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Torhans Aero 20 review

  • Price Paid:$35.00
  • User rating:
    (2.4)
  • Would buy again from this company: No
  • Used product for: 2 years 6 months
  • # of logged workouts:

"I really looked forward to trying this system out when I first saw it. Overall I'm a bit disappointed that it hasn't worked as well as I had hoped. I have to be sort of a contortionist to get a drink (even though the straw is right in front of my face). I made to many little adjustments to install my computer near the bottle and soften the noise a rattling bottle makes."hoffsquared

(3)

Ease of installation

The Aero Mount was fairly easy to install. A few zip ties hold the bracket to the aero bars. I bought the Aero Tray to hold my computer. After some adjustments and a wad of duct tape, the computer is in the right spot.

(2)

Ease of use

For me, this bottle is not really easy to drink out of. Although the straw is right in front of my face, I have to awkwardly take a drink given the angle of my neck vs throat. I also have to bend my head over so far that I cannot see due to the position of my helmet visor. So taking a drink is always a bit nerve racking as I am searching for that perfect position to both see the road and take a drink. I installed a bit valve to keep liquid up in the straw. Prior to that I would have to suck a lot of air to get liquid into my mouth.

(3)

Quality of Construction

So far nothing has broken and there have been some very rough rides.

(2)

Comfort

See Ease of Use. I have two other issues. 1st - is that if the bottle is pretty full there is a tremendous amount of sloshing and drink sort of gets everywhere. Especially if there a some good bumps early in a ride. Then I am pretty much a mess for the remainder of the race. 2nd - the whole set up made a tremendous amount of rattling noise...plastic on plastic. I ended up using some velcro material where the bottle slips into it's bracket. This quieted things down quite a bit.

(2)

Performance

It works like it is supposed to but I am not quite happy with everything.

Strengths

Hydration right in front of my face.

Weakness

Straw could be a bit longer so that I don't have to bend my head so far to get a drink. Noisy. Messy when filled to the top.

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