ok, last weekend i was on MISSION: Aero Bars!!! for those that don't know the most customizable aero bars ever created were the original "Carbon Stryke Ironman Clip-on" bars. a few years back mine broke and i looked for a replacement. to my dismay they didn't change the name or part # but TOTALLY changed the design.
Now for your lesson in the difference:
the old bars featured the multi-fit system
and looked like this:
the new style look like the following (note the awesome editing):
so i after i ordered 2 sets of these online and tied up lots o cash for unknown products i decided to send emails to these guys making them aware their photo is old and that they need to update it. oh, and btw don't ship the new style to me and issue the refund. they were cool with it and the education lesson that prevented more future refund problems.
i had clarence talk to profile years ago when i first looked and they said for safety reasons they did the redesign. the bolt was breaking and having your aeropad break off during a ride is pretty dangerous. which is PRECISELY how mine broke. but instead of creating a better bolt they took the easy way out.
anyways i decided that if any online company was just placing orders to the warehouse that was guaranteed to be the sucky new style so i started driving around to all the bike shops in town. most of those turned out to only have the new style as well. on a whim i went to bikes plus in coppell and they HAD IT. it was their display model. the guy said he had some on order but i told him i wanted the display. i then went into MISSON: AreoBars and after a 10 minute excitement filled tirade he got a lesson in what i'd been dealing with. man i'm glad that's over.
now i have to find a saddle that will fit the bigger bum i'm totin these days. so why the Griffen and why Aero bars? because my increased weight put enormous pressure on my hands and riding on the elbows would disperse the pressure a lot better. lets see how this experiment works.
-old style aero bar dominator
