Well, I have done 2 rides with the Speedfil -- 2 hours and 5 hours.
The Good: Very easy to fill. Does not spill. The liquid stays in the tube, so, you do not need to suck very hard to get a sip. Fluid flows very well. Convenient. Solid. Locks in place and does not "splash" around. Pretty easy to undue the little holder bolt and pull the thing out to clean after the ride.
The Bad: The liquid does not stay cold (not much you can do about that). Once the drink is in, it is in. So, unlike a bottle that you can chuck at the aid station and get a new, fresh, cool one, you have the liquid in there all the time (not much you can do about that). Very tough to get the tube in the correct position (more on that below).
Question/Issue: The tube is pretty long. No problem when it is near the frame. You can use the re-usable zip ties to hold it in place. However, as can be seen below, the tube has to be pretty long above the bars to be in position for your mouth. It is really tough to figure out a way to secure the tube to keep it in place. I had to configure it around my PC VI, as you can see. Every time I hit a bump, it would move over to the side. Hard to keep it directly in place.
Anyone have any suggestions? Is the Speedfil guy still around the forum?
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers
Emery's Third Coast Triathlon | Tri Wisconsin Triathlon Team | Push Endurance | GLWR
The Good: Very easy to fill. Does not spill. The liquid stays in the tube, so, you do not need to suck very hard to get a sip. Fluid flows very well. Convenient. Solid. Locks in place and does not "splash" around. Pretty easy to undue the little holder bolt and pull the thing out to clean after the ride.
The Bad: The liquid does not stay cold (not much you can do about that). Once the drink is in, it is in. So, unlike a bottle that you can chuck at the aid station and get a new, fresh, cool one, you have the liquid in there all the time (not much you can do about that). Very tough to get the tube in the correct position (more on that below).
Question/Issue: The tube is pretty long. No problem when it is near the frame. You can use the re-usable zip ties to hold it in place. However, as can be seen below, the tube has to be pretty long above the bars to be in position for your mouth. It is really tough to figure out a way to secure the tube to keep it in place. I had to configure it around my PC VI, as you can see. Every time I hit a bump, it would move over to the side. Hard to keep it directly in place.
Anyone have any suggestions? Is the Speedfil guy still around the forum?
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers
Emery's Third Coast Triathlon | Tri Wisconsin Triathlon Team | Push Endurance | GLWR