handlebars S-Works Aerofly Carbon 25MM rise on tarmac sl6 ?

[TobinHatesYou]

The reason for the riser bar is a bit different though. Specialized's reasoning is that the riser bar with the -17° (flat) stem is more aerodynamic than a non-rising bar with a -6° stem.
Agree that it looks beyond fugly and that you should go for an endurance geometry if the Tarmac doesn't fit. There are full-blown race bikes out there nowadays that would fit.

Yes that's the claim we've all heard, but when's the last time you've seen a 6/84deg stem on a Venge ViAS besides the Expert level bike with a conventional stem?

Let's see the aero claims with the hoverbar against a stack of spacers. Let's see how a larger frame that fits the rider without spacers works out aerodynamically.

[cDaero]

Several guys around here have done it and enjoy it. I actually saved a friend who bought an older venge with a slammed/cut steerer tube.

I have a set of 42's i never used if anyone is curious

[dedobike]

I reopen the discussion because I discovered that there is a version of the handlebar for generic frames other than the vias so you can mount it on any type of bike, the only problem is the really high drop of 13cm so it is not a fold compact considering that currently mounts 3cm of thickness, using this type of handlebars on the tarmac sl6 I would have only 1 / 2cm thick but a fold not compact ... do you think it's worth?

https://www.hibike.com/specialized-s-wo ... 50d13b2f02

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/s-wor ... 016-131077