Mounting a computer / light on aero bars

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

"Peter" 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
http://www.CycliStats.com
CycliStats - Software for Cyclists

In article , 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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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" 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?

--
~_-*
...G/ \G
http://www.CycliStats.com
CycliStats - Software for Cyclists

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" wrote in message
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In article , 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
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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


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In article , 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
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In article , "Peter" 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