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    T. Field
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    I recently acquired a Cervelo P2K, and am setting it up for TT's There are only bolts for a water
    bottle cage on the downtube. Is the Campagnolo Biodynamica "thin" water bottle more aerodynamic in
    this position than a standard round bottle and cage? does any one have any info on this?

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  2. Kwantani
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    Yes, read this... slowtwitch.comwaterbottles.html

    "T. Field" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    I recently acquired a Cervelo P2K, and am setting it up for TT's There are only bolts for a water
    bottle cage on the downtube. Is the Campagnolo Biodynamica "thin" water bottle more aerodynamic in
    this position than a standard round bottle and cage? does any one have any info on this?

    Report
  3. Mark Hickey
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    Kwantani said:

    Yes, read this... slowtwitch.comwaterbottles.html

    In the article, John Cobb mentions that in testing, an aero water bottle worked well on Lance's TT
    bike's seat tube.

    In fact, that's how he raced it - with a large (Campy?) aero water bottle mounted very low on the
    seat tube. I guess in the end it's more of a "virtual fairing" than a water bottle... not that
    there's anything wrong with that....

    Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame

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  4. T. Field
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    Thanks, the last line is the most telling...aerodynamic bottles on the downtube seemed to help in
    the case of a frame built for Lance Armstrong.

    Kwantani" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Yes, read this... slowtwitch.comwaterbottles.html

    "T. Field" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I recently acquired a Cervelo P2K, and am setting it up for TT's There are only bolts for a
    water bottle cage on the downtube. Is the Campagnolo Biodynamica "thin" water bottle more
    aerodynamic in this position than a standard round bottle and cage? does any one have any info
    on this?

    Report
  5. Gary Jacobson
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    In the days of Shimano AX we used to crush a standard cage and use a dishsoap bottle for water. Used
    to fill in the underside of Turbo saddle with a sheet of stiff foam. Do it yourself back then. GJ

    "T. Field" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Thanks, the last line is the most telling...aerodynamic bottles on the downtube seemed to help in
    the case of a frame built for Lance Armstrong.

    Kwantani" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Yes, read this... slowtwitch.comwaterbottles.html

    "T. Field" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I recently acquired a Cervelo P2K, and am setting it up for TT's There are only bolts for a
    water bottle cage on the downtube. Is the Campagnolo Biodynamica "thin" water bottle more
    aerodynamic in this position than a standard round bottle and cage? does any one have any info
    on this?

    Report
  6. Jens Kurt Heyck
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    That did look like a Biodinamica on his bike. Anyone konw for sure?

    BTW, the handle-hole in the Biodinamica doesn't seem all that aero to me. I covered it on each side
    with a piece of duct tape, so the sides are more sheer.

    -- Jens

    "Mark Hickey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Kwantani said:

    Yes, read this... slowtwitch.comwaterbottles.html

    In the article, John Cobb mentions that in testing, an aero water bottle worked well on Lance's TT
    bike's seat tube.

    In fact, that's how he raced it - with a large (Campy?) aero water bottle mounted very low on the
    seat tube. I guess in the end it's more of a "virtual fairing" than a water bottle... not that
    there's anything wrong with that....

    Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame

    Report

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