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Subject: horizontal front hydration system for XS QR tri bike
I'm on an XS QR tri bike and need a front mounted hydration system. Problem is, because I'm so small and I can get super aero and low, my aero bars are extremely close together. I can barely fit a poland spring bottle in between my bars.
I suppose I can move them wider but this isn't ideal. Any suggestions on front mounted horizontal hydration bottles (like the XLab torpedo)?


2014-04-04 9:07 AM
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Subject: RE: horizontal front hydration system for XS QR tri bike
I'm also an xs and my bars are close together. The torpedo works for me. The x-lab "frame" is almost on top of the bars but it still works. I actually put the profile design bottle in it because I like that one best. If I had any idea how to put a picture here I would but I have no idea :-)
2014-04-04 10:24 AM
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Subject: RE: horizontal front hydration system for XS QR tri bike
thanks. i can't seem to find a good pic of a front view of the xlab system to see exactly how it sits. everything i see is from the aerial view which doesn't help a whole lot.
2014-04-04 2:30 PM
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Subject: RE: horizontal front hydration system for XS QR tri bike
Ok'll try to post a pick of mine. They aren't the best images :-) and hopefully they aren't too huge. But in the second one you can see that the edge of the x-lab torpedo thing is actually above the aerobar because they are so close together. It works fine. In reality though you might not even need the little x-lab part. Since they are so close together you could just use velcro ties to attach the gorilla cage to the bars and it would be the same effect.

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2014-04-04 6:02 PM
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I have a QR too. Very narrow bars, but the torpedo sits on them nicely.
2014-04-05 7:09 PM
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Subject: RE: horizontal front hydration system for XS QR tri bike
wow you're bars are super close!! might even be closer than mine. great pics though, thank you for posting. it helped me out!


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