Attaching cages to suspension forks

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tonyb
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Attaching cages to suspension forks

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As above ,I've only got 1 bottle mount on my MTB frame so looking at other options till I buy a long distance bike packing bike .
Was thinking p clamps ?
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Stem cells are a good option, I can securely carry a 1l nalgene bottle in mine.

Saw Tracey Petervary on Facebook today using cages on her fox forks, so p clips seem possible

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 1538993204
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I used the Elite mounts on my sus forks and they were fine on my last trip.

I also picked up some rubber mounts from Decathlon when I was in there a couple of weeks ago. Not tried them yet though.
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Nevis wrote:I also picked up some rubber mounts from Decathlon when I was in there a couple of weeks ago. Not tried them yet though.
I've tried the Decathlon mounts and found the only way I could stop them moving was by using jubilee clips. No way would I use them on forks as they are, it's just asking for trouble.
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I used a Decathlon mount with a Topeak Java Cage and flask on the rigid forks on my fatbike. It never budged. Maybe it's all that cushioning :grin:
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I've used Monkii Clips on a suspension folk
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Ray Young wrote:
Nevis wrote:I also picked up some rubber mounts from Decathlon when I was in there a couple of weeks ago. Not tried them yet though.
I've tried the Decathlon mounts and found the only way I could stop them moving was by using jubilee clips. No way would I use them on forks as they are, it's just asking for trouble.
I've never had an issues with the Decathlon mounts moving even with 1kg loads on them.
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Ray Young wrote:I've tried the Decathlon mounts and found the only way I could stop them moving was by using jubilee clips. No way would I use them on forks as they are, it's just asking for trouble.
ScotRoutes wrote:I used a Decathlon mount with a Topeak Java Cage and flask on the rigid forks on my fatbike. It never budged. Maybe it's all that cushioning :grin:
dlovett wrote:I've never had an issues with the Decathlon mounts moving even with 1kg loads on them.
Maybe I got some dodgy ones. I remember them being too loose on one hole so stretched them to the next one and the rubber lost its elasticity.
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8mm cable ties - bomb proof!
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I will give these a try when I can get hold of some
http://www.bikepacking.com/gear/king-ca ... hing-cage/
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err, camelbak /rucksack ?
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I will give these a try when I can get hold of some
http://www.bikepacking.com/gear/king-ca ... hing-cage/
Do you really want to be putting jubilee clips round your frame if you don't have to? I like King stuff generally but that really doesn't look like the neatest solution out there.
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One solution to a full frame bag / no mounts :wink:

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That's a rather clever, simple solution
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Bearbonesnorm wrote:
I will give these a try when I can get hold of some
http://www.bikepacking.com/gear/king-ca ... hing-cage/
Do you really want to be putting jubilee clips round your frame if you don't have to? I like King stuff generally but that really doesn't look like the neatest solution out there.
I would use them on my forks, I think using jubilee clips is a solid way for attaching cages to forks without bosses, just protect your forks with some tape first. Attaching bottle bosses to the jubilee clips just seems like a neat improvement on this method to me. I'm in no rush so will wait and see how they pan out but king have a good reputation for solid gear so I 'm guessing these will be good to go ? :-bd
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Tell ya the truth I'm still at that stage in my forum life where I ask questions first ,then realise I could have search shop or reviews .the gorilla system in the shop looks like what I need :lol:
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My Jones unicrown forks have a single boss for rack mount, I use this and jubilee clip and it's rock solid. Ugly though. I use an old inner tube to protect the paintwork. I've previously used cable ties with a Salsa anything cage, also solid.
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