Aero Water Bottle For Road Bike
In this episode chris and cam are joined by cody the kid kaiser to find out the most aerodynamic placement of a water bottle during a cross race.
Aero water bottle for road bike. Motor tabs water bottle 591ml review gbp 3 99 rrp. I bought an arundel chrono water bottle and cage and am trying to figure out if it would be more aero on the down or seat tube. 503 342 9986 email protected mon sat. We specialize in aerobars handlebars hydation stems wheels storage saddles seatpost and accessories.
9am 5pm sunday. Aero water bottle hack ronald kuba. I didn t bother with an aero water bottle last season because i reasoned professional cyclists never seemed to. Road mtb women beginners magazine offers bike insurance.
I know a lot of people want to take as little fluid with them as possible who wants a bottle behind the saddle two on the frame and an aero bottle between the handlebars. Since 1988 profile design has been setting the standard in innovation creating cycling components designed to make bicycles faster. Tests by cervelo suggest that a water bottle was of significance. 1 of 250 watts is roughly 2 5 watts which sounds feasible.
Removing a water bottle saved 2 8 at 250watts removing an aero bottle saved 1 6. Many studies and opinions out there just no clear cut info. It works so well that the one on your downtube will help hide your water bottle from the wind saving you from buying one of those aero water bottles that never hold enough fluid. We only tested it on the downtube as this was the most practical location.
Half ironman 70 3 triathlon bike setup duration. It makes the bike 12 6 more aero efficient than the previous f8 model. Bike of the year. Tweaking my water bottle setup follow me on strava and instagram.
I have a road bike caad 5 which i have turned into my tt bike. The aero bottle we tested was an aerovault from giant and designed to work on the downtube. It destroys the handling characteristics of the bike you ve spent a fortune on and those full water bottles will add 3 4kg adding about 50 per cent to the weight of your bike. Even the wavy onda fork that we have come to love from pinarello gets the aero treatment.