Hi,
I have a Trek 1000 that I ride for centuries,training,and just about everything.Profile Design makes aerobars with spring-loaded armrests and I added a set of those to "Blue Streak".It will help you gain speed and save energy on the flats and the armrests are not in the way of your bar tops for climbing.I did a metric century last weekend about half of it in frog drowning thunderstorms with 20-30 mph headwinds.I stayed in the drops as long as my back could stand it then used the aerobars except for climbs.They are the bomb and relatively inexpensive as well.You can't go wrong with them,they make your bike much more versatile!!: