Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Triathlon Forum
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I have been thinking about getting a new bike and I like the cannondale slice and the felt b2s. I have a kuota kalibur and while on a ride today, I came up with a good idea (I think). I want to mimic the look and aerodynamic advantage these bikes have by taking an idea that clutch cargo did to his H3 wheel (he turned it into a disc).

would it work out if I placed something similar (carbon covering) behind my seat tube and seat stays just above the rear wheel to make it solid back there? Would that work, or would it be a dumb idea. I know I have to be careful not to cover up the hole where you would have access to the rear brake. I was thinking about asking a master mechanic at an autobody shop.

your thoughts…

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Two questions;

  1. How are you going to attach this contraption to the existing carbon frame?
  2. How much do you think it will cost to keep it light and secure? I am thinking it will be cheaper and much more beneficial in the end to sell your bike and purchase the Slice or B2
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you do realise that frame fairings are illegal, even in triathlons right?

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I did not know that. thanks.
I was thinking about using a resin to attach to the underside (for question to previous poster) etc.

I guess it is a bad idea

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well you could always just do it for fun. i toyed with the idea of getting a steel frame with narrow tubes and making a 4:1 ratio fairings for the downtube, seat tube and seatpost, and it should in theory be a very fast frame even though i could never race it in any big events.

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A custom-fitted hydration system, on the other hand . . .