I am so bummed right now. I was cleaning up my tri bike last night when I noticed that the right bar extension on my aerobars was wiggling side to side. I just figured it was loose and needed to be tightened. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
Do you see how the bar extension has separated along some sort of seam??
Here is a close up view:
FSA said it normally has a 24-48hr. processing time once they receive the part. But, if you take the number of days it will take to ship it to them, the number of days for them to process it, and the number of days to get me a new set (hopefully!), I'm looking at well over a week without being able to ride my tri bike!!
A lot of my TriBella teammates are racing too, so we'll get to meet up and cheer each other on. I was going to do the sprint, but figured this is pretty much my only chance to do a duathlon, and I've always wanted to do one. So, I'm pretty excited about it!! :)
I know A LOT of you are racing this weekend too, so I want to wish you all GOOD LUCK!! :)
One more thing,
If they decide not to send me a new set, I'll be in the market for some new aerobars. So, are there any aerobars out there that you absolutely love??
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I got so nervous when I saw your post title!!! I thought maybe you were injured.
schwew that it's not the case!!!
aerobars an ez fix...injury a bit longer. Thank gawd it's not that;-)
Well that sucks! I hope they give you new ones, I saw how expensive those things are!! And you can always do the Chilly Cheeks DU with me in December.... burrrr! :)
Good luck on the race this weekend, will be thinking of you! I'm off to hopefully not die at ERock! Ha.
OHH NOO!! At least you found out now and not half way through the bike at your race. To me, based on the photo, it looks like a glue issue. But thats just from looking at the pic.
Easton makes some quality Aerobars
Good luck this weekend, I suggest a mini brick with your road bike since it uses different muscles then your TT bike
GAH! Perfect timing, right? GAAAAAHHHH!!!!
I love my road bike too, but it certainly is NOT as fast as my TT bike.
Have a great race!
Will your shop give you a loaner pair??
Mine gave me a loaner seat, which is kinda gross, but whatcha going to do?
Good luck!
Aaaggghhh! I'm happy you found it before it became dangerous and that they are replacing it, but boooo on happening right before a race!
wow. That's crazy. hope they warranty them for you!
Big bummer on the broken aero bar. I hope it gets fixed quickly and to your liking. Best of luck with your race. Can't wait to hear all about it.
Have fun at your race (or brick...or whatever you're going to call it :-) this weekend!!
I'm doing a brick on Saturday but I'm doing my first ever swimming only race on Sunday. I figured since I'm driving over an hour to get to the lake I might as well go BIG...so I'm doing my longest swim ever - 4000 meters :D
Wish me luck!
Boo to the bike "injury", but that's good it's still under warranty. It's still frustrating when this stuff happens though!
Good luck at the duathlon!!
Good thing you were still under warranty!
I still need to get a pair of those things myself!
Warranties (while most of the time I think are a crock) totally pay off once in awhile!
You're going to rock your race this weekend. I've got my first sprint tri next weekend and I'm already counting the days.
So glad that you were still under warranty. Hopefully they fix them and fix them fast! I know you were racing this weekend but any time without your bike is not good!
I use and OVAL wing bar and put Vision Tech as my extenders.
Bummer! Hope it gets fixed soon! I'm still a newbie with my bike so I'm pretty clueless in the way of bikes. lol
How did the race (ahem...brick...) go? I saw pictures on Julie's blog and heard her report - now I want to hear yours!!!!
What a freaking bummer. I am so sorry, especially right before a race!
How did the DU go? Those are freaking painful.
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