Hey all, I have ordered a new Speedmax CF SLX 7 Di2, and I am currently looking into armpad options for the cockpit. I want to stay in reasonable budget, so these 2 seem as good options to me.
Has anyone tried both of them and have opinions? Im mostly interested in long-term comfort and performance.
Option 1, 390 eur + computer mount: https://shop.radsport-ibert.de/en/Carbon-Pads/Canyon/116/Armpads-longo-SLX
option 2 299eur: https://www.canyon.com/en-gt/gear/bike-parts/aero-bars-and-tri-extensions/canyon-speedmax-armrest-upgrade-kit/10010192.html
by LifeAsAnExperiment
2 Comments
I ordered the same bike(size M) and opted for the radsport armpads, still waiting for both the bike and armrest from radsport to showup. Saw someone mention on Facebook that the foam was abit thin so that the velcro started to rub on ur forearm after enough use (going in and out of the armpads) but I have yet to test it out myself!
I was under the impression that the canyon ones where wider and I wanted a more snug fit but I don’t know if they are the same size or not, went with radsport because I wanted the angeled raiser and bta system and computer mount extender
I got the black aswell! I chose the raised basebar and long stem and was recommended to go with medium extensions.
To my understanding you only get raisers to come with the bike, and if you want to tilt the aerobars you need to buy these from canyon https://www.canyon.com/en-se/gear/bike-parts/aero-bars-and-tri-extensions/canyon-speedmax-angle-fitting-kit/10014636.html
Or the ones from radsport, I went with radsports because they also increased the reach(have not done a bikefit, and this is my first bike) but I’ve heard the speedmax is quite a short bike and from pictures I’ve seen around ppl seem to go for the radsport version. If my setup doesn’t feel right I might try to return it and test canyons out since I got 10% discount on gear from signing up to the newsletter(armpads and the fitting kit) would save me some bucks! But I’m going to book a bike fit first thing once everything has arrived! Looking forward to hear from you once you get everything built aswell!