I have the jones 2.5 loop bar which has 2.5 inches of rise to it. I find that the aero position with my fore arms resting across the loop is comfortable, but it doesn't feel secure since my hands hang off the front.
After looking at all the aero bar options and seeing how bulky and expensive they are I started looking for inner bar ends to achieve the same thing. Since I found the loop comfortable enough for my forearms, having pads and aero bars seems redundant
I could only find one set of inner bar ends where the clamp comes completely off which allows them to be attached at the inside of the loop and they're only $13 on ebay.
I'll update with my impressions and photos once they arrive.
Baffling that removable clamp bar ends are not more common and so hard to find.... what did you come up with?!!!