It just has one screw in it. My frame is a M/L and it fits really well. I know on the Small frames it cant get down so far though.
Ive never had any issues with that bottle though, and the one screw works well still.
Cool, thanks
Mine is a M/L and I can get it down to where you are, but then I can only use one screw to the seat tube.
But if I could drill a small hole in the bottle to line up with the hole on the downtube if I really wanted 2 screws. But if 1 works, good enough.
Do you use it for drink or flat kit ? If flat kit, I have seen people cut the bottom of the bottle and some the back (along the seat tube). Not sure which is better.
Not at all. It doesnt twist either. The mount actually fits the tripwire grooves on the frame really well and gets held in place. My GF has the TM02 in small and we put it on hers as well and it worked great. So n=2 for it working!
The only special thing I had to do was on hers I drilled a new bolt hole to mount it as low as I could.
I have a 2012 TM01 (purchased last year before joining the Wattie Ink Team).
The bike is a MS with SRAM Red, R2C shifters, and 167.5mm crank arms. The saddle is an ISM Adamo TT.
The aerobar is a 3T Aura. The red highlight color is available as a special Cervelo OEM and really matches the bikeās graphics. 3T has a Stealth model available this year, which is made for di2 and routes the brake cables out the rear of the base bar, which should make cleaner cable routing. The plain black graphics should match any BMC Time Machine model you choose to get. Part of the reason I chose this bar was because it would allow me enough extension length for a BTA bottle and a computer. I use an X-Lab Torpedo and a Profile Design Universal Computer Mount.
I use Fulcrum Racing Ts for training and Hed C2s for racing. I also use the Bontrager RXXXL brake levers with built-in barrel adjusters. Joe Santos, of Davis Wheelworks, did a great job setting up the bike and the brakes in particular. Once the brakes were set up and dialed in, swapping wheels with the barrel adjusters was a breeze. The Bontrager RXXXL brake levers, IMO, are a must with this bike.
The one thing I have not done, and will probably ask about when I next have the bike tuned up, is replace the drive side brake pad bolt with a hex head bolt. Damon Rinard once recommended this for the P5. It should make changing brake pads easier.
I am also racing IMTX this year. I would like to carry a bottle behind the saddle. The X-Lab Delta would be great, but Iām not sure where I would put my flat kit.
Regarding the brakes, after the first set-up, I never had to adjust anything other than the spacer washers all year when going from training to race wheels. For the front, I went from the DT Swiss to an 808FC, which was simply sliding out the stock pads in inserting the cork pads. Quick and easy. For the rear I had to move 1 washer from outside to inside when going from DT Swiss to Zipp Clincher disc. This was a little more involved since I had to pull the crank off to access the drive side pad. This took about 15-20 minutes from start to finish. A quicker way to do this would be nice, and something I want to figure out for this year.
I have the same issue with the front end of mine. Right now I am using all the risers to get my pro missile at the right height. Looking at replacing it this year with possibly the EVO version or get the new TriRig aero bar when it comes out and get the front cleaned up like you did.
As for the brakes, they are a PITA. I got the bontrager RXXXL Aero levers and they seem to work ok to adjust the brakes when switching wheels.
One question about your first photo, how are you holding the flask in there?
I managed to sort out the risers on my Pro missile bar by using some risers to get it up 40mm. I needed to get the elbow pads up but not the base bar as that would have effected the steering. You will be hard pushed to find pro missle evo bars without having to pay upwards of $1K as I had recently churned through various websites to no avail. The other advantage with Pro Missile is you can put in Ski bends extension bars to get the right height as well.
I have mine in with my mechanic so when I get it back I shall post pics as to what I have sorted with the brakes.
Nice bikes everyone. Here was mine from IM Louisville last summer:
Regarding the brakes, after the first set-up, I never had to adjust anything other than the spacer washers all year when going from training to race wheels. For the front, I went from the DT Swiss to an 808FC, which was simply sliding out the stock pads in inserting the cork pads. Quick and easy. For the rear I had to move 1 washer from outside to inside when going from DT Swiss to Zipp Clincher disc. This was a little more involved since I had to pull the crank off to access the drive side pad. This took about 15-20 minutes from start to finish. A quicker way to do this would be nice, and something I want to figure out for this year.
Is that a Specialized bottle? It fills the frame very nicely. What size frame is that?
Amen to the bontrager RXXXL brake levers. They are crucial on this build especially for the front brake although they do limit your aerobar selection! I believe these brakes are really the only ones with integrated barrel adjustersā¦
I am also racing IMTX this year. I would like to carry a bottle behind the saddle. The X-Lab Delta would be great, but Iām not sure where I would put my flat kit.
Ken - talk to Sherpa about the bottle behind the saddleā¦heās got a solution fabricated for this.
