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Will aero bars fit on my road bike?


I have a Cannondale Synapes and a guy at the bike store said that aerobars don't fit well on Cannondales because the handlebar stems are longer than with other bikes? I am not sure he knew what he was talkign about? Does anyone know anything about this?

no they will fit fine. the only difference would be diameter and there you either have an oversized or standard stem. what he meant, i suspect is that you may have to modify your stem length or height to get comfortable on the aero bars. riding aero bars is completely different position than conventional drop bars. you may have to modify your position to get comfortable on these bars.

You can always change the stem if that's really the problem.

In addition, there's a huge variety of sizes and shapes of aerobars. I'm sure you can find something that will work.

I think he is talking about the fact that your stem might be longer than most, therefore if you fit aerobars, your riding position may be too far forward, thus making it very uncomfortable and making your less efficient on your pedal strokes.

One other thing to add. I would not recommend clip on aero bars if you have carbon bars.

DEADMAN WALKING!!

they should fit no problem

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