Additional bottle cage mount
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Additional bottle cage mount
Rather than take over the "Newbie Hello!" thread I thought I'd start a new one.
For those frames where the bottle mounts are either in the wrong place or insufficient in number what do you use to provide a mounting point?
I've a Cotic Solaris and the bottle mounts are placed such that a bottle gets in the way of my frame bag (Wildcat Ocelot)
For those frames where the bottle mounts are either in the wrong place or insufficient in number what do you use to provide a mounting point?
I've a Cotic Solaris and the bottle mounts are placed such that a bottle gets in the way of my frame bag (Wildcat Ocelot)
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Plenty of ideas here ... although it doesn't list everything.
http://nordicgroup.us/cageboss/
I've used these Decathlon ones before now and they've always worked fine.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/300-universa ... 39445.html

http://nordicgroup.us/cageboss/
I've used these Decathlon ones before now and they've always worked fine.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/300-universa ... 39445.html

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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
I'd seen that Decathlon mount before, might be worth a punt or pound or two.
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
I found it worked very well on round section carbon forks, the rubber grips the carbon very well.
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Whitestone, is this for actually holding a bottle? Or for something bulkier that uses the same fittings, Anything Cage / Gorilla Cage for example.
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For an actual, genuine, real life water bottle.ootini wrote:Whitestone, is this for actually holding a bottle? Or for something bulkier that uses the same fittings, Anything Cage / Gorilla Cage for example.
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
There's some giant screw-tightened zip tie type bosses the elite make. I use those and have just ordered the mount skid more one to try on john climbers recommendation

Re: Additional bottle cage mount
If you can do seatpost mounted, there's the KCNC mounts that XC Racer stock (here), or with the old Specialized Epics you could get a similar setup but with a replacement seat clamp as the lower mount. If your bike takes a 30.9 post, I've a set of those lurking around in the shed, I think...
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Seatpost isn't really an option as there's a saddlebag hanging off the back of it 

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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Depends how long a seat post you run...
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
If you're insufficient in number on the frame, they're just riv-nuts. If only doing a couple, you needn't bother with the proper tool (ghetto it with a bolt and a couple of nuts) and the rivnuts will cost pennies 

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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
I sometimes fit an additional bottle to the front of my seatpost ... saddlebag still fits fine and it doesn't interfere with my legsSeatpost isn't really an option as there's a saddlebag hanging off the back of it

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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Any idea of the largest tube you can get one of those around?s8tannorm wrote:I've used these Decathlon ones before now and they've always worked fine.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/300-universa ... 39445.html
Might be the ideal/cheap solution for my bamboo frame without requiring glueing or drilling.
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
How do you use a DI2 adapter to create an additional water bottle mount?
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Those KNC mounts look as if they'll avoid the post strap of the saddle bag. Whether the bottle mounted to the front of the seat post won't interfere with my legs is another matter. 

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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
ZeroDarkBivi wrote:How do you use a DI2 adapter to create an additional water bottle mount?
Not additional, but helps with the wrong place part of the original Q is all.
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
I'll have a measure in the morning and report back.Any idea of the largest tube you can get one of those around?
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Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Anything up to standard beer bottle in diameterctznsmith wrote:Any idea of the largest tube you can get one of those around?s8tannorm wrote:I've used these Decathlon ones before now and they've always worked fine.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/300-universa ... 39445.html
Might be the ideal/cheap solution for my bamboo frame without requiring glueing or drilling.

Re: Additional bottle cage mount
Thanks!
Although might be too small. At that price possibly worth a punt though.
Although might be too small. At that price possibly worth a punt though.