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| | Features | Excellent for all endurance athletesWorks with triathalon bars, mountain and road bikes, running belts, wheelchairs, or ski polesIncludes GRIP block and strap for bikes and running belts
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| | Description | The Saltstick holds 6 common size nutritional supplement capsules dry and in a safe place. Fits inside most bar ends. Simply twist nozzle to dispense. Also fits all bikes and running/race belts with GRIP block and strap. | |
| | Product Details | | Package Length: | 7.0 inches | | Package Width: | 3.4 inches | | Package Height: | 1.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 3 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Works fairly well, but cheap construction Sep 01, 2010
By J. Elliott
This product looked to be exactly what I wanted for the cycling stage of triathlon and HIM/Ironman events. Up front, it does everything they advertise, mostly. It is easy to install in the handlebars, but you will end up using two rubber washers to hold it in place - and they only supply one of each size washer. Even then, some electrical tape around the end will help keep it in place on rougher sections of road. The mechanism is a simple screw type mechanism in use since Roman and Greek times, so there is really no excuse for the notchy and gritty feel to the knob as it is rotated during use, and the occasional binding of the mechanism. Loading and dispensing are complicated by the rough mechanism, which mostly fails to fully eject the last capsule.
Since the last capsule is left hanging, it must be pulled out with your fingers. Many capsules of electrolytes consist of a large end slipped over a small end, and that is a problem for this dispenser. When you pull on the last (6th) capsule to remove from the dispenser, if the capsule was inserted large end first, that end will ALWAYS be peeled off by the dispenser, leaving you with a half capsule shell and fingers coated in electrolyte powder! If the capsule was inserted small end first, that end will SOMETIMES be peeled off during the dispensing operation, again leaving electrolyte powder on your hands.
This device will work for my application, but it is not worth the $23 I paid (or even the currentl Amazon price of $16). In operation it feels like a throw away $2 toddlers toy, doesn't come with an adequate number of washers, and really fits the worst stereotype image called forth by the "made in China" label. It is so cheaply made that you begin to wonder if the plastics are food grade safe. I feel that $10 would have been more than adequate pricing for something that feels as if it should have come free with a large bottle of SaltStick electrolyte tabs (which are a very good product.) For the price I paid, or even the current price of $16, however, the product should have at least been made with a more precise operation and in a manner that doesn't destroy the final electrolyte capsule. I will continue to use it for events, but I don't have the feeling it will last more than 1 or 2 riding seasons.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
won't work with aero bars Jan 08, 2011
By E. Wyrick
It wouldn't work with my aero bars (vision) so I've never used it. I guess I could tape it or zip tie it to them but haven't bothered.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Neat, but not moisture or bouncing proof May 02, 2011
By P Wagner
This is a cool product mechanically. I played with it before I tried to use it for running and found I could easily move the pills using one hand. Terrific I thought. I loaded it up, placed it into one of my panniers and rode back and forth to work with it securely in a container. The hope I had was I would actually get a chance during lunch to try it out while I ran.
One of the pills cracked and resulted in a fine white powdered leaking out of the Salt Stick. I figured this was because the pills I loaded were old and had been tossed around a bit before. I reloaded with new pills before using again.
I tried to run with it by slipping it into a mesh pocket on a tri-top rather than use the included belt clip. I inserted it with the rubber end up. I thought, perhaps I should wrap this in plastic so it doesn't get wet? I figured the construction to really be somewhat splash proof and didn't wrap it. It isn't splash proof.
Here is what went wrong and how I think things fell out.
I tried to twist it to get a pill out after 45 minutes - jammed. I tried back and forth a few times hoping a pill was just a little stuck and needed encouragement. I tried this method for a bit, I was gaining a little space, but there was no "ah ha, it is unstuck" moment. Finally the top twisted off. This is the piece which you twist to move and inner cylinder that has track for the pill pusher. I tossed the piece in a pocket to examine later and then shook the stick up side down to get a pill out. Nothing but the innards of a cracked pill came out. Ok I thought - obviously a little sweat got in here, moistened the outside of a pill, and then it glued itself to the walls. Top pill too - interesting because if any place where splash proof, I'd think it would be here.
I still wanted what I could get out of this, so I resorted to slapping it on a parking meter. This freed the top part and 1 pill quickly followed. No more than 1 though. I was able to retrieve 2 more whole pills using the slap method as pieces of stuck pills also came out.
Recapping what went wrong - I could have done a few things to prevent or mitigate the failure.
1. Use the belt clip.
- It may have prevented the pills from sticking, which lead to the failure, but due to my pannier experience I am not sure it would prevent the pills from cracking as a result of bouncing around.
2. Wrap it a blown inner-tube and put a sandwich bag over the top.
- May prevent moister coming up through the bottom and top.
3. Put it in it's own zip-lock baggie.
Would I recommend this to a friend? Yes on the stipulation that when they try it they have a back-up plan so as not to wreck the device. I may purchase another at a later date but in the mean time will play with alternative methods of carrying the SaltStick pills.
I'd give this 2 stars because it broke the first time I tried to use it in the field; I am feeling a little burned. The engineering and idea is cool and promising, with a little water-proofing - so 3 stars overall.
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