Road Bike Aero Water Bottle

This is similar to having a round 500ml bottle behind the saddle but having hydration on the downtube can be more convenient in a race situation.

Road bike aero water bottle. This was a very cheap way to improve aerodynamics. Bontrager offers a variety of bike water bottles and bottle cages to keep fluids close at hand. The aero bottle we tested was an aerovault from giant and designed to work on the downtube. It has been hard work finding an aero water bottle.

I have a specialized transition tt bike and a profile aero bottle. Aero bottle on down tube drag cost. They cost from 15 up to about 45 for a. If you want to move from regular to aero bottles you can save up to 30g of drag.

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. I won t go in total depth of what i have found but it has been all. The best time to use this set up is for a hot race where you can keep a spare bottle behind your saddle and then transfer it to somewhere else on your bike so you can drink from it more easily. My first one kept falling out which makes it no good.

Specialized s works aero water bottle. We only tested it on the downtube as this was the most practical location. Thankfully this mount has the least amount of vibration when compared to the other mounts. It s quite thin and fits on to frame nicely.

Click here for a picture of a bike like mine with a bottle like mine the bottle and cage weigh 110g. Not consequential for a 25 minute time trial over rolling terrain. Bike water bottles cages stay hydrated on every road mountain and city ride. Click here to see a bike that looks almost exactly like mine.

I have a road bike caad 5 which i have turned into my tt bike. In certain circumstances they can even act like a disc wheel creating a small aerodynamic advantage in certain wind conditions. Installing a bottle cage on a bike is a really easy and simple procedure but you d be surprised by the amount of people who mount them upside down on their. This particular bottle was designed for the.

It was a great option and only cost 1 1w 40kph or 0 5w 30kph the equivalent of just 30sec over an im bike leg. Only 14 99 for bottle and cage. Tweaking my water bottle setup follow me on strava and instagram. However as a cage type of hydration system this means that rough terrain can cause the bottle to slip free of its restraints.

From what i have read this can make more difference than some may think. Many studies and opinions out there just no clear cut info.