You can see it on the 2nd pic of Kanutes bike Triathlete Magazine on Instagram: "Two-time Oceanside champ Ben Kanute is coming in hot with his new Ventum Tempus, hunting for his third win. š„ We spoke with him ahead of his big season kickoff and got all the specs on his latest speed machine. Link in bio!"
The final product has slightly nicer shaping
oh that does look good, although i hope you can position the riser in multiple locations fore/aft because that bottom bottle looks hella illegal
The wing is fixed, though could sit above the reach extender in his setup to move forward. Will require a plate on top for dual bottles anyway, so that can be positioned to tune the bottle location.
PD may make a dual adaptor, itās not a high priority though as theyāre already so commoditised that itās unlikely to be financially viable.
That is nice! I heard itās 60-90 days away. Hopefully those timelines are accurate.
Unfortunately that is a little bit optimistic. Aim is to ship out in late November.
Iād like to lower my pads. Is it possible while maintaining reach + angle? My current setup is a pretty big sandwich:
Aeria Ultimate bracket
A3 ā A2 adapter
A3 5deg angle shim
A3 reach extender
A2 ā A3 adapter
Aeria Ultimate base bar
Is there a bracket thatās just A3 on the bottom, and accepts standard extensions + cups on top? If so I could at least eliminate the top adapter.
There is a new bracket (the A3) coming, that builds in the reach extender and tilt booster. So would take out the extender and wedge for you. However, the last discussion on timing for that looks like it wonāt be available to the aftermarket until Q2 2026, which is probably a little longer than you wish to wait.
There isnāt another option at this point Iām afraid. Itās an ongoing effort to make it possible to update the positioning of older bars.
Also, Iād note that the wedge youāve got is ASC Pro specific - not a general A3 item. Itās marginal on whether that is going to skew the load on the basebar.
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Oh cool, great news. To make sure I understand, itās a bracket with extension clamp + pad mount, with reach extender and extra tilt all integrated, and an A3 bottom? So that would replace the top 4 items in my list?
I waited 2 years for the reach extender, I can wait another year for the stack reducer. Besides, if everything on the bike were perfect Iād have no more excuses.
Yes, replaces the top 4 items. Flips around to give the extra reach
Thatās the kind of attitude I like.
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So if iām looking that that picture right, if i decide to flip the bracket for extra reach, I lose the ability to tilt right?
rearwards full tilt position (excuse the sticker residue)
forwards full tilt position
The aim of this one was to avoid the limitations of the adaptors - the A3 reach extender adds 24mm of stack, the A2 tilt booster adds stack and there are gaps in the tilt range - A2 native is 0-15, booster takes it to 18-27.
Also the A2 moves back a long way when tilted.
So the A3 bracket geometry is designed for minimal x change when tilted, 0-30deg tilt in any config, no other impact from extending the reach. And the barrels donāt fall out while youāre working on it.
Just a collection of refinements that will make the bikes/bars that come with it slightly better.
This wonāt work with the ASC Pro, no? And even the Aeria Evo base bar 
The other problem I have with my current set up is the M6 bolt. The supplied one only goes up to 100mm and I need a 110mm (because of all the stack). Checked the website and thereās nothing longer than 100mm 
The ASC Pro requires its own specific brackets (that flip forward and back already).
Nothing for the Aeria 1 bar, the bolt spacing is too limiting to be worth making upgrade parts for. And that platform was superseded 10 years ago. The Aeria Evo was the bracket to provide upgrades to the older product and bikes that still had A1 basebars.
Bolts are a frequent topic of conversation. PD uses enough of each size of bolt up to 100mm to be able to justify the quantities. Stepping past 100mm the 10,000 piece per size MOQs become a bit of a problem - years to work through those numbers.
As mentioned - alternatives are being examined but there is no timeline target for this.
When is the Wing Ultimate S Basebar going to be readily available? That is exactly what I am looking for to integrate my Cervelo P-Series.
A few units are shipping to the USA - I donāt know when they will arrive or whether theyāve all been backordered by stores. But it could be worth getting in touch with customer services in the USA to be notified when they land.
Readily available will take another few months.
Yup, exactly what I want. Looks great. Thanks. Iāll wait it out