Just replace the magnet with velcro (a 360 wrap of the fuzzy side on the straw, and a strip of the hook side on your aerobar).

You could do this and also attach a stiff (LDPE) straw to the tube instead of the bite valve.

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Made a few modifications to mine:

1) Cut the straw shorter (less bouncing around)
2) Added bite valve from camelback (less effort to drink)
3) added second magnet midway through the straw (does not bounce around and snaps right back after I’m done drinking)

Love mine - pretty much the best invention since aerobars.

Thank you both for the ideas. I will experiment with a straw and Velcro!

Hey Anton - realise you’re in US and I’m UK, but what kind of second magnet did you buy and from where?

Thx

I literally found a small magnet piece 1cm*1cm (I think it may have been a part of a toy) and taped that midway through the tube. Got a small piece of metal (same size, or slightly larger) and taped it in similar spot on aerobars.

Got it. Now to raid my daughters toys!

Does anyone know how many ounces or mL that rear bladder holds?

Simple mods to the tube is to use a camelback bite valve and to modify the magnet so it’s stronger. The magnets they provide are plenty strong, but the problem is the silicone/rubber mounts for the magnet add too much thickness of material. To get the magnets closer when connected I ripped the one that connects to your bar apart and electric taped the bare magnet to the bar. With this, the drinking tube mounted magnet holds very well and never pops off inadvertently. These mods cost almost nothing and the tube is very aero as it sits right next to my BTA bottle. Love the integrated system.

OP Is referring to the older style frame.

The new frame holds ~1.1-1.5L depending on Saddle Height