Little Miss Runner Pants

Ah, roommates. Somehow my roommate and I, who are polar opposites when it comes to almost everything, have managed to live together successfully for three years.

Anyways, I sorta wish I had the kind of aerobars that could flip down, because sometimes I just want to put my hands on the handle bars. So that is my only comment on that.

For the aerobars, consult the man for all things bikey: Bolder. He has some aeros on his road bike.

For the tonsil hockey, I've no idea. Can't help you.

I recently purchased my first set of bars and my bike shop recommended the Profile Design Jammer Cgt. Their bike fit person spent an hour with me adjusting the bars to fit just right. They are very flexible because the bars are separate tubes so the angle of the grips can be altered as well as the angles of the arm pads and their position forward or back on the tubes. I've been happy with them so far.

Aerobars, schmerobars...buy a tri bike!

And the roomie fun--just another reason I thank my lucky stars that I'm married. And that my husband is now out of town a lot. Hee!

The sitch with the roomate sounds kind of awful. It's bad enough to have to move but to move and find out your living situation isn't good is really bad. Next time be polite but firm in insisting her parents get a hotel room. Their lodging is not your problem.

The tonsil hockey is just rude. You need a good joke line for that one like "You guys mining for lost boogers?" or something. That way everyone can be equally unhappy. I know - just call me "The Diplomat" ;-)

not even going to comment on the roommate stuff. live alone. that's all i've got to say...

but with the aero bars, i go profile--i think they're called T2 or something. they're a good model...

just my 2 cents; everybody else might differ, of course.

#1. i hate you and i hate teasers.
#2. i bought profile design aerobars...i think i bought them off of ebay and they were cheap and they are awesome!!! (well they became awesome after i finally learned not to be scared of them.)
#3. then i got the profile design sippy cup and it has made hydrating SO much better.

Punt the roomie. Or do what I did when I was in community housing with the Park Service.....pm me for details.

For the bike: you want shortie bars on a road bike, not full fledged aerobars.

tonsil hockey? That got me laughing. Hang in there!

If you must get aerobars at this stage of your cycling career, I'd recommend Vision Techs. They are a bit more pricey, but they come in a variety of sizes and two styles, are very high quality, and have very slick adjustment capabilities. You'll probably be happier with the curved ones, even though all the cool kids are using the straight ones these days. The alloy version is fine, you don't need to spend double to get the carbon. They come with shims to fit non-OS handlebars. And withhold that portion of the rent...

I have the Profile Design Airstryke ZB2000 Bars, I love it. Wrapped it up in bar tape for a nice comfy grip and Voila - ride all day!!

I was in the same position as you last night (with respect to aerobars, not sketchy room mates). I ended up just going to a bike shop and simply piking out a few pairs and will try them out and see which ones I like best. I posted something this evening on it as well. Good luck!