So what is the deal w/ the aftermarket devox aerobars? They look nice, light adjustable, thin, aero (at least to the eyes), and yet I can’t find any info about them on the net except on felt’s site. I thought they were supposed to be sold on the aftermarket. Did that ever happen? Has anyone seem it in person? How much does it cost and who sells them? Maybe if I’m lucky superdave will chime in.
Felt is selling them directly on their site:
http://2009.feltracing.com/09-catalog/parts/road-and-tri-parts/09-felt-devox-carbon-tri-bar.aspx
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I should have specified a little better, I am curious if anyone other than Felt is selling them. $900 is a lot for an aero bar and will buy you a ventus, or most of the way to a Vuka. I am not sure that if Felt’s only dealer base isn’t willing to take a chance on them that they should even be considered.
For 2010 Felt is expanding the line on those bars, bringing them to a lower price point. If you look at some of the 2010 spec, you’ll see mid-tier bikes with the same effective bar, but branded as a Felt Bayonet bar (Devox will be the brand’s top-shelf offering), but in an alloy basebar/alloy extension, or alloy configuration… they’ll soon be available for sale, at a much more attainable price point.
Interestingly, the extensions are more adjustable the they let on; SuperDave clued me in to the fact that they are one of three configs; the F-bend (effectively a lazy s-bend). The “lazy” part of the extension can be cut off to make a ski tip. And for those who want a straight extension, the ski tip can be cut off, as the bars are long enough at the back end as well. And the ID of the bars, both alloy and carbon, are consistent, so no Dremel-ing or funky shifter plug inserts.
They also have a new entry-level clip-on (which specs on the S22) that has to be one of the most adjustable bars I’ve ever seen.
Jay-
If I remember correctly last year’s lineup spec’d “lower end” devox bars too. From your comments can I assume that they will offer the lower end bars as an aftermarket item?
thanks for your insight
My shop stocked 1 pair, sold it, and then have only been special ordering it. I doubt any shop has 5+ just lying around.
I would imagine Felt dealers have access to purchase and stock obviously, and many other dealers are still oblivious to them. But it’s up to the retailers to think they’re worthy competitors on their shelves to the Profiles, Zipps and other bars that are more reliable sellers… to this point. Once dealers get their heads around the utility of these bars, I reckon they’ll gain traction. Coz they are pretty bad ass, and have a lot of fit variability, or at least a lot more than many brands out.
So what is the deal w/ the aftermarket devox aerobars? They look nice, light adjustable, thin, aero (at least to the eyes), and yet I can’t find any info about them on the net except on felt’s site. I thought they were supposed to be sold on the aftermarket. Did that ever happen? Has anyone seem it in person? How much does it cost and who sells them? Maybe if I’m lucky superdave will chime in.
So what is the deal w/ the aftermarket devox aerobars?
SD: They are among the most adjustable integrated bars out there, super thin cross-section, 4 bolts provide all the hardware needed for for aft pad adjustment and extension rotation and length adjustment.
They look nice, light adjustable, thin, aero (at least to the eyes), and yet I can’t find any info about them on the net except on felt’s site.
SD: look under parts
I thought they were supposed to be sold on the aftermarket.
SD: your local FELT dealer can get you a pair, they remain pretty exclusive at this point and a very labor intensive product to produce. quantities remain limited.
Did that ever happen?
SD: Yes, it was a milestone for our DEVOX parts program.
Has anyone seem it in person?
SD: I’ve lived this product for 3 years.
How much does it cost and who sells them?
SD: MSRP is ~$900 and any Felt dealer can sell them to you. Dealer locator is on our website as well.
Maybe if I’m lucky superdave will chime in.
SD: Not sure I’d call you lucky to hear from me, but I’m here if you have any other questions that remain unanswered.
Regards,
-SD
Is felt planning on offering lower priced options in the aftermarket channel?
Any news on the alum version being avaiable yet? Outside of buying a complete new bike.
Is felt planning on offering lower priced options in the aftermarket channel?
Yes, we should have the alloy versions of this handlebar ready for aftermarket in 2010. The parts are modular and alll of the individual pieces should eventually make there way to market too, so if you wanted a Blackwell wrist releif set of extensions in a carbon Felt Bayonet base bar with Zipp arm rests/pads it is possible to “create” this from a menu of our parts and selecting the parts from other makers as you choose.
-SD
Dave,
Is there any width adjustment available on the Bayonet level aerobars?
There is no width adjustment in the extensions but you can adjust the pad width, I have the Devox full carbon bar and the lack of width adjustment is my only complaint, they are freakin awesome bars though, I just need to get used to having my hands a bit wider than what I normally do.
Dave,
Is there any width adjustment available on the Bayonet level aerobars?
You can rotate the extentions where you hands hold the shifters somewhat giving you +/1 2cm or so. Also Profile extensions or others will fit that have a “dog-leg” type mount where the hand grip area is offset with the base bar mount. I have a set up like this on my track biike now and the extensions are 145mm apart from tip to tip.
VUKA arm rest pad extenders fit the bars if you want to make them really really wide at the elbox. The original set up allows them to go as narrow as touching in the middle to about 160mm on centers.
THe bar is quite modular, and while many peiople love it right out of the box, there are enough options to make it personalized for almost any fit or set up.
Regards,
-SD
I purchased one from a guy who was changing to a Zipp cockpit, so I got them for quite cheap. I’ve been riding them for about 4 months and have a few thoughts.
Positive: Very light integrated system. The extensions can be rotated inwards to change the width, but if changing to straight extensions your stuck at the stock width however. Arm rests have some adjustability in width, but not much fore-aft. Come with rubber brake lever grips which are quite cool. Ergonomics generally good. Looks very slick - 3:1 UCI legal? I haven’t measured. Comes with little grommits for the rear of the extensions to keep cabling nice and tidy.
Minor Negatives Brake lever grips started to slip after a couple of months (especially after a swim-bike transition with slightly wet hands), i.e. they would rotate around the bar reducing your confidence in braking. I will probably change to grip tape or bar tape. I can’t get the arm rests close enough together or far enough apart for my very particular fit requirements for comfort. Zero rotation up down on the extensions (arguably not a real negative here as most integrated systems are designed this way) but that means a slightly up extensions causes the whole basebar to face the wind. Brake cable exit points did not work very well for my P3’s cabling - ended up switching to nokon which fixed the issue. Stock arm rest pads compressed to a point of providing almost no comfort after 2 months of heavy riding (75kg rider ~15cm drop position) so were swapped to a custom foam padding. Particularly on the trailing edge of the padding.
Overall I’m very happy with them and for the price I picked them up for they were a steal. I think the RRP is too high however.
Stock arm rest pads compressed to a point of providing almost no comfort after 2 months of heavy riding (75kg rider ~15cm drop position) so were swapped to a custom foam padding. Particularly on the trailing edge of the padding.
I had the same issue with the stock arm rest pads. I swapped out the arm rests with Profile Design F-19’s and put on some F-19 Cee Gees pads. Much better now.
I purchased one from a guy who was changing to a Zipp cockpit, so I got them for quite cheap. I’ve been riding them for about 4 months and have a few thoughts.
Minor Negatives Brake lever grips started to slip after a couple of months (especially after a swim-bike transition with slightly wet hands), i.e. they would rotate around the bar reducing your confidence in braking. I will probably change to grip tape or bar tape. I can’t get the arm rests close enough together or far enough apart for my very particular fit requirements for comfort. Zero rotation up down on the extensions (arguably not a real negative here as most integrated systems are designed this way) but that means a slightly up extensions causes the whole basebar to face the wind. Brake cable exit points did not work very well for my P3’s cabling - ended up switching to nokon which fixed the issue. Stock arm rest pads compressed to a point of providing almost no comfort after 2 months of heavy riding (75kg rider ~15cm drop position) so were swapped to a custom foam padding. Particularly on the trailing edge of the padding.
Overall I’m very happy with them and for the price I picked them up for they were a steal. I think the RRP is too high however.
Brake lever grips started to slip after a couple of months (especially after a swim-bike transition with slightly wet hands), i.e. they would rotate around the bar reducing your confidence in braking. I will probably change to grip tape or bar tape.
There is GRIPGLUE from ATI or several motorcycle shops if you ride in extreme wet conditions. Silicone adhesive works as well. I can’t get the arm rests close enough together or far enough apart for my very particular fit requirements for comfort.
By swapping them left to right they can be set up to touch in the middle, and by using Vuka extensions from Zipp you can set them up nearly 220mm apart. I’m not sure what additional adjustments you need, but the arm rest position is quite versatile Zero rotation up down on the extensions (arguably not a real negative here as most integrated systems are designed this way) but that means a slightly up extensions causes the whole basebar to face the wind.
While there are limitations to the extensions hand position, the base bar works quite well up and down to ~12 degrees without additioanl significant drag Brake cable exit points did not work very well for my P3’s cabling - ended up switching to nokon which fixed the issue.
I agree, Cervelo should update their cable housing entry points to maximize aerodynamics as they have done on P4/S3 Stock arm rest pads compressed to a point of providing almost no comfort after 2 months of heavy riding (75kg rider ~15cm drop position) so were swapped to a custom foam padding. Particularly on the trailing edge of the padding.
We have new TPU pads that do not compress over time and as others have noted, there are several other aerobar makers that use the same ~25mm mounting holes so Profile, OVAL, HED, Zipp, Vision, etc… can be used if their shape or pad density works better for you.
Thanks for the comments.
-SD
SuperDave, it’s always embarrasing when the solution is staring you in the face - i.e. the pad width and switching sides. Please note I said “minor” negatives 
SuperDave, it’s always embarrasing when the solution is staring you in the face - i.e. the pad width and switching sides. Please note I said “minor” negatives
I should apologize to you, sir. The technical documents and drawings for these handlebars have been on my #2 priority list for more than a year now. We still have no published them on our website. I really have failed to get the message out about how versatile they really are.
I have mine set up at the moment with Vuka Shift extensions and some additional adjustment to the brake lever grips.
I really think the base bar alone would be a nice upgrade for guys using the Profile T2, all the touch points would just walk over to the Bayonet base bars…
Anyhow, consumers should be expected to know how everything works and it is posts like yours that reinforce the importance for documentation of the near-limitless options these bars offer.
-SD
A bump to this very informative thread.
I’m looking very strongly at the Bayonet bar ( step below the full-on Devox ) to replace my current Vision basebar + Clip-on setup.
In terms of the pad height, is that adjustable up and down through the use of shims/spacers similar to the the Vision clip-on height adjustments?
Either SuperDave or someone else that has them? I tried looking on the Felt site for the tech drawings, but they aren’t there. 
Thanks,
-Chris