Profile Design DRV/AEROa 105 Drop Handlebar 36cm

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Choose between bespoke aero bars or clip-on aero bars from Wiggle's wide choice of quality options. TT handlebars offer that transition to pure speed, and at Wiggle you'll find a wide range of pro-performance TT bars featuring lightweight materials and durable construction. Flat Handlebars This means they slice through the air more efficiently, and also has the added bonus of being comfortable to hold on a long climb. Plus, aero handlebars will be designed to cater for internal cable routing.

MTB riser bars and road bike riser bars offer a more modern riding position to maximise your torque and control. Offering the latest in aluminium and carbon MTB riser handlebars and the very best riser handlebars for the trail, road, hybrid, or adventure rider, you'll find a more comfortable and commanding riding position. TT Handlebars and Aero Bars

Boost speed and save energy with the latest aero bars. Aero handlebars help you find an aerodynamic riding position, making them ideal for triathlon or TT racing and training. If you read the introduction to this article (where we revealed that 70 to 80 per cent of the system drag is caused by the rider), that ought to come as no surprise. Ribble is offering its innovative Ultra Bar in progressively narrow widths. Simon Bromley / Immediate Media

A 40cm handlebar, for example, might feel relatively wide to someone with narrow shoulders, but could also feel relatively narrow to a rider with broad shoulders.

The combination of a narrow hoods position for straight-line cruising, and a more normal (in relative terms) drops position for descending and high-speed cornering, was welcome, then. This makes sense once you remember that, on a road bike moving at speed, a lot of steering is performed by leaning and counter steering – you don’t actually need large steering inputs at the handlebar, except at slow speeds. The wattage savings at lower speeds are less impressive at a surface level. This is always the case with aerodynamic improvements, though – at slower speeds you save fewer watts because the power required to overcome aerodynamic drag is proportional to the cube of velocity (this is one reason why manufacturers love to do aero testing at 50kph – it makes the “watts saved” figures much larger). Again, the key thing for any rider is to weigh up the potential benefits against any disadvantages.