How do you follow up one of the most iconic product designs in professional cycling? By improving it of course, & Elite have done just that. Over the past decade, the Elite Custom Race has become almost ubiquitous in the World Tour peloton. For several years, over 50% of riders in the Tour De France were using them, a level of domination almost unmatched by any manufacturer in modern times. Over the course of 2014 & 2015, Elite worked with some of their most trusted athletes to get detailed feedback on where the Custom Race could be enhanced. The result is this, the Custom Race Plus. Essentially, it
Includes:: everything good about the Custom Race, but with added fine tuning & improvements. By increasing the size & changing the alignment of the tension rubber, Elite were able to eliminate the bottle creep that could affect the old design in gritty conditions. Reshaping the sides has also allowed for greater flexibility in bottle insertion & massively reduces binding during removal. Weight
- 38g