Mounting a computer / light on aero bars

[Peter]

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

 

[Tony Raven]

Peter wrote:
> 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??

Take the tribars off?

>
> Thanks a million,
>

Don't mention it ;-)

Tony

 

[Peter]

Well that's what I've done for the moment ... but you know what I mean! How can I get them onto the
tribars or stem or whatever.

Thanks again,

Peter

"Tony Raven" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Peter wrote:
> > 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??
>
> Take the tribars off?
>
> >
> > Thanks a million,
> >
>
> Don't mention it ;-)
>
> Tony

 

[Zog The Undenia]

Peter wrote:

> 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??

I have a cheapo Tri-Pro computer which has an offset mount so it sits over the stem. Perhaps look
for something similar? Your light could go on a fork blade, or maybe you could lose some bar tape?

 

[Dave Kahn]

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:05:05 -0000, "Peter" <[email protected]> wrote:

>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??

I use a Profile Design computer mount.

http://www.profile-design.com/acc_computermount.html

It's basically a ridiculously overpriced stubby plastic tube that you can clamp to the tri-bar
extension. You then use your standard bracket to fit your computer to that. In my case it puts the
computer just in front of the stem, which is perfect. I doubt you'd be able to fit a light as well
though. Maybe if you fitted a second one to the other side?

Francis Thurmer's solution to this problem is to make a lighting bar from a length of PVC plumbing
pipe. This is then festooned with a dazzling array of lamps and fixed onto the drops using 2
re-usable zip ties. This can them be quickly moved from bike to bike.

--
Dave...

 

[Pete Biggs]

Peter wrote:
> 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!

Cateye make some stem and aero bar alternative brackets for their equipment.

~PB

 

[Tim Hall]

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:50:00 -0000, "Peter" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
<space on handlebars>

>Well that's what I've done for the moment ... but you know what I mean! How can I get them onto the
>tribars or stem or whatever.

Minoura(sp?) Space Grip. A T shaped doofah that bolts onto your handle bars, sticks up a couple of
inches, and has space for gadgets on trhe top. Screws up the aerodynamics though.

Tim
--
In space no one can eat ice cream

 

[Alan Braggins]

In article <[email protected]>, Dave Kahn wrote:
>On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:05:05 -0000, "Peter" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>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??
>
>I use a Profile Design computer mount.
>
> http://www.profile-design.com/acc_computermount.html
>
>It's basically a ridiculously overpriced stubby plastic tube that you can clamp to the tri-bar
>extension.

Here's someone else's equivalent (Cronometro NOB) http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/accessories.asp

 

[Dave Larrington]

Or make your own from a piece of suitable tube and a jubilee clip...

Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
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