All Cyclists Should Do This (But The UCI Screwed Us Over!)
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Published 2023-10-06
00:00 Intro
00:38 Clip-on bars in pro racing
02:43 Should we all use aero bars?
03:50 Run 1: no aero bars
08:22 Run 2: with aero bars
12:02 Results
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All Comments (21)
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Do you use clip-on bars or will you after watching this video? 🧐
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I commute 27.5km each way each day to work on very smooth, largely flat roads in Sweden. I put TT bars on my old Caadx and immediately saw a 2kph increase in speed. I now spend 80-90% of my commute in them. Wouldn't go back.
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It would be awesome if GCN would overlay the speed, power etc for these efforts on the screen so we can truly appreciate the what the rider is doing. That’s it and that’s all 👊🏾. I have severe spinal issues and I use these on my flat bar cyclocross bike and they make a world of difference 👍🏾
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They are fantastic for touring as well. Even if they aren't faster while laden, the additional position and stretched posture make the miles fly by.
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I was out in the rural east of the Netherlands in the summer, saw quite a few people with stubby TT bars on quite upright Dutch bikes, even some e-bikes. I guess it makes sense riding into their famous omnidirectional headwinds.
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Aero bars are almost a default for Ultra riding and racing. The primary function is comfort and providing additional positions on the bike to relieve pressure on the hands. They are usually used with risers, again for comfort. The happy side effect is that even with risers, they are aero efficient and give a free speed boost for the same effort. They also allow for handy mounting points for Feedbag, GPS, phone etc and with electronic gears, additional shift buttons make staying aero easy.
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I had a pair on my road bike when I commuted a breezy, flat 20 miles one way in San Diego for 15 years. They literally saved me days over that time. When I moved north and my riding became more recreational, I took them off as I prefer the handling and feel of the bike without them.
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Been using these for over 30 years. They’re fast and comfortable, I love being able to take the weight off my hands and the side benefit is about 3 mph, ymmv.
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In a recent GCN video, someone mentioned that endurance riders tend to call them "comfort bars" because that's why they use them. Interesting how much nicer they are from multiple perspectives... Makes me wonder if it would be worth fitting them on my bike.
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When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be about the 1934 ban on recumbents...
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One aspect is the long distance rider and comfort. Getting into a different position works so well when you are spending so much time on the bike.
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Got a set on my bike. The ability to change position, different hand positions is fantastic on long rides.
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Well done Conner, safety concerns are the big issue of me and the use case, dont need the extra speed :)
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Thanks Conor. Pretty convincing advantage, assuming they are used judiciously. I think Ill go for it…just got to find oval brackets suitable to fit my existing ‘aero’ bars.
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Wow I am impressed by how good your position on the clip on bars looks. My main problem is that fitting clip on bars to a normal road bike seems to severely compromise either of the two positions. I guess your professional background and better flexibility really shows here.
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I've been contemplating them for on my touring bike. When I am on a multi-day tour I will often do 100-160km (60-100 mi.) a day with bags and as CyclingAbout has shown, aero makes more of a difference than weight. And I've noticed a significant difference in speed and effort between the classic rack+pannier Vs. bikepacking bags for the same volume on days like that.
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This can also provide relaxation on the back, just like you are leaning on the bar with good position to the legs for acceleration in pedaling the cranks plus more aerodynamics position and the center balance of gravity on riding on top of the bicycle whole body. Excellent idea to sprint the speed of the bike!
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Wow, what a coincidence. I was just in Facebook Marketplace looking for a set. Ok, then. Let's watch this and see if it changes my mind. Thank you for reading my mind, GCN! Thank, Connor! Haha!
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Nothing to do with this video but I got stopped in my tracks before. I witnessed the infamous eurobike for the very first time! Locked up against a railing. It definitely has character. I was in cycle awe of it!
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Have had this on my first real bike, which was a straight steering bar Orbea with the same frame as the roadrace bike. For commuting it was wonderful.
