Any pointers for aerobike shifting on a hilly course?

so you can be on your horns, and then just use one hand to shift on the end bars whilst climbing.  Then when descending, stay aero as long as you are comfortable then just get low on your horns if you are more comfortable.

ask anyone here - I had a REALLY hard time going aero and now I am fine....one of the things I did (and still do in traffic) is put one arm aero and the other arm on the horn on a brake - that is a way to transition yourself and get comfortable.

I love climbing on my tri bike - it is just so much easier to accelerate the frame.

You'll get used to shifting from the bar ends pretty quickly. I went from a bike with friction shifters on the down tube to the aero barend shifters. It was a bit of a learning curve but now I love the bar end shifters. I just did a group century ride where I was on the horns for most of the ride and had no problem reaching up a bit when I needed to shift. When going into a hill I would suggest to plan ahead a little and then just spin up the hill. It doesn't work well to try and power up hills while trying to reach up and shift.

You'll get to love them when you're in the aero position. I probably shift 5-10 times a minute on a rolling course to keep my cadence where I want it.

 Good luck and don't back out of the ride!! Have a blast!

As has been said before, basically it just takes some practice.  I have about 100 miles on my first tri bike with bar end shifters and I love climbing with it now.  You just need to plan a little further in advance than you would have on a bike with integrated shifters/brakes. 

DO NOT BACK OUT!!

1.  Keep Practicing, you will get there

2.  Plan ahead (if you are going to need to go to the bottom chain ring do it as early as you can),  I can usually plan what gear I am going to need from the bottom of the hill (either sitting or standing).

3.  Once your in your gear, move to the horns, if you need to shift again, do it early and just move one hand in.

4.  You will have it in no time!!

5.  If you have issues with it on the hill, go back to the bottom and try again

6.  Repeat 5 till you got it perfect

Michael

Great advice on how to do it from everyone.

My additional thought is if you are uncomfortable and learning and riding with others, be sure to give yourself plenty of space from other riders so you have more room and don't have to focus on watching out for them.

You will be amazed how quickly it will come....just keep practicing.

I'm an aero noob too and just getting use to the shifting while climbing, for me the biggest thing was to remember was shift then break. I found that when I was cornering or going from DH to UH that I was on the horns in the wrong gear. so now I find that i need to think ahead, shift and plan my line before I enter a corner or hill transition. 

The best feeling for me is cresting a hill in a low gear, coming off the horns into aero and reaching back for the big ring and accelerating back to your pace...watching the speedo creep up from 7 to 20+ makes me smile.