After searching all over the interwebs, I was left completely stumped when trying to find a location for the eTap BlipBox on my Scott Plasma. I just didn't like it sitting in my cockpit. I know many people will think it's heresy to some to add wires to wireless shifting. But, I swaped to eTap for different reasons, and until SRAM comes up with a better shifting solution for TT bikes, it isn't really wireless.
If you fall into the camp that you can't find a good blipbox location, you may find this useful or have a solution of your own that you can post to share with other Slowtwitchers. Here's the quick overview of how I cleaned up my cockpit and saddle mounted my blipbox. If you want to try this yourself, feel free to let me know if you have any questions, want to hear my lessons learned, or (if there's interest) I'm happy to turn this into a quick "how-to."
Materials needed: A few inches of insulated wire, soldering iron, and K-edge saddle rail GoPro mount.
Skill Level: Low (after all I did it.)
Nerve Level: Medium/High - I really didn't want to scrap my brand new shifters, and I bet you don't either!
Final note: I didn't check, but I'm pretty sure this will void a warranty! Not sure to what extent. If this is a concern for you, do your research and make the decision that works best for you.
Here are the quick photos I snapped after finishing up:
If you fall into the camp that you can't find a good blipbox location, you may find this useful or have a solution of your own that you can post to share with other Slowtwitchers. Here's the quick overview of how I cleaned up my cockpit and saddle mounted my blipbox. If you want to try this yourself, feel free to let me know if you have any questions, want to hear my lessons learned, or (if there's interest) I'm happy to turn this into a quick "how-to."
Materials needed: A few inches of insulated wire, soldering iron, and K-edge saddle rail GoPro mount.
Skill Level: Low (after all I did it.)
Nerve Level: Medium/High - I really didn't want to scrap my brand new shifters, and I bet you don't either!
Final note: I didn't check, but I'm pretty sure this will void a warranty! Not sure to what extent. If this is a concern for you, do your research and make the decision that works best for you.
Here are the quick photos I snapped after finishing up: