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Burnt Toast

posted: 6/8/2011 at 11:53 AM

I total understand the safety aspects of riding in the aerobars, the increased reaction time to reach the breaks and stability issues. But if you have clip-ons mounted on road bike bars and are not using them, they have zero effect on any safety concerns resulting from reaching the break levers or stability since you'll be forced to use your hoods or drops. Its even pretty tough to use the top bar (straight portion) with aerobars mounted because the forearm pads usually block them, unless you have the flip-up style from Profile Design.

The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff

2013 Goals:

5k = sub 21:00

HM = sub 100 minutes

Run = 3650 / 2 miles

Bike = 3500 miles

Swim = 150 miles

Race 1st HIM

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 6/8/2011 at 11:53 AM

Quote from Burnt Toast on 6/8/2011 at 10:09 AM:

I was aware that aerobars are frowned upon during group rides for safety reasons, but having a clip-on set mounted on your road bike bars shouldn't bother anyone if you're not riding in them.

That's what I thought, too, but apparently they are seen by many as an injury risk to others in the event of a crash.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Burnt Toast

posted: 6/8/2011 at 2:39 PM
modified: 6/8/2011 at 2:40 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 6/8/2011 at 11:53 AM:

That's what I thought, too, but apparently they are seen by many as an injury risk to others in the event of a crash.

Pansies, just don't crash into THOSE people. Shocked

If thats the groups rule, I guess you gotta live with it or be okay as a lone wolf.

The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff

2013 Goals:

5k = sub 21:00

HM = sub 100 minutes

Run = 3650 / 2 miles

Bike = 3500 miles

Swim = 150 miles

Race 1st HIM

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 6/8/2011 at 2:44 PM

Quote from Burnt Toast on 6/8/2011 at 2:39 PM:

If thats the groups rule, I guess you gotta live with it or be okay as a lone wolf.

Kinda like a 1-man wolf pack... Big grin

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

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