ericlambi wrote:
- Running out of time, I replaced my whole saddle/seatpost/BTS (dash TT with the weird carbon faring/built in BTS) with the one from my Dimond brilliant (Specialized sitero w/ xlab aero pouch). Now there was some problem with the data and I couldn’t look at it before packing up, but looking now the sitero/x-lab was definitely faster, esp at yaw. So this leaves open the question of whether it’s the saddle, the bottle position, or the aero pouch. I’d guess the aero pouch, but the sitero saddle is a lot different than the dash, can’t be ruled out. So this will be something to have a think on ... give up the dash, very comfortable, and use the sitero+aero pouch, or use a different dash that can work with the aero pouch, or just keep my bike beautiful and not change anything (I’m not a huge fan of the aero pouch aesthetic).
Bring up this old thread. Post my wind tunnel trip I ordered a Dash Combo with a BTS carrier that is compatible with the x-lab pouch. It arrived this weekend, is a little different than I hoped, and I wanted to get some thoughts from anyone who cares to share an opinion. I attached a picture. The question is that the BTS with this carrier is very high, definitely higher than the norm. Part of me says that it's only a couple inches, shouldn't be a big deal, could even possibly be faster given it maybe puts the BTS apparatus more behind me than below me. The other part of me says it's too different than how I tested and it's pretty ugly. I have a regular Dash saddle sitting around that I could use w/ the aero pouch in a position comparable to the test. Without ability to do further testing, which option would you use . . .
- Use regular Dash saddle/Dimond seat post w/ BTS to mimic testing
- Use Dash combo w/ higher BTS
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