There’s no aero efficiency if the bar setup doesn’t work. You can say “take away more bars = more aero” but they are there for a reason. The transition movement was called out in the project description:
must seamlessly and safely transition between a “control” position during the navigation of tight turns and steep terrain to an “aero” position during long, flat stretches of a course
and do so safely and quickly. This does it more dangerously, and I doubt more quickly. There aren’t any storyboards associated with the renderings but they wouldn’t make any difference.
Its a terrible concept, nice illustration, and ZERO defined need. If I posted this to the Slowtwitch triathlon forum…well, it doesn’t make designers seem like a useful part of the product process.
Yeah, a climbing specialist like Chicken Rasmussen wouldn’t even finish the stage on these bars! For innovation in this area, the Oval Concepts dual-spoiler bars work well to channel air past the rider’s body, even on the outboard handles.