Subject: RE: Hydration System on Tri Bike Here is the history of my bike drink solution: Bike mounted Bottles and Cages - Thought I needed a more areo system with a straw... Profile Design Aerodrink System - splashes everywhere and then it eventually launched off of my bike durring a race. Good riddens! Rear mounted Bottles and Cages - Hard to reach bottles while riding and going through aid stations. Impossible to reach bottles in areo. Also, my bottles ejected all the time even with the $50 gorilla cages. Speed Fill Hydration System - Speed Fill is not a bad solution but have decided I do not like sucking out of a tube when hammering. Also, I do not need that much water on board my bike when aid stations are usually roughly 30 miles apart. King Cage Top cap cage mount and bike mounted cage - I had to drill the hole in the King Cage a little to get my Top Cap from my Argon 18 E-114 to fit though it but it was easy. There are now several between aero bar solutions available although I like the King Cage solution because the weight of the bottle goes down your stem and is not on your aero bars. I have realized that I do not need more that 2 bottles on my bike at any one time. I can drink while in aero and and I can easy reach the bottles. The aid stations in long races are roughly 30 miles apart and I can replace my bottle with their sports bottles (1 Gateraid/Poweraid and 1 Water ). I only need one bottle for an Oly and I take the cage off of the bike. I have realized that the easist soluton is the best and anything else just complicates things. YMMV |