Hello everyone,

firstly, I'd like to apologise if I started this thread in the wrong place. I didn't know where it should go and i figured this topic would have the highest visibility.

I've been riding a road bike for about 2 months, and intend to participate in a 24hr endurance ride to race funds for a local charity in November.

When riding I always envy my friend (who will be riding with me and is riding a tri bike) coz he has aero bars and it seems to be a much more comfortable position. I can't ride in the drops because I have a bad right wrist (old ligament injury) and the angle of my hands in the drops cause strain and pain. Also maybe the brake levers need shims. or I'm just doing it wrong...

I'm not sure if there is anyone out there who has a set-up like this, some kind of clip on aero bar with no shifters on top of the regular drop handle-bars. How would it work, what should I look into and also what are the pitfalls of such a set-up?

The route is not particularly hilly, i'm just hoping the aerobars will just provide a comfortable place where my hands don't need to take any strain coz 24 hours can be a pretty long time...

Thanks in advance everyone!

smiles! DEe