I have a Specialized Shiv and am currently using a fabric bento box but wondering if the rubber kind is any better? Options that would fit my bike? Thanks!
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Re: Bento box suggestions for Specialized tri bike [JenNV]
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Interested in this one as well - for anything up to and including 70.3's I can fit all I need into the Fuelselage but for a full distance (planned for next year) I need a bit addition storage to hold some "treats" (i.e. partly crumbled up Cliff Bars) to keep me happy during the bike ride. Unfortunately the Shiv doesn't have any fixed mountings to neatly attach a bento box so it'll be velcro straps and probably two sided tape.
Re: Bento box suggestions for Specialized tri bike [JenNV]
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If it helps, we make an advanced bento here in the usa, the Speedpack 483, and it can mount anywhere on your Shiv top tube. It uses a special low profile strap system of our design that keeps the Speedpack in place with ZERO slipping or sliding. Nobody else uses anything even similar. (Also, if need lots of capacity, we make a much larger pack, the Speedpack 915.)
The 483 is fabric (nylon pack cloth on the outside) but it also uses a variety of other materials including a custom-shaped internal plastic stiffener than keeps the Speedpack's aero shape, even when filled. Fyi, the 483 pictured below is mounted kind of near the middle of the top tube, but our pack can easily mount further forward, even over the Shiv bladder opening if needed (the Speedpack is easily removable when your bike is stationary). Lots more product info here, and some athlete reviews are here.
Greg @ dsw
Advanced Aero TopTube Storage for Road, Gravel, & Tri...ZeroSlip & Direct-mount, made in the USA.
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The 483 is fabric (nylon pack cloth on the outside) but it also uses a variety of other materials including a custom-shaped internal plastic stiffener than keeps the Speedpack's aero shape, even when filled. Fyi, the 483 pictured below is mounted kind of near the middle of the top tube, but our pack can easily mount further forward, even over the Shiv bladder opening if needed (the Speedpack is easily removable when your bike is stationary). Lots more product info here, and some athlete reviews are here.
Greg @ dsw
Advanced Aero TopTube Storage for Road, Gravel, & Tri...ZeroSlip & Direct-mount, made in the USA.
DarkSpeedWorks.com.....Reviews.....Insta.....Facebook
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DarkSpeedWorks: May 6, 19 11:25
Re: Bento box suggestions for Specialized tri bike [DarkSpeedWorks]
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Thanks! I'll check that out.
Re: Bento box suggestions for Specialized tri bike [DarkSpeedWorks]
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So will I, are you guys available inn Europe?
Re: Bento box suggestions for Specialized tri bike [Dembo]
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Dembo wrote:
So will I, are you guys available inn Europe?Advanced Aero TopTube Storage for Road, Gravel, & Tri...ZeroSlip & Direct-mount, made in the USA.
DarkSpeedWorks.com.....Reviews.....Insta.....Facebook
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Re: Bento box suggestions for Specialized tri bike [DarkSpeedWorks]
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DarkSpeedWorks wrote:
Dembo wrote:
So will I, are you guys available inn Europe?Yes, we sell direct to EU countries all of the time. So no worries there.
Nice, thanks - on my list of solutions!
Re: Bento box suggestions for Specialized tri bike [DarkSpeedWorks]
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So this version does away with the forward facing straps that might go around a stem? I was wondering if I could upgrade my old DarkSpeedWorks bento now that I've modified my TT bike (TriRig). I wasn't considering slipping toward the seat post, rather slipping over the edge of the top tube. But you say NO slipping?
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Tsunami wrote:
So this version does away with the forward facing straps that might go around a stem? I was wondering if I could upgrade my old DarkSpeedWorks bento now that I've modified my TT bike (TriRig). I wasn't considering slipping toward the seat post, rather slipping over the edge of the top tube. But you say NO slipping?Yes, we designed this pack so it will work on any bike, especially those bikes with advanced cockpits and aero stems. And the Speedpack 483 uses a completely different strap system than any other bento in existence. In addition to the straps being low-profile, yes, when the pack is installed as directed, there will be ZERO slipping in ANY direction.
Advanced Aero TopTube Storage for Road, Gravel, & Tri...ZeroSlip & Direct-mount, made in the USA.
DarkSpeedWorks.com.....Reviews.....Insta.....Facebook
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