• Hoping for a bit of advice for the upcoming National 12hr TT which I plan on entering. It's on the bumpy Bentley course - H12H/8

    @umop3pisdn - I will PM you for some specific questions if that's ok? I know you rode and wrote about it last year.

    Main Questions -

    I will have support from hours 4 -12. I was going to leave all my stuff at the Hen and Chickens Pub for them, but before that, I was going to label up bottles and have them at the official feed zone. Is this a bad idea or will it work ok?

    I plan on having one bottle BTA that I swap each 20 mile lap, plus a backup bottle in a rear cage, just in case I miss one or need extra. Is there a go to BTA mount? I was planning on making my own if not.

    Although I will tape food to bottles, I want a backup so planned on having a top tube bento box with backup gels, chews etc. Is there a good one out there? I have a narrow, quite pointed top tube so this one will prob not stay put. It also has poor reviews.

    Will prob think of loads more questions, but that's it for now!

    Colin

  • Is there a go to BTA mount?

    If you can find one, the Zipp Vuka is good: rigid with plenty of adjustment.

    The Velcro ones are a bit shit in my experience: they don't stand up to bottles being removed and replaced.

  • Yeah, the Zipp one looked good, but with my setup, I wouldn’t be able to take the bottle out ‘backwards’ so it doesn’t really add anything. I’m currently thinking of using a side entry cage.

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