So I’ve been thinking about having a go at some TT’s. I bought a pair of mini clipon bars (vision) and have been playing around. No other adjustments to the bike yet. I took them off last night and missed them alot – I tried the resting your forearms on the bars without a clipon, and it bloody hurt and felt very dangerous.
Using TT bars is definitely quicker on the flat, a good 1-2mph easily, for minimal weight gain. So why don’t roadies use them? I know they aren’t practical all the time, but there are usually times you can use them safely and it will up the average speed. I would have thought the advantage outweighs the extra weight and ugly look of them?