Ventisit

Hostelshoppe now carries the ventisit seat pad (pictured left). I am pretty happy since their price is about $20 less than my other sources. I want to get one for my Raptobike build, but don't currently know the size of the seat. They offer three options, the Bacchetta euromesh size (which I can measure), the 86cm size and the 89cm size. I emailed Raptobike to find out the size of seat they make. Hopefully I will get a response in time to get everything here for my 40th birthday in April.

cool stuff

I discovered this cool item on bike hugger. I didn't know that it existed, which is silly since I have used GU for years while rock climbing. The best part about this item for me is that I can carry 5 GU gels in the flask and not have to deal with the waste packets of GU while riding. The worst thing about GU is the mostly empty seeping packet that remains after you consume one. More than one packet has made a mess in my fleece pockets, backpacks or bike bag.

Hammer Gel has a similar item and it also comes in 26 serving jugs. This means I need to try out hammer products to see if they work for me. I would appreciate the simpler method of loading up and prepping for a ride that way.