damon.lebeouf wrote:
washers? im really kinda surprised that is the tilt solution from TR.
Yikes, lots of arrows flying around in this thread! Thanks Ben for chiming in!
For the sake of clarity, Scoops are "arm cups." That's what's described, and that's what's sold. They are not "arm cups + a dedicated arm cup tilt mechanism meant to work independently of the aerobar or extensions, regardless of what aerobar you are on" as some folks in the thread seem to think.
I didn't describe Scoops that way, ever. And in fact, I don't know of any arm cup on the planet that is described or sold that way. But it's an interesting idea, and certainly worth thinking about!
My present thoughts are as follows. The trouble with "just stick a wedge under it" is that now you have countersunk bolts that remain parallel to the horizon, while the cups tilt up. So essentially the outer edge of the bolt will dig into the pads (or your arms). Maybe that's not an issue at 5 degrees. Maybe it is a big issue at 15 degrees. I don't know - I haven't developed or tested solutions for "arm cup tilt mechanism meant to work independently of the aerobar or extensions" as mentioned. Some folks like Ben are just trying it out on their own. It's not how Scoops were developed, described, marketed, or sold, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Just not how we conceived them. We conceived their ideal use as going on our bars, which already have up to 17.5 degrees of tilt, which applies to both the pads and extensions. True for Alpha X and Alpha One.
I'm not sure where all the confusion (and maybe anger?) is coming from that we don't already offer the "arm cup tilt mechanism meant to work independently of the aerobar or extensions" - or why people think we have advertised such a solution. But if there's something we wrote that I should be addressing, I would be happy to know about it so I can address it. That's not meant sarcastically - I make plenty of mistakes of that variety and others.
Finally, the spacers. Those are indeed to add clearance, if needed, for the cups themselves, and/or a BTA cage. Not meant as a tilt mechanism.
Ok, I hope that's *somewhat* informative. If not, let me know what else I can answer!
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