I am rigging my new used gravel bike for summer touring. I just bought these Decathlon aero bars to try them out and realized that by putting them on, I no longer have full access to the handlebar flat section. Are all aero bars limited in this way?
by Draw_everything
2 Comments
https://preview.redd.it/pxix3cn1q4bd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b14c80b61976884362a0046147becc2f060de80
Unfortunately many are. Others like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Profile-Designs-Airstryke-Aluminum-Adjustable/dp/B07BFKGVWT/ref=asc_df_B07BFKGVWT/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693769127501&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15109054431711106626&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014758&hvtargid=pla-455837430950&psc=1&mcid=86740da53214306f88dda5b95ad5f362&gad_source=1) profile design one have spring loaded arm rests. There are less of these, and they sometimes cost more. Some are also just narrower/have narrower arm rests with more forward pads, that at least let you grip the 90* turn on the flats.