Dang, I like those.

Can I buy a few (4?) in black ?

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Great idea!

I've uploaded the design here: https://pinshape.com/...ar-aero-bar-end-plug

You can download it and print it at home or via a 3rd party vendor.

A couple notes on the design:
-I'd consider it a beta, still some design refinement to do.
-The expander section is sized for a thick-wall carbon bar. For a thinner wall (ex. Alum), a wrap of thin bar tape works well.
-The design uses a nut and bolt system for the expander. You can pick those parts up at the local hardware shop, or just press fit the plug in with the tape.

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Cut jig for a P5x seat tube.


Garmin mount on a BTA bike bottle
and the BTA mount.


Angled spacer for arm pads. Used as part of my Mantis setup.

That is a very interesting BTA mount!

as a result of a bit of moderating that mount got a little less interesting but a little more sport specific.

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Did I miss something interesting ?

It was a tie wrapped BTA when I looked earlier ?

WD :-)

Question about the angled spacers for the arm pads. How did you overcome the problem of the screws now being angled as they enter the thread on the arm pad holder? on your setup does the screw come down from the top of the arm pad holder? I've stripped a few threads trying to accomplish the same thing with various spacer setups.

The spacer has a hole up front and a slot in back. I had to open up the bolt holes in the arm rest pads (turn them into slots) to keep the bolt alignment with the mount/clamp.

(In my best Taz voice) Why for you moderating?

Serous question though. Not sure what the problem was.

Dan removed an anime picture of a naked woman bound with rope.

Ok, that I get. The photo I posted from TinyPic was not that.

got it - thanks

just to be clear, was she bound with rope or tentacles?

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Definitely rope and it gave me some ideas.

Nothing fancy - a piece of 3/4 PVC cut with a Dremel to hold a standard rear light on an aero seatpost and held with a bungie. Never fallen off and easy to remove for races.

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Let's try this again....




Not as interesting, but should not draw a red card.

Am I the only one who hacksaws my saddles? I have narrow sit bones and big thighs. Can never get behind the saddle, which is a big problem for MTBing and descending Colorado mountains on my roadbike. Doesn't negatively affect TT bike or CX bike much.

I'll cut off 1 cm either wing of my fizik arione. Makes the width 110 mm max and with that I can slide behind without a problem. You can peel back the cover, saw off 1 cm on each wing and reglue the cover. Nice to be able to throw my weight back and forth without worrying.

Nope, you're not the only one. Keith Bontrager did exactly the same back in the mid 90s. Probably there's a better write up if you search more than I did, but here's something I found quickly that describes the thinking:
http://www.bikepro.com/...saddles/marco-c.html

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(ex-Cervelo, ex-Trek, ex-Velomax, ex-Kestrel)

now, this is ingenious.... I have the same problem, but ended up putting it on my saddle bag.

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Thanks for the link. Smart thinking from Keith.

Best info I can find is that this Bontrager saddle is 120mm wide. Might not be narrow enough for me still. Dunno about length.

Narrowest MTB saddles I can find are Fizik's that are 125 mm width, a small difference from Arione's 130 mm. All are a bit too long for my liking.

Might pick up a bontrager from ebay to try out.

Not sure if this counts, but turned an old Spinner NXT into a "Tri Spin Bike". Got another seatpost, cut the top part off and got it re-welded back on the opposite way around. Made the seat spigot thing thicker adding a piece of 1 1/8th alloy bar to make a 'steerer tube'. Just attached the old stem and bars that came with my Slice. Not as much adjustability as I had hoped, but it hits my personal co-ordinates just fine. I had the frame bead blasted and powder coated prior to re-building it.
My reason for getting it was so my girlfriend could also use it as I have the original bars, but also get a session in whilst looking after our new baby, as it is a lot quieter than my bike on the turbo.

Just started to play with a 3d printer, but this turned out perfect! Now to print off it's mate... Those 3d modeling classes from 10 years ago in college may pay for themselves yet someday!

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Nice. I have had a lot of fun with the 3D printing stuff for the bike. It opens the door to all kinds of possibilities.

Can't tell, what is the 3D printed part?

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