Aerodynamic Question

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zefiro bar. looks very intriguing but is it legal for race? thinking of classics/road.

probably not.

I do rest my forearm on the bar bur never thought of taping a shoe insert on my arm... The position helps to rest my wrist. And changing ride positions during long ride helps with fatigue.

+1 if you can do it safely.

"junk" on the top bar?? not sure about this position. Going down steep hill, I'm at a disadvantage, small and light weight back then, I would scoot off the seat and rest my stomach on the seat and let my butt hang just above the back wheel. My arm would be stretched out my thighs would be tucked up next to the body and this helps with drag. Also very dangerous because weight distribution is really poor. This position is good only on steep descent since you can't really pedal. and also not good on technical descents with lots of (sharp) turns. Using this position has allowed me to hit just over 60MPH (~100Km/hr). these days my top speed is about 40MPH.

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zefiro bar. looks very intriguing but is it legal for race? thinking of classics/road.

probably not.

3T claims it's UCI, USA Triathlon and Ironman legal. There's a review here -ii already was used in pro races by Team Garmin and, supposedly, Carlos Sastre in Cervelo.

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3T claims it's UCI, USA Triathlon and Ironman legal. There's a review here -ii already was used in pro races by Team Garmin and, supposedly, Carlos Sastre in Cervelo.

Those would be legal for tris and TTs, including draft legal tris, since they don't seem to extend beyond the reach of the drops. They would not be legal for mass start road races.