TT Smackdown 2025

I’ve got these

They’re good if you can mount them near the middle. There’s a bit of flex if you have to mount off to one side. They don’t snap like the carbon ones @stenard had.

George fox also makes and sells some.

Jason Swann on the TT forum and Facebook group manufactures the tilt bracket to fit any bars. Though his design does make the elbows narrower so something to consider.

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I found they really hurt my shoulders and elbows.

I do aerobar work all year round, so got “used” to them, but I’ve gone back to normal pads now, as you can shift your elbows around a little for a bit of comfort/slight change every now and again.

How much are they? I like the look of these Deda Jet One but my Profile Design ones are fine and have a fair bit of adjustability. I do need new pads for my ancient armrests though.

I was looking at my position. I find that I hold my shoulders and therefore torso up rather than relaxing it down and being ‘flatter’. I was thinking that I also need to take my elbows forward. I can move my armrests independently of where the bars attach and moved them about 1cm forward and it is much more comfortable but also naturally has me relaxing my torso down to a better aero position too. Well better from the eyeball wind tunnel.

Yeah, something like that or the one @Jgav pinned. Mine at the moment are really flat. I had them as narrow as physically possible on the bike and they seemed ok. My shoulders ache at the start for ten mins but then settle ok after that. Deffo need a more permanent Garmin setup, as that just got in my way. May have to look at what @stenard suggested wat back when, and be a bit more organised.

@pacha - not cheap. Just cheapER. though just looked at the Deda ones you pointed out, and they’re much cheaper than them!!! That’s almost as much as my bike cost! haha

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They do look good but it’s a lot of money to spend on carbon extensions. I guess it depends on the value you put racing/speed/comfort.

Decent arm cups are relatively cheap and made a big difference in my confidence on the bars. Can corner pretty well on them and on Sunday I could go past people sitting up round corners.

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Oh I won’t be buying them! :joy: I was just showing them to Pacha.

I’ll be looking for the cheapest, hokiest options now! :joy:

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zip tie some foam pipe lagging onto the extensions.

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2nd hokiest then! :joy: :joy:

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Great stat you were able to put out @graeme4130 noting that female participation was 40% of the field.

Kudos to you guys :+1:

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I even noticed that riding around.
I didn’t even think that was many females in the mass wave, but was loads out on the bike course.

Wonder why it’s so popular??

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Was word out about the Bongo Calves & Big Tom’s Tache making an appearance?

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I was there, just sayin

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Why have nice smooth shoulders on your aero Tri suit when a pair of Nora Barry’s wrinkled stockings will suffice :rofl::grinning:

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Any interest in a TT showdown 2024?

I need something to train for as if not apparently I don’t do any training.

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I stuffed my sausage meat arms into a casing that was too small, soz pal :see_no_evil:

@Jgav - I’m feeling a bit too slow, atm :roll_eyes::face_with_peeking_eye: If I raced here again, I’d want to be going <4:25 :speak_no_evil:

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No firm plans just yet but more than likely we’ll both be doing the June race.

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I really loke these races but there too far without a TT showdown. So if @Poet sorts his arms out, @Jorgan continues his obvious return to tri then I am in. @joex might fancy it too.

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I’m off racing tri.

I would suggest people sign up now, as the event just sort of faded away this year the closer we got. Takes faith, but if there were three names registered now, the likelihood more will join is exponential.

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Doesn’t need to be a Triathlon. A ‘brevet’ ride would be way more sociable, for example.

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Didn’t mean just Cots. Could be any event in a suitable place.