Benjamin -

Don't use superglue on the aero sleeve - instead, use some clear silicone. Superglue will corrode the plastic, where silicone is removable when needed. It worked well for me.

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Hans,

I'm trying to figure out if the Aero mount geometry will work with my bike. I have Zipp Vuka with aerobars that have a gap space of 6.5cm between them. Your specs say 7cm minimum...does that mean the space between the bars or the distance from the top center of the bars? Also, there is a larger diameter housing that holds the aerobars (see the pic). Will that be an issue and if not, do you recommend the standard or the reverse swept mount?

Thanks!
Andrew

Hi Andrew,

It is actually slightly less than 7cm center to center of the aero extensions for min spacing, with the wings of the mount folded down. You can go less than that if you come from underneath the extensions (wings folded up). So you have plenty of spacing with your current set up. With the Zipp Vuka I would definitely go with the reverse mount. I have seen our bottle mounted on the extension housing with foam pads underneath and cinched down with the cable ties. If you're using the Aero 30 with the reverse mount, you will need 7.5cm of flat extension to keep the bottle vertical. Past that the mount will rise with the 'S' bends. The Aero 20 however was designed to be very aerodynamic even if it is not perfectly vertical (up to ~30 degrees).
Feel free to email me with more questions @ Hans@torhans.com. Hope this helps though.

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Hans Bielat
TorHans LLC Co-Founder, Owner, Chief Innovation Officer
http://www.torhans.com

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Can we please get a best of breed keel aerobars bottle?

I want:

Torhans: the aero straw
Torhans: the soft straw
Torhans: solid cap
Profile: the cap with a loop so you can uncap, refill, recap and it doesn't fall
Porfile: place to put the sponge so you don't get big splash while refilling.

Right now, just a crappy compromise on the two major designs.

Used the Aero20 first time during race this weekend. Great bottle, great company, great service...but...when you refill on the go you simply cannot get the bottle far enough in the spalsh funnel to get through the second layer. Result: Splash Funnel fills and spils (in my case likely water) all over the bike...yet another first gen product issue to be solved in my humble opinion.

BTW the funnel does work, barely any splashing (as compared to the first gen of the Aero30 so that is the good news.

I for one like the aero 30 but it does have some issues. I put an old Profile sponge in and it helped the splashing alot. But I have two of the bottles, one for me and one for my wife and the mounts have broken on both of them. The little thin plastic notch at the very front that you use to secure the bottle in place. It is just not strong enough and with a lot of riding on bumpy roads they just break. broke the second one this weekend at IMWI.

Ted great product!!!

I do have a question, are you looking into implementing the Areo 30oz with two chambers e.g. one for water and one for energy drink? Or is that out of the question?

A Jetstream sponge works well in my Aero 30 to reduce splashing/sloshing. Trisports carries them.

The Aero 30 will soon have the splash funnel as well, along with the Aero 20 straw.

Hello! I just bought the 20 for my wife and the 30 for myself. The 30 indeed does not have the splash funnel. I thought I lost it or was not included in the package and was about to go back to the shop I bought it from. Good thing I found this thread before raising hell with the shop. Will this be a free upgrade?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Ted. Can you tell me if http://www.trigeeks.ca/Torhans.htm carries the new 30s with splash funnel etc. Their website describes the set up as "30oz Aero bottle, AeroFlow™ straw housing & straw, XFlow™ fill-on-the-go cap". Before ordering I want to make sure it is the new improved, no splash design. Thanks. Cheers.