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Hydro Tail Review by 'The Crank' 30 April 2007.
The Crank rates HydroTail... Not because he was given one by the shady figures behind Cyclespeed (Curse their oily hides)... Oh no... The Crank had to pony up the cash for his own bloody HydroTail...
Designed for Tri and carbon fetishists, HydroTail is lovingly crafted by the carbon laying ninja virgins of Beaker Concepts USA.
The Crank has tested The Tail in training, in the crucible of pain (race day) and in the wilds of NZ on his trusty Lefty.
In over six months with The Tail attached and despite his best efforts The Crank has suffered only one bottle ejection... over a set of very rough train tracks. To be fair to The Tail, The Crank found that his kit lackey had failed to properly tighten one of the four securing bolts... Useless Cur, she was scolded and had her clothing privileges removed...
What The Crank likes about HydroTail:
1 - Extreme Bling factor - Carbon stuff attached to Kona winning bikes is like crack to The Crank.
2 - Rock f*&#%ng hard - The Crank rides hard and falls harder.
3 - Multiple positions - (The Tail can be slung low so the top of the biddons are even with seat height) allowing for leaping bike mounts at minimal risk to The Cranks huge testicles.
The Crank's HydroTail upgrade & fitting suggestions:
1 - Replace Tail to seat rail attaching bolts with color coded Ti... NASA uses Ti bolts... So should you.
2 - Replace biddon holder to Tail bolts & nylock nuts with colored alloy... Steel is very, very heavy... and evil.
3 - Have your kit bitches fit The Tail so biddon angle is 20 to 35 degrees off vertical, and do not be afraid to really tighten those Ti bolts.
Buy a HydroTail... They are cool and they work.
Crank Out... |
