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Time trial on road bike without aero bars

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  • June 20, 2012 at 11:41 pm #16130
    jimzy

    Just wondering if anyone has advice or hints and tips on doing a time trial without aero bars.

    I am competing in a series of Time Trial races, but do not have aerobars. Is it more aerodynamic to have your hands in the drops and be as low as possible or have your hands in the centre of the bars, again as low as possible?

    Any other recommendations or advice would be much appreciated!

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  • June 21, 2012 at 8:42 am #687891
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    stuke

    on the flat sections make
    on the flat sections make yourself as aero as you can by bringing your hands in near the stem and your torso as low as possible, small frontal area is the key, hence why people use aerobars. If there are lumpy sections use whatever position you can get the most power out, aerodynamics is less important when you’re climbing

    June 21, 2012 at 7:51 am #687889
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    Raleigh

    I normally switch between
    I normally switch between drops and parallel hoods 😀

    June 21, 2012 at 7:50 am #687887
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    matt637

    these are the bars i have. As
    these are the bars i have. As i say, pretty light for the money, very simple design, v easy to fit, and get you v low.
    https://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?sid=d4qohmqcjltkw2nhyqzsbuqc&aid=170846991482&sv=profile%20design%20t2&emvcc=0

    June 21, 2012 at 7:46 am #687885
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    dave atkinson

    i’m not normally an advocate
    i’m not normally an advocate on spending to improve performance – unless you’re really serious you’d be better off spending the money trying to get fitter, or lose weight.

    that being said, a set of aero bars will give you the single biggest performance gain of any upgrade, and you can have a pair off ebay for £20. so it’s worth getting some.

    June 21, 2012 at 7:20 am #687883
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    matt637

    if you have your hands on the
    if you have your hands on the drops your arms stick out, but on the hoods or bars you can tuck your arms in line with your body thoeretically creating less drag. Loads of people do tt’s on a road bike without bars. I’m not good enough to spend loads of money on a tt bike, but i do have nice clip-on aero bars by Profile Design which are pretty light and not a bad price.

    June 21, 2012 at 1:07 am #687881
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    Jake Schneidewind

    I have always had luck not
    I have always had luck not using the drops, but getting as low as possible on the hoods with the forearms parallel to the ground

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