Mounting a computer / light on aero bars - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

11-04-2003, 11:05 AM

Dear all,

I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no room
left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on the
tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any solutions
to my problem??

Thanks a million,

Peter

11-04-2003, 11:17 AM

"Peter" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
>
> I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no
room
> left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on
the
> tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any solutions
> to my problem??
>
> Thanks a million,
>
> Peter
>

Most aero bars have an optional "accessory" to allow for this. My Syntace
C-2 bars allow for mounting a short round piece of plastic between the bar
extensions (sold at additional costs %$#@!), to which I mount my computer.

Not sure about mounting a lighting system, however. That would require more
room.

Have you contacted the manufacturer?

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....G/ \G
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11-04-2003, 11:46 AM

In article <bo90ri$j42$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] says...
> Dear all,
>
> I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no room
> left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on the
> tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any solutions
> to my problem??

What kind of bars? If they are the ones which close over the front
like the Profile Design Century and AirStryke models (which I have),
you can put the light on the end of the bar. What I did for the
computer was to take a round dowell about 1" in diameter, cut it to an
appropriate length and concave the ends so that it would fight snugly
between the bars, and then drill a hole in each end of it and zip-tie
it to the bars on each side. it's snug enough to hold the computer,
but I can still slide it forward and back to keep the computer where I
want it.

You could do the same that but mount a handle bar space saver on it,
and put both the light and computer on that if there's no spot for the
light on the end of the bars.

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Dave Kerber
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11-04-2003, 11:51 AM

I have TTT bio-arms. would the Syntace accessory work with these? (They're
just like the Syntace, probably the same diameter too).

Thanks,

Peter

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> "Peter" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:bo90ri$j42$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no
> room
> > left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on
> the
> > tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any
solutions
> > to my problem??
> >
> > Thanks a million,
> >
> > Peter
> >
>
> Most aero bars have an optional "accessory" to allow for this. My Syntace
> C-2 bars allow for mounting a short round piece of plastic between the bar
> extensions (sold at additional costs %$#@!), to which I mount my computer.
>
> Not sure about mounting a lighting system, however. That would require
more
> room.
>
> Have you contacted the manufacturer?
>
> --
> ~_-*
> ...G/ \G
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> CycliStats - Software for Cyclists
>
>

11-04-2003, 11:53 AM

No they don't close over the ends, they're 3T bio arms. Well that's one way
of doing it (tying the dowell to the bars) and I'll bear it in mind.

Thanks,

Peter

"David Kerber" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> In article <bo90ri$j42$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] says...
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no
room
> > left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on
the
> > tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any
solutions
> > to my problem??
>
> What kind of bars? If they are the ones which close over the front
> like the Profile Design Century and AirStryke models (which I have),
> you can put the light on the end of the bar. What I did for the
> computer was to take a round dowell about 1" in diameter, cut it to an
> appropriate length and concave the ends so that it would fight snugly
> between the bars, and then drill a hole in each end of it and zip-tie
> it to the bars on each side. it's snug enough to hold the computer,
> but I can still slide it forward and back to keep the computer where I
> want it.
>
> You could do the same that but mount a handle bar space saver on it,
> and put both the light and computer on that if there's no spot for the
> light on the end of the bars.
>
> --
> Dave Kerber
> Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!
>
> REAL programmers write self-modifying code.

11-04-2003, 12:03 PM

In article <bo93h7$k7t$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] says...
> No they don't close over the ends, they're 3T bio arms. Well that's one way
> of doing it (tying the dowell to the bars) and I'll bear it in mind.

Yeah, it's kind of a kluge job, but it serves my purposes. I did
paint it black so it's not so obviously a home-made rig. If I had
good woodworking tools, it could have come out much nicer.

>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
>
> "David Kerber" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].net...
> > In article <bo90ri$j42$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] says...
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no
> room
> > > left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on
> the
> > > tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any
> solutions
> > > to my problem??
> >
> > What kind of bars? If they are the ones which close over the front
> > like the Profile Design Century and AirStryke models (which I have),
> > you can put the light on the end of the bar. What I did for the
> > computer was to take a round dowell about 1" in diameter, cut it to an
> > appropriate length and concave the ends so that it would fight snugly
> > between the bars, and then drill a hole in each end of it and zip-tie
> > it to the bars on each side. it's snug enough to hold the computer,
> > but I can still slide it forward and back to keep the computer where I
> > want it.
> >
> > You could do the same that but mount a handle bar space saver on it,
> > and put both the light and computer on that if there's no spot for the
> > light on the end of the bars.
> >
> > --
> > Dave Kerber
> > Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!
> >
> > REAL programmers write self-modifying code.
>
>
>

11-04-2003, 07:54 PM

In article <bo90ri$j42$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, "Peter" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no room
>left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on the
>tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any solutions
>to my problem??

Peter,

See your local bike shop, Profile, ChronoMetro(sp), and others make add on
accessory mounts for aerobars....around $9.00.

Regards,
Bill