thatzone wrote:
I only carry an 'emergency bottle' behind the seat. As it is a bit of a pain in ass to get out/in on the fly.
Also carrying full liquid system up to Hawi (or any climb) has got to be tougher & less efficient than it has to be.
Post Kona I'd really like to see just 1 athlete refilling their bladder.
This bladder design makes no sense (aero maybe, but NOT practical).
Sorry - I didn't mean to make that as negative as it sounds. I see it as a pretty decent idea - I get the rear emergency bottle - I'm much the same. I have two bottles for Ironman, including doing Kona in 2015 which was, by all accounts, one of the hottest on record. Two bottles in the rear should last for the first hour and a half or maybe 2 hours, but after that if you have a cage on the front (Sarah True had one, I think Lucy has a xlab bottle type thing) then you probably in the heat won't need a second bottle. In Kona, the Gatorade was cold for all of 5 minutes, and so you were getting a new bottle every aid station anyways. So the bladder gets you some freedom early and aero late.
Also, the bladder will be empty by the climb to Hawi...or you will be in trouble with fueling so it's going to be light!
I don't think you will see refills and it doesn't seem to be the intent. And it's absolutely perfect for 70.3 racing size wise for me. The more I see the bike, the more I like it and find it extremely well thought out.
DFRU - Detta Family Racing Unit...the kids like it and we all get out and after it...gotta keep the fam involved!