Cant say I agree about the lever tilt. I’ve used a pretty ‘ridiculous’ angle for a long time now and experience no drawbacks with braking/out of the saddle. Biggest benefit for me is the MASSIVE reduction in ulnar deviation in the wrists. Holding that horizontal forearm position with straight hoods was never sustainable for me prior to the tilt. May be some connections to my odd physiology but oh well…
Totally agree. Way more comfortable and I don't have any issue braking. 36in bars with significant tilt inwards. I hold 2 fingers under the brake lever and 2 fingers on, I feel this is the safest as unexpected bumps can't slip me off the front of the hoods. I can hold this position for quite awhile 5-10mins and then for a break I switch my hands down to the drops but keep my head and torso the same 10-20 seconds of this and then back to the main position.
This is awesome! I wish I had someone that could do a similar workup with me on my road bike (US). Currently I've got aero extensions on the road bike while I try to save up for a TT bike, but I have no idea where to even start when it comes to most of the fit stuff. Aiming for some big races and big wins next season, I'll need all the help I can get!
Bike and position looks superb with the mods. Look forward to seeing you race it Chris. I sometimes used to race TT’s on a road bike back in the 90Ts with a Giro aero helmet and skinsuit. Wish I’d had a bike and position like yours 😁
With the bars, I actually think the design could be improved. In my eyes it would be better if the bars didn’t shoot forward at the clamp, but went across like normal and then had a long reach to the hood from there. Why? Because this means the point where you rest your wrist on the bars for support is further back. The further back you can get the support point the easier it is to maintain a quality aero hoods position for longer and with less strain. Ultimately this is what Speeco did with their Breakaway bar, except they took things a bit too far!
But then also that section of the bar is blocking the top of the drops for sprinting. Tough to have your cake and eat it too with this, I am looking for the same myself. It's good that sprinting was at least considered with the design.
@@DanceTurbo that is a fair point, although often the shape of the corner on the bar can make quite a big difference, a more swept corner gives more space for sprinting. The ideal bar for fast riding would be narrow at the hoods, with a long reach for the aero hoods position, and then a flair to the drops which will give the space and stability wanted for sprinting
My hunched back is a genetic thing which is actually pretty aero because it is smooth. a water backpack likely won't be so smooth so will probably be slower. Also in that kind of position it probably will move around a lot.
Ooh I love this! I wonder how you would alter me on a bike and whether it would make any difference? I’d love to do that as an experiment and then race!
Afternoon Chris, going areo for a purpose here, what better place for that aggressive fit.......targetting anything specifically in the next few weeks Chris? Very cool paint / graphics and front chain ring 😎👍....... nice one !
Curious why the crank looks to be not perfectly circular? When you see close-ups of the crank spinning (4:33), it almost looks like its got some wave to it. Is that intentional?
@@christopherholewski1234Non-round chainrings have been around for years (Rotor, Osymetric, absoluteBLACK, etc.), but this is my first time seeing one with this little ovality.
