gregtay wrote:
We have twins... Rocket Red Shivs are the best:). In my case the junction box is in the frame in the front-most area in front of the bladder (accessed via the cover for the hydration bladder) I also have the option when I don't have the bladder in there (which I only use on race days) to Velcro (industrial stuff) the junction box to the bottom of the blank hydration cover. I put a 4 port junction in the Alpha One just to pull the wires from the shifters (one shifter if wired direct bypassing the 4 port... since it is just a 4 port.) Love the Alpha One!
One thing I will add on Hydration - I was running the Alpha X w/ the Xlab Versa with the carbon plate trimmed down so it was just an narrow extension up to the computer mount (direct mounted on top, so not using an straps, etc.) When I switched to the Alpha One the mounting holes were much further forward and it put my bottle/computer up into my hands. So I ended up modifying it to make it sit further back. Basically I used the front screw for the cage (that goes through the carbon plate) if the rear most hole on the Alpha One. Then I drilled a new hole in the carbon plate further forward to align with one of the forward mounting holes on the Alpha One. Last problem to solve was the cage now only being held on by a screw in the front hole. I was able to find a super short/shallow nylon screw with a low clearance backing nut (similar to chain ring bolts) and this worked perfectly :) I also added a little double sided tape under everything. Raced Oceanside a few weeks ago and the set up worked perfectly.. super solid, no rattling, etc. That was the only thing I could come up with to still run the Xlab which I have had really had good luck with. I can try to get a few close ups of the set up if someone is interested.
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