * 5mm hex to remove the TT bar assembly
Yep Fred bar like what I have works well. Also means you only need to remove 2 * 5mm hex to remove the TT bar assembly
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Ace thanks for the help.
An armrest that mounts on the extension seems a really good idea to bring the armrest back towards the rider.