This just became available on TriRig’s website. Having aero tested with their previous BTA rider, I’m very excited to use this. What I found in my testing was being able to raise the bottle height so you can effectively rest your chin on it was a real aero advantage. Also because we often have bars titled 10-20 degrees, the cage can be adjusted so that it’s perpendicular to the ground. I was psyched when I saw this on an early release video and think it’s a great BTA solution.
Ladies and gentleman, one hundred and ninety five dollars.
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Check out the scoops ultimate sl…
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Mate, $310 Aus for a BTA riser. The world has gone mad.
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I don’t care what anyone says. The ultimate SL are worth every penny.
I could see if it was CF, maybe even titanium. But for a couple pieces of aluminum cmon now
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Yes, it’s not cheap. But their BTA Riser with no height or bottle angle adjustability is $55. Then you are likely to need an angled spacer which is $80. So now you are at $135 full retail (TriRig offers a lot of discount codes). So for another $60 you get a much more adjustable system. I’ll do a full review when I get mine.
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absolutely love the scoops ultimate SL. I was a little upset they charge $300 to upgrade to the V1 dragonfly. It isn’t required, but If you’re buying the scoops ultimate you are probably going for a super clean setup and you don’t want the brackets from the A1 hanging in the wind. They offered me a coupon code for the V1, but it was minimal and basically just negated their shipping costs. I decided the better option was to DIY my own V1 dragonfly by sawing off the brackets myself. Worked like a charm.
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Just as a follow up to my previous post, the BTA riser is 80MM tall while the BTA Elevator can max out at 157MM, so almost 2X the height adjustability.
Having performed some aero testing with the Elevator, it is an impressively well made piece of kit. I’ve been waiting for it to be available and I fully intend to buy it. The old riser was sufficient, but the way you’re able to move this around and get it exactly where you want it without a dozen shims/wedges/etc makes it worth every penny.
TriRig stuff isn’t cheap, but atleast it is incredibly well made.
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No, its not only 200 for the elevator. You probably will add the rest of the system.
I found the lube suggestion incredibly funny.
I bought the Scoops Ultimate SL Arm Cups, the wingspan and the angled shims, so I have nothing against Tririg, but come on.
Not to mention, how much does the system weight ? Because that’s the only drawback about the Scoops Ultimate SL Arm Cups, everything from tririg is incredibly heavy. Yes, its for a TT bike but at some point the bike just feels sluggish.
I wish I had the thread to reference - but awhile back TriRig said they could have charged more for the bars. And honestly, I’d rather they had done that instead of exorbiant pricing on small add-on parts to make up the difference.
Companies can charge whatever they deem is reasonable based on the development investment and what they estimate demand for a product will be or what the market can bear. Prices may be adjusted after launch if expectations aren’t met. I’m not endorsing a product but neither am I criticizing any pricing model. It’s Tririg’s product and therefore their decision. At the end of the day what’s expensive or affordable is all relative.
That said, I do find most Tririg products are expensive when released. My suggestion is to look at the competition’s offerings. There are many more choices these days than say 10 years ago. One way to bring down prices is to shop around for alternatives and I’m including the second-hand market if applicable. The more people buy from a small number of established manufacturers the more the incentive persists to maintain elevated prices.
Dollar per watt savings it’s actually inexpensive. If you get the right height and bottle setup you reduce your drag far more than an expensive wheel set/updated frame.