BigBoyND wrote:
TheStroBro wrote:
BigBoyND wrote:
There's fix kit storage inside the frame below the downtube bottle, no? What would be the point of adding rear storage?I would have liked this to come stock with some type of BTS in the design. I rode IMAZ with four bottles, no way was I going to stop at every bike aid station!
When you say BTS "in the design" what do you mean? Most of them are a function of saddle since that's where they usually attach. BTS has a greater number of aftermarket options than anything else.
With one of those you can pack your Speed Concept with 4 bottles, a full fix kit, and bunch of gels. Anything more and you'd have a P5x/Andean with excessive space for blankets and who knows what.
If you're stopping at aid stations, take some time to practice with a spouse. It's nice not having to carry around 5+ lbs of water once you can refill without slowing down!
I have an Argon E-119. The BTS mount for the Tailwind Box and bottles is on the seat post, not the saddle. As I mentioned in another comment I ended up drinking 9 Full Bottles of Water and Two Bottles worth of Gatorade on the bike when it came to fluid consumption. With this configuration I haven't practiced enough to do in stride so I stopped away from aid stations or at the top of the beeline...which they really need to put an aid station at!
Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.