Profile make a £40 aero bar, its aimed at tourers, could help out I guess.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Profile_Century_Aero_ZB_Aero_Bars/4000000916/
l4dva said:
I think you'd be better off upgrading your gloves/bar tape first....
aero bars would be used for time trailing/triathlons etc... going flat out on the straights things like that... I'd imagine it would be very dangerous navigating around city roads on aero bars.... and it may take the pressure off your hands/wrists and move it to your lower back in the new lower riding position??
I absolutelly agree with the gloves or better bar tape comment.
But
Its absolutely fine navigating cities on tri bars, I do it twice a day on what is apparently the busiest bus route in europe (Im conditioning myself to ride like that, I dont do it for speed)
as long as you have your wits about you and arent trying to weave through traffic at 5mph it is fine.
When adding tri bars you alter your seat set up to accomodate the possition, the riding possition on tri bars is pretty much the same as on a normal road bike, but rotated around the hip. Only problem here, is now when riding on the hoods or the drops you will be rotated into a possition which puts even more pressure on your wrists and hands.
palinurus said:
I sometimes ride along with my hands on the wrist supports).
I dont know what aerobars you use, but be aware profile arm rests apparently have a tendancy to smash if you do this, as it weakens along the part where the arm rest curves upward. I smashed a pair, when riding normaly in aero possition, I must add, when I returned them, I was asked if I ride resting on them with my hands when riding upright (I said no because I dont) and was informed that the only time they have seen them smash like this is people riding upright on them, they changed them for me no problem, just thought I'd mention it.