I ran the Profile Design FC25 at IMSG 70.3 last Saturday. I only had time for a couple of training rides with it before the race, but it seemed like it would be ok.
Here is what I liked:
- Computer Mount seemed solid, my 920xt mounted fine with the quick release. It sits up really high, so it doesn't look very aero to me (but I am also not a wind tunnel)
- It was "nearly" splash proof. Way better than my old yellow sponge bottle. I would get a little spray, but I noticed it more from the straw when it tucked it back in it's keeper. I would NOT put anything but water in it.
- Very easy to refill. Grabbed a water bottle from an aid station and shoved it in the baffle, and refilled till it spilled over. Very fast and easy.
- Seemed pretty easy to drink from. My complaint about the Fuselage on my Shiv is having to pull water up 2 feet of straw. Putting the straw in the keeper got easier as I rode with it. I didn't like it sticking up int he wind.
Here is what I didn't like:
- The bento storage thing wound up being worthless for me. I cut a pack of shot blocks in half and had them in there along with a gel and some salt pills. The two rubber band keeper things didn't hold anything in and I lost everything but the gel that was crammed way down in the bottom. Really disappointed in this aspect of it. I'll keep messing around with it, but I really glad I had still taped my main gels to my top tube.
- It is tough to empty all the way. I think the gravity feed of the Aero Z from TorHans is a great idea here. Even trying to dump the bottle out and wash it really takes some work to get it all the way empty.
- This is my first BTA setup, and it seems to take up a lot of space in my aero bars (Profile Design CX3). Not sure this is an issue specific to this bottle, it may just take some more getting used to.