I was looking for ~15º slant to my pads without having to add spacers and also wanted the ability to run narrower pads than what the stock Felt pieces allowed (even touching I still needed about 3cm less width). While I’m not sure I will stick with ultra narrow elbows I did want the ability to run it. Since I loved Glen’s gamin mount https://www.alden-carbon.com/aerobar-mounts I emailed him to see what he could do if anything at all.
What Glen came up with is short of perfection. His early drawings were impressive and his follow up prototype as well as the finished product left me eager to get these on my rig. The bayonet 3 pad clamps have an interesting bolt spacing and because of this Glen and I decided it best for me to do the drilling.
Basically, I wanted to lay the old cups on the new ones, mark the holes, and drill them with my stepped drill bit; however, there just wasn’t the same platform on both and this wasn’t going to accomplish what I wanted. Therefore, I measured, measured again and somehow while I got the holes right where I thought I wanted them it didn’t give me enough room for a second or third set to allow for some adjustment. If you provide Glen your specs he can drill the cups however you desire. Also, I’m using Felt’s washer to spread the load over a larger surface as well as giving me some fudge factor on angling in/out.
Initial thoughts are that the quality, fit, and finish surpass my expectation, which isn’t easy to do. However, if I am being honest I am not sure I like the look of the cups on the bike. The pieces by themselves are a thing of beauty and I really got exactly what I was looking for, but it’s going to take some time to grow on me I think. Also, the sides might be a bit high for some as they do lock you into the cups.
For now I am using some 1mm foam padding that I had laying around and since this compresses to almost nothing i’m really not getting much out of it where I need it. But, the cups support my arms exactly where I need it. So, outside of some very stiff bumps I might be able to get away with very little foam. I plan on doing some riding this weekend on the DA and i’ll report back my thoughts on the comfort and ride characteristics of the cups.
Current bar and extension combo is Felt Bayonet3 Devox with Zipp Vuka 110 extensions. It should be noted that these pads are universal fit and can be trimmed to any length inside the specs of the drawing below. For those that are interested I went with 70mm width to accommodate a narrower spacing (Felt OE are 85mm).
https://www.alden-carbon.com/angled-aerobar-pad-cups
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What Glen came up with is short of perfection. His early drawings were impressive and his follow up prototype as well as the finished product left me eager to get these on my rig. The bayonet 3 pad clamps have an interesting bolt spacing and because of this Glen and I decided it best for me to do the drilling.
Basically, I wanted to lay the old cups on the new ones, mark the holes, and drill them with my stepped drill bit; however, there just wasn’t the same platform on both and this wasn’t going to accomplish what I wanted. Therefore, I measured, measured again and somehow while I got the holes right where I thought I wanted them it didn’t give me enough room for a second or third set to allow for some adjustment. If you provide Glen your specs he can drill the cups however you desire. Also, I’m using Felt’s washer to spread the load over a larger surface as well as giving me some fudge factor on angling in/out.
Initial thoughts are that the quality, fit, and finish surpass my expectation, which isn’t easy to do. However, if I am being honest I am not sure I like the look of the cups on the bike. The pieces by themselves are a thing of beauty and I really got exactly what I was looking for, but it’s going to take some time to grow on me I think. Also, the sides might be a bit high for some as they do lock you into the cups.
For now I am using some 1mm foam padding that I had laying around and since this compresses to almost nothing i’m really not getting much out of it where I need it. But, the cups support my arms exactly where I need it. So, outside of some very stiff bumps I might be able to get away with very little foam. I plan on doing some riding this weekend on the DA and i’ll report back my thoughts on the comfort and ride characteristics of the cups.
Current bar and extension combo is Felt Bayonet3 Devox with Zipp Vuka 110 extensions. It should be noted that these pads are universal fit and can be trimmed to any length inside the specs of the drawing below. For those that are interested I went with 70mm width to accommodate a narrower spacing (Felt OE are 85mm).
https://www.alden-carbon.com/angled-aerobar-pad-cups
My YouTubes