Thanks to Glen Alden from Alden Designs I had the opportunity to use the P5 storage box he has designed.
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...5%20storage;#5121380
First off the installation is simple, I used 2 screws, one in the bottom and one on the down tube, it took maybe 3 minutes max. Here's a pic of it on my bike.
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On race day I put a can of pit stop and the head to my co2 cartridges in the box. There was plenty of room and I could have put a spare tubular in there, but I just didn't want to carry one.
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Now I didn't have any tire issues and even with all that extra room inside the box and the bumpy roads of Eagleman, there was no sounds of rattling around or bouncing around. There wasn't much wind if any race day and I've never done the race before so I have no idea of watts saved, but with my setup it felt really aero so take it for what that is worth. I also had a ton of people asking me about the box so hopefully they found their way here to add their names to the list.
Now today was my first long ride (180km) since Sunday and this is where the box came in really handy. I was able to fit 2 tire irons, 2 clincher tubes, my co2 head, multi tool, and 2 bags of drink powder (I do this so I only have to buy water at stops). And there was still room left over!
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What I like most is this box gives you storage that was never there on the P5. Before I used one of the Shimano storage bottles in my rear bottle cage and it was a tight fit to get 2 tubes, 2 tires irons, and my co2 head (there was no room for a multi tool). Also today was a pretty strong head wind for the first couple hours and again its all relative but I definitely put more time into my training partner then a normally do given the watts we ride. Now was it just the box? I have no idea, he also rides a P5, but I am sure the open area it takes up definitely makes a difference. My training partner has added his name to the order list, along with several others I know with P5s.
In the end if you own a P5 I would strongly recommend getting this box. It solves all the storage problems you have and I am sure when the person testing in the wind tunnel is done, he will confirm it saves you watts.
Feel free to ask any questions,
Scott
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...5%20storage;#5121380
First off the installation is simple, I used 2 screws, one in the bottom and one on the down tube, it took maybe 3 minutes max. Here's a pic of it on my bike.
[URL=http://s1373.photobucket.com/...zps779fd6ee.jpg.html]
[/url] On race day I put a can of pit stop and the head to my co2 cartridges in the box. There was plenty of room and I could have put a spare tubular in there, but I just didn't want to carry one.
[URL=http://s1373.photobucket.com/...zpsc488a018.jpg.html]
[/url] Now I didn't have any tire issues and even with all that extra room inside the box and the bumpy roads of Eagleman, there was no sounds of rattling around or bouncing around. There wasn't much wind if any race day and I've never done the race before so I have no idea of watts saved, but with my setup it felt really aero so take it for what that is worth. I also had a ton of people asking me about the box so hopefully they found their way here to add their names to the list.
Now today was my first long ride (180km) since Sunday and this is where the box came in really handy. I was able to fit 2 tire irons, 2 clincher tubes, my co2 head, multi tool, and 2 bags of drink powder (I do this so I only have to buy water at stops). And there was still room left over!
[URL=http://s1373.photobucket.com/...zps6196bff0.jpg.html]
[/url] What I like most is this box gives you storage that was never there on the P5. Before I used one of the Shimano storage bottles in my rear bottle cage and it was a tight fit to get 2 tubes, 2 tires irons, and my co2 head (there was no room for a multi tool). Also today was a pretty strong head wind for the first couple hours and again its all relative but I definitely put more time into my training partner then a normally do given the watts we ride. Now was it just the box? I have no idea, he also rides a P5, but I am sure the open area it takes up definitely makes a difference. My training partner has added his name to the order list, along with several others I know with P5s.
In the end if you own a P5 I would strongly recommend getting this box. It solves all the storage problems you have and I am sure when the person testing in the wind tunnel is done, he will confirm it saves you watts.
Feel free to ask any questions,
Scott
