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Grant-53 · 05-09-2012, 11:39 PM

The air hitting the chest is the main source of drag. The aero bars help in two ways. First the shoulders are lower for less frontal area. Second if the hands are closer together the air flows around the arms and away from the chest.

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Grant-53 Master EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Elmira, NY Posts: 1,795 Thanks: 320 Thanked 362 Times in 301 Posts	The air hitting the chest is the main source of drag. The aero bars help in two ways. First the shoulders are lower for less frontal area. Second if the hands are closer together the air flows around the arms and away from the chest.