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Back in the day I found some vintage "aero" bars that were designed to bolt on to any bicycle made before larger diameter drop bars became the norm. I did not w
by Melatonic 4y ago
Back in the day I found some vintage "aero" bars that were designed to bolt on to any bicycle made before larger diameter drop bars became the norm. I did not want them, however, specifically for the "aero tuck" - I wanted them to give me more hand positions for long term comfort. While I eventually got rid of them because they took too much space on the flats of the bars due to the way they clamped I always wondered if we could design something like an aero bar but specifically for comfort. It could bolt on to the stem or in a way that still allowed multiple hand positions on the flats. The elbow pads were also a very nice way to get some lower back stretches in and I even ended up mounting a small cyclocross brake at the end of one of the aero handles so I could comfortable adjust speed (rear brake only - front brake in this position might be suicide) while going downhill and tucked. Or hell - maybe even something that had a small fold mechanism so that you could fold away the forearm / elbow pads when not in use!