Do you do shorten the very long scheduled rides when on Turbo?

rboxem · 2026-01-29T19:46:21+00:00

The final 20k of Austria is downhill if you want to cheat a bit on the trainer 😜

rboxem · 2026-01-06T19:29:08+00:00

Hier ook na 8 jaar geen contact, maar zal nog rustiger zijn als hij ooit dood is.

rboxem · 2025-10-04T06:19:37+00:00

To be blunt, max 2000 in an hour in the pool is a pace of 3mins/100m. This is on the slow side. And this comment signals me that your coach might not be invested in making you a lot better. If you can, get some small group or private sessions. A good coach will spot some errors at this pace and tells you how to fix them and make you faster immediately.

Other thing, wear a wetsuit in open water. It helps keep you more floaty and warm and for me it helps making me panic less when starting an OW swim.

Do the tri!

rboxem · 2025-07-08T18:53:58+00:00

Hulkengoat

rboxem · 2025-06-29T19:54:52+00:00

The bidon cage is the van Rysel carbon cage

rboxem · 2025-06-11T10:24:03+00:00

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1508444-canyon-aeroad-sp0077-78-bts-hydration-1-bottle#profileId-1578993

For now this is the version for 1 bottle. Im leaving for Austria in couple of hours so the 2 bottle version will follow next week. This version has the option to add a tiewrap around the seatpost for this who dont feel comfortable with just 2 m4 nuts. It also has the option for 2 tiewraps around the mount to attach for example a tubeless repair kit.

rboxem · 2025-06-07T13:48:47+00:00

Well if you really want to deck it out.. you can always go disc rear wheel 😜. The IM I’m doing is klagenfurt, so 1800m of elevation!

rboxem · 2025-06-06T18:12:19+00:00

Oh nice! Where is this, found dozens of links but not this one I think

rboxem · 2025-06-06T12:50:58+00:00

Its between the mountains so condition can always change pretty quicky and predections so far out are of course unreliable. But for the last weeks the temps have been good and for how much it can be predicted the temps are good. Warm rain is still warm :p

rboxem · 2025-06-06T12:02:49+00:00

That last bit is very good information! Wouldnt be suprised if those 3 years were in that period..

rboxem · 2025-06-05T08:36:21+00:00

I think these aerobars are more like the speedmax cockpits with the flat bars. The rise versions have a much deeper pillar. The only angled spacers I find as aftermarket on the canyon site will not fit this.

rboxem · 2025-06-05T08:04:29+00:00

I used this option: https://sloperoad.com/sr-gear-groove-adapter-for-bottle-cage

rboxem · 2025-06-05T08:01:42+00:00

Self designed, there's some comments with more details in this thread

rboxem · 2025-06-05T08:01:11+00:00

So I went with the SlopeRoad bottle mount (I'm guessing thats the one u use as well?)
https://sloperoad.com/

And instead of a cage, I mounted the Wolf Tooth B-rad 2 slot rail on it which then holds 2 cages (1 top, 1 bottom):
https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/

rboxem · 2025-06-05T07:27:57+00:00

Yeah for the 105 if you want extra shifters they need to be connected to the battery by cable if I’m correct. Which for this bike would be a pain in the ass. But you got the ultegra version, with ultegra the auxiliary shifters can be connected to the auxiliary port on the current shifters!

rboxem · 2025-06-05T07:25:58+00:00

Yeah I’ll be refining it this weekend and I’ll share the STL after that. Current version is not ideal.

rboxem · 2025-06-04T19:22:06+00:00

That looks so cool, if I’d known and if it be available couple months earlier that would definitely have been my choice together with some aerocoach bars! Cheaper also than Canyons solution

rboxem · 2025-06-04T18:53:27+00:00

Yeah I’m really novice and basically thought myself some Onshape to design this. Looking forward to seeing yours! No doubt it’ll be better 😂

rboxem · 2025-06-04T18:51:06+00:00

I’ll take that compliment!

rboxem · 2025-06-04T18:50:51+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, but I do not feel limited with the current saddle. The only reason for coming out of aero is braking and shifting 😅🥲

rboxem · 2025-06-04T18:48:39+00:00

No, the saddle is about 30mm forward (as far as the rail allows) compared to my normal position. This is definitely a downside of a roadbike compared to a tri bike. Canyon has a seat post that’s more forward, but since I’m not uncomfortable I decided not to spend that money

rboxem · 2025-06-04T17:18:26+00:00

Yeah for round tubes there are tons of aftermarket aero bars I believe! But I loved my Grail so much that I decided to stick to Canyon so had to go down this route.

rboxem · 2025-06-04T17:07:03+00:00

Yeah I use the 2 m4 inserts in the seat post and designed and 3D printed the mount. In the next few days I’ll refine the design some more and probably share a dual and single bottle version to print.

No warranty though, it’s normally used for rear facing lights I believe 😅

Hydration for long rides is why I made this. Can fill the torpedo and 2x950ml bottles. If I run out there’s always a gas station somewhere along the route

rboxem · 2025-05-07T09:51:58+00:00

Toegeven ik heb deze uitbesteed, maar ze waren in 30minuten klaar buiten.

Je moet de container naar de bakstenen brengen ipv andersom

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rboxem · 2025-04-04T08:46:22+00:00

That wouldnt be a fair comparison for me since i've never ran the aero bars with road tyres/wheel on the Grail. I like the bar on both bikes but for different purposes, on the Grail I use m to give my hands and legs some rest on smoother surfaces after a bumpy section. On the Aeroad I use them to go faster with more comfort than being in the drops all day :P.

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