Alright spill the beans man. We have waited a long time already! SHARE.

I don't do events that are long enough to require any drink. I only do four or five 40Ks a year. The others are shorter. The aerodynamics of this frame don't seem to like a seattube bottle. So, if I had use something, I'd probably opt for a between-the-bars type.

I'm still doing comparisons, switching bikes every couple of days. It looks promising so far, but the comparisons aren't too definitive since I can't achieve the same position on both bikes yet. I'm waiting on the local shop to get me the correct crown race so I can stick a conventional fork on and try some real low and real extended positions. Eventually, I'll probably get a custom stem that will allow me to achieve my optimum position and still use the bayonet mount. Though, I wonder how much extra benefit it provides when my aerobars and arms are shielding all but the bottom 4 cm of the headtube.

One interesting tidbit: the whole DA sits a lot lower than a comparably sized P3C. From the specs, the difference should only be 1cm, but I keep measuring it over and over and I get a lot more than that. No wonder it does so well in the tunnel!


-- jens

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Chris