@gerlach – have you looked at this - Tacx Rail mount?
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Lots of adjustability available with these: https://speedfil.com/hydration-systems/r3-single
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Hi Thomas - I didn’t see your setup attached unfortunately. Maybe email it to me? candice@xlab-usa.com
@harshc & @SummitAK - we recommend that the Aero Pouch 300 only be mounted on metal-based carriers due to the extra weight baring down on the carriers, so unfortunately the Tacx & Speedfil mounts won’t work.
@gerlach – have you looked at this - Tacx Rail mount?
Yeah I actually tried that one, the rail is too long and puts the bottle a little too far away from the seat. I want something that I can get tighter to the butt.
Hi Thomas - I didn’t see your setup attached unfortunately. Maybe email it to me? candice@xlab-usa.com
Here it is: http://i68.tinypic.com/vsmm1d.jpg
Ah yeah the bag will be facing straight down with that setup.
If you are able to consider a carrier that mounts onto your saddle rails that would be best. For your saddle I’d recommend the Delta 400.
Ah yeah the bag will be facing straight down with that setup.
If you are able to consider a carrier that mounts onto your saddle rails that would be best. For your saddle I’d recommend the Delta 400.
That is only a picture of my current setup with the cutout of the saddle. I’ll try to see if i have an old picture of what I had setup with the Aeropouch but with the Minoura facing up the aeropouch is actually perfectly straight and in parallel with the ground.
Oh ok - that is always good to be parallel to the ground as a start point. Then we would take your body position on your bike see where the turbulent air pocket will be, and then fill in the space with the rear system.
Can anyone tell me if the Aeor Pouch could be mounted to a bottle cage that is simply zip tied to the saddle rails…no x-lab mounting bracket with screws?
The weight of a flat kit might be too much for that which is why XLAB requires the metal Delta arms to attach too.
I went for the beefiest zip-ties that would fit…rated for 180lbs of tensile load. If I were to give it a try is there any way to hold the pouch secure to the cage without the screws that mount the cage to a bracket?
Bumping this thread. Anyone tested the XLAB Aero Pouch 300 in the wind tunnel or ERO?
XLAB CFD analysis purports a 4.5W savings over no rear carrier and a 1W savings over a Delta 400 alone. I would love to see if anyone can back this up or at what they were able to calculate.
I’ve tested it on many riders, including myself. As with a rear bottle cage, it depends. It was neutral for me, faster for some.
Thanks. Neutral or better is good enough for me to run it without second guessing decision.
Is the XLAB aero pouch yet one of the best options for storing spares or are there better options?
Where/how is everyone carrying their spares?