Because the Aeria can’t undermount, I ended up going with the 3T Vola along with the Aeria stem/bottle to reach my stack dimension. What I didn’t realize until now is that the cable routing goes through the bar clamp. Is there a way to route the front brake to the center pull exit? I don’t mind drilling a hole in the side of the stem but would prefer not to do that.
In the instruction sheet I see the following about a bolt chart – where can I find that? Actually, all I really need to know is whether I should be using different length bolts if I am tilting the bars to a great degree? It’s hard to tell how much of the bolt is actually being threaded, so wanted to make sure. At the shop, they put in different size bolts for front versus rear, which made sense, but wanted the official word since I’ll be adjusting things anyway.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2357/3659/files/PFD-Aeria_Ult_Cockpit.pdf?8636367106269040265 )
- Aerobar bracket riser kits are included to increase the armrest height. Choose the amount of height increase needed and corresponding bolts using the attached chart.
I used the same length bolts. There was plenty of length. The bolts are packaged together in a bag so I’m pretty sure they were meant to be used together. That stated, I see no harm in using 5mm longer in the front to compensate for the tilt rise but that’s assuming the bolts end up flush.
Yeah, I think you’re probably right. With no tilt, different sized bolts did not work, even with just the next longest. So it would seem odd to have to change the bolts depending on the degree of tilt. Would prefer to just keep it simple anyway 
I used the same length as well. I cant swear that is correct but I didn’t have any issues
Has anyone successfully routed the front brake through the center-pull exit of the stem with a non-Aeria bar?
Where are you guys that are using the aeria hydration positioning the garmins? Do you use that arc in the front of the “bottle” or cut that and mount the garmin elsewhere?
There’s no need to cut it. It comes with two caps, one with and one without the mount.
I don’t use a Garmin. The 935 gives me all the info I need. But if I did use a separate head unit, I would use something like a k-edge mount and mount it between my extensions
I have a medium transition frame in Auckland if you wish to borrow it.
Finally have the stem, bottle, and eTap blips/clics/wires and Torhans Bento X installed as best I can. Had to do some dremel work on the Dimond Aero Box to fit the clic/blip wires to guide them into the Bento X. The Blip Box is in the Bento X.
My bottle sticks to the left just like this one. Base bar is perfectly centered yet the bottle is touching my left pad cradle and there’s space next to the other. Also tried repositioning the bottle mount bracket but it has no wiggle room to change the angle. Has anyone else with this issue been able to remedy it?
The engineers are working on that alignment issue, aiming to have a solution soon.
Good to hear. Will it be something that can be applied for past customers or only for production going forward?
The goal is definitely to be able to help existing customers. What that will mean I can’t speculate on at this point.
Any issue running the furthest reach configuration (I.e., the least amount of overlap of armrest and basebar mount)?
Any issue running the furthest reach configuration (I.e., the least amount of overlap of armrest and basebar mount)?
There is no issue. The armrests have been tested in all of the extreme configurations.
The standard bolt set up is in line with extensions, having the bolts side by side in the extreme forward and rear positions has also passed testing.
Thanks for confirming! It felt solid even in this config.
Any issue running the furthest reach configuration (I.e., the least amount of overlap of armrest and basebar mount)?
There is no issue. The armrests have been tested in all of the extreme configurations.
The standard bolt set up is in line with extensions, having the bolts side by side in the extreme forward and rear positions has also passed testing.
Also does that work with the new Race cups? I am also running an extreme configuration and I switched from the F40 (way too wide for me) to the Race, and as far as I remember the F40 cup is aluminum vs the Race being plastic.
Another question, is there any way to reverse the aerobar bracket attachement? That way instead of relying on just one set of bolts it would overlap on two sets. From what I see it would theoretically work, but then the tilting would be limited and it might not be recommended.
Lastly, do you have a readable chart of all the possible configurations with both the 70 and 100mm Aeria Ultimate stems? I find Profile Design website documentation pretty poor, especially when comparing with TriRig Alpha X awesome configurator…
Also does that work with the new Race cups? I am also running an extreme configuration and I switched from the F40 (way too wide for me) to the Race, and as far as I remember the F40 cup is aluminum vs the Race being plastic.
My engineers made a video of driving over the Race cup with a 4x4 to prove the toughness of the material. That was just for fun - the real testing is a bit more involved and structured. Yes, the Race cup is fine in the extreme positions.
Another question, is there any way to reverse the aerobar bracket attachement? That way instead of relying on just one set of bolts it would overlap on two sets. From what I see it would theoretically work, but then the tilting would be limited and it might not be recommended.
The tilt wouldn’t work at all unless you modified the spacers. Which is, of course, not recommended and would void the warranty
Lastly, do you have a readable chart of all the possible configurations with both the 70 and 100mm Aeria Ultimate stems? I find Profile Design website documentation pretty poor, especially when comparing with TriRig Alpha X awesome configurator…
The site is pretty poor for fit info, slowly improving that. You’ll learn more from the fit guide I wrote for Wilier although it’s not that helpful for other bikes. If you read the instructions in that document you will be able to use the tables below. With the exception that the AU tables are based on cockpit XY - the metrics from frame XY to pad XY (rear, incl cushion). So if you have a target Pad XY and and known Frame XY you can work out the Cockpit XY.
Static XY charts are pretty limiting for dealing with tilt. Tririg calculator is really good but the Y gets thrown out as soon as you tilt.
The site is pretty poor for fit info, slowly improving that. You’ll learn more from the fit guide I wrote for Wilier although it’s not that helpful for other bikes. If you read the instructions in that document you will be able to use the tables below. With the exception that the AU tables are based on cockpit XY - the metrics from frame XY to pad XY (rear, incl cushion). So if you have a target Pad XY and and known Frame XY you can work out the Cockpit XY.
Static XY charts are pretty limiting for dealing with tilt. Tririg calculator is really good but the Y gets thrown out as soon as you tilt.
Thanks for all the info!
Comparing with the values I got from my Retul fit, I’m within 1mm of the chart you gave, that is really helpful & accurate (I assume my tilt is in between)
The tilt wouldn’t work at all unless you modified the spacers. Which is, of course, not recommended and would void the warranty
So would you say it’s safe inverting the brackets without any modifications? I mean I know I will be limited with the tilt, but if I can get pretty close to what I’m currently running that would be awesome!
So would you say it’s safe inverting the brackets without any modifications? I mean I know I will be limited with the tilt, but if I can get pretty close to what I’m currently running that would be awesome!
That configuration hasn’t been tested so I can’t make any assurance of safety sorry.
If you do try, please be really careful about bolt length to make sure the threads are engaged right through the barrel