Speedfil Tip

daisymack

I know a few of us switched to a Speedfil this year. IMLP was my first experience filling it on the fly and I have a quick tip to share: take out that funnel underneath the cap! The water bottles on the bike course have a top valve like a regular water bottle (the kind you pull up with your teeth). But when I jammed the top into the Speedfil cap, the water bottle top would hit the side of the funnel and close. Mucho annoying.

Barbara Spitler

Thanks for that tip Suzanne! I have a Speedfil and am using it for IMLOU. Will add this to my list of 'to do's.

Kitboo

Thanks for the heads up. Do you remember how big the bottles of water were on the IMLP bike course? like as big as a regular bike water bottle? I've mounted a water bottle cage between my aerobats and want to make sure I can see my bike computer I front of it.

Leigh Boyle

@Suzanne- good to know! thx. I've gotta break mine out and start using it.

@Kitima- they looked like the generic (meaning no shaped weird like the plastic saving poland spring) 16-20 oz sports cap water bottles you can snag at gas stations. One of those should be super close in size. I did the same thing adding a water bottle up front and wound up moving my computer to the tip of my aerobars and made a little mount there to allow the space (my stem is too fat for a computer apparently). to be honest. I love having it out by my fingertips. easier to play with while staying in the bars.

Cary Blanco

Kitima,

They were a little bit shorter than a regular sport bottle.

mbseaton

Has anyone used the speedsok for the speedfil? Just curious if they work, since it will be a little warm in Louisville.

Eric Rueppel

Thanks for the info Suzanne

mancona

I do not refill the speedfil so to keep it from splashing at all I put a piece of packing tape over the hole after filling it and then screw the cap on top.

On race morning I bring two 20oz bottles to fill it and then suck the liquid up the straw and close the bite value. This way it is ready when I get on the bike and I don't have to suck and air down.