How to prevent losing your hydration?
Have you ever lost your carefully prepared race nutrition and hydration early on in a race?
Did you hit the speed bumps hard at the Mamzar triathlon at the weekend and suddenly find your hydration bottles are all over the road like @Carolinebridges?
Don’t worry it happens to pro athletes as well as we saw in the men’s T100 in Dubai when Kyle Smith lost his rear hydration bottle to a beast of a speed bump. If this happens it can force a radical rethink of your race strategy.
How to prevent losing your hydration? Regular bottle cages are often not stiff enough to hold in place a 500g or 800g bottle when subject to the forces resulting from a high speed encounter with one of Dubai’s finest speed bumps. Solution? Try KAPPA bottle cage from TriRig, available from Velopresto.cc.
| Feature | KAPPA Cage | Regular bottle cage |
| Grip Strength | Maximum hold / no lost bottles | Weaker grip - eject on rough terrain |
| Durability | 3K carbon fiber, long lasting | Prone to cracking around mounting holes |
| Design | Sleek, drag neutral, no cutouts | Asethic cut outs weaken the grip |
| Mounting options | Bolt on or Zip Tie | Limited mounting options |
| BTA Set up | Open Wing design for straw access | Less adapatable for frontal hydration |
Check out the Between Your Arms (BTA) hydration mounting options from TriRig at Velopresto.cc.
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By David Hunt certified TriSutto coach