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FastTT Is the Best Aerobar You've Never Heard Of

Among all the full forearm aerobars these might be the most comfortable.

Quintana Roo X-PR: Preferred Build

Change the saddle and the aerobar extensions, this becomes a new bike.

CADEX GX a Terrific but Pricey Gravel Bar

Pay the price if you can afford it; otherwise look for its features in a cheaper bar.

Profile Design Wing 20C Pursuit Bar

Extensions and pads are key to comfort. Pursuit bars hold everything up, and you don't need to spend a fortune.

The Best Aerobar in Kona Was...

A hobbyist aerobar maker, Markus Weiss, 3D printed a terrific pair of aerobars for two pro women in the Kona WC race.

XLAB, Profile Design Dominate Bike Hydration

XLAB easily wins rear hydration, narrowly wins front hydration. Pros use more integrated systems than AGers.

Aerobars Used in Kona

The biggest difference between pro and age group equipment in Kona was the aerobars each cohort chose

Profile Design 43ASC Extensions

It might be the least expensive of the expensive aerobar systems popping up these days. It's also among the most interesting.

Profile Design's R&D Head David Bowden

"I saw bars getting treated as an aerodynamic feature rather than a core fitting element. "

Vision TFE Home Brew Forearm Rests

These garage armrests may violate a stupid UCI rule, but we’re rarely bound by that ruleset

Culprit's DIY Custom Full-Forearm-Support Armrest Kit

It's a custom, full-forearm, aerobar. But you're a participant in the manufacturing process, not a spectator.

Vision's TFE Pro Extensions On a Regular Tri Bike

Vision's TFE Pro Extensions are super cool, but they can be mounted on just about any mortal tri bike.

Vision TFE Pro Aerobar Extensions

We take a close look at the newest aerobar extensions from Vision, the TFE Pro. Made to fit the TFA or SI 013, they feature extra-long arm pads.

CADEX’s Handlebar Gambit

This brand is riding the wave of Iden, Blummenfelt, and its own boutique engineering.

Vision Metron 6D Integrated Handlebar

We unbox and analyze what Vision claims to be “The stiffest and most aero integrated handlebar and stem system.”

A Gravel(ish) Handlebar is the New Aero Road Bar

The riders in the pro peloton who are the most aero dialed are on gravel-inspired road bars.

Zipp QuickView (It’s About Time)

Yes it’s about time, but also about distance, power, vision, safety, data.

FSA K-Wing AGX: Evolving Bars for Gravel

FSA continues to expand into gravel, with an ever-expanding line. We look at the carbon K-Wing AGX drop bar.

Profile Design DRV/GMR, Another Peek at the Future

Like gravel bars made by Zipp, ENVE and 3T, this design motif will inform drop bar design, for gravel and road.

Vision Trimax Carbon SI 013

Vision adds options for your aero position by process of elimination – of the integrated stem. We check out their latest aerobar.

Cervelo’s P-Series: Slowman’s Build

Before I returned this bike I wanted to try it out with equipment with which I’m more familiar. Here is Slowman’s build.

Zipp XPLR: Exercise in Simple Function

It's just a simple gravel handlebar. What's special about? It inexpensively solves a simple but thorny problem. That's it.

Handlebars

Zipp's SL80 Road Bar is An Obvious Product

The Well-Designed Road Bike Cockpit

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