Interesting you should post this.
Had mine out for a 3 hour ride yesterday, storage door fell off twice, second time it cracked my bottle and all my remaining water went flowing down the road. 2 hours with no drink!!!!
I don’t know what’s going on with the mechanism - I’ll need to take a closer look, but it definitely feels like a design flaw and not up to standard.
If the v2 is not a proper fix, then they either need to come up with a v3 asap or i actually feel like requesting a frame swap to a non storage version as it is simply not fit for purpose.
So annoying that one little feature can really ruin what is otherwise a crazy good bike.
Definitely agree with you. I’m skeptical that a new version of the storage lid alone will fix the issue, it seems to be more an issue with the design of the locking mechanism itself rather than just the lid.
I’m really satisfied with the frame overall, but I do regret choosing the in-frame storage. Hopefully, LightCarbon will come up with a proper solution for this.
This is my only bike, and I ride it frequently - at least four times per week, including one ride of 200 km or more. I’ll also be using it extensively leading up to summer, when I’ll be participating in a 315 km race with our group doing at least a 36 km/h rolling average. On top of that, I plan to take the bike abroad for several trips, starting with Mallorca in two weeks.
Just to underline how important it is for me to be able to fully trust the bike during long, fast rides, especially in a group.
What size bottles are you guys using?
I’ve been using 750 ml bottles, and I’ll likely switch to 1-liter bottles soon. That said, the size doesn’t seem to matter - the lid was still coming off even when the bottle was in my jersey pocket and not in the cage.
While riding, I had to repeatedly pull the lid lever back up, and it would pop open again as soon as I forgot to do it.
If someone has the v2 storage lid, it would be great to hear how your experience has been.
