Road Cycling Essentials
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I've done it a few times to give my hands a rest and concur with what you said.
It looks ****ing perilous to me! I've not got the confidence. I might try it on the turbo some time.
If I'm on a straight descent though I have started to get down below the saddle and hold the tops to increase aero, but I guess you can use the phantom position whilst pedalling too.
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sometimes.. any bump on the road and you'll lose your front..
not something I do for long/at high speed..
I do occasionally when I pretending to be David Millar.
Quite comfortable but probably pretty stupid on our roads.
I prefer to ride on the tops of the hoods, i think it's just as aero but a bit safer.
Cant find a picture to describe it. Forearms rest on the tops of the bars right at the edge and the heel of your palm sits against the top of the hood.
edit: found a picture
Cant find a picture to describe it. Forearms rest on the tops of the bars right at the edge and the heel of your palm sits against the top of the hood.
edit: found a picture
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I prefer to ride on the tops of the hoods, i think it's just as aero but a bit safer.
Cant find a picture to describe it. Forearms rest on the tops of the bars right at the edge and the heel of your palm sits against the top of the hood.
edit: found a picture
I do the exact same thing, especially when I ride East, where it's completely flat for me. There are still pot holes and drains to dodge, with this position, it's quicker to react than the phantom aerobars method.
Also, my sportiff bike don't allow my arm to reach that far forward comfortably anyway.
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I prefer to ride on the tops of the hoods, i think it's just as aero but a bit safer.
Cant find a picture to describe it. Forearms rest on the tops of the bars right at the edge and the heel of your palm sits against the top of the hood.
edit: found a picture
I do that now and again
but I actually have a ton of positions that I use, depending on what I want to achieve
black.. you want them to stand out as little as possible
hah, this is a nailed-on winter bike. 28c tyres, the lot.
well you can't put a bag on it.. and you need to ride thorough the winter.. the better it looks the easier it'll be to cope with it
AND if looks didn't matter you wouldn't have asked that question 
I did it a couple of times before I got some aerobars, but mainly to see where the comfortable position was going to be and how low I'd need my handlebars. With a fixed gear there's little to no way to stay on the bike like that with your legs spinning round though
Don
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phantom aerobars ?
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Leaning with your forearms on your handlebars either side of your stem, elbows in to your sides, as though you had aerobars.
I can't do this as my lights are in the way...
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oh I see, yes, no never tried it, I feel uncomfortable trying that position!!
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