Pale Rider
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Yes it is a shame because a bottle on the underside of the down tube marks you out as a proper tourist.
Now all people will think is you are some bloke out for a bike ride.
Bottle Cage Problem.
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Yes it is a shame because a bottle on the underside of the down tube marks you out as a proper tourist.
Now all people will think is you are some bloke out for a bike ride.
SatNavSaysStraightOn
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what about a 500ml bottle? does that still catch?
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Gez73
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Yeah, anything higher than the smallest cage I have catches the wheel. Gez
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have you asked them what will work with it - just out of curiosity here?
Soltydog
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I have a 60cm Ridgeback tourer & ditched the 3rd bottle holder. I could have probably managed with a smaller bottle, but then realised I never really need more than 2. My tours never take me too far away from 'civilisation' so I can normally top mine up frequently & 2 bottles is plenty. If you really need more fluids than 2 bottles, have you considered a camelbak?
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Gez73
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That's a good idea too. Thanks. To be honest was just trying to see if there was an option for using the bosses at all. Would get away with the two available cages but figured I'd use the third one if I could. Just needed the mounting holes to be nearer the top of the cage than they seem to be on anything I have seen so far. It's not life and death though. Cheers Gez
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Oh, just remembered 2 tourers who studied overnight with us via warmshowers. They had a seat mounted water system (which has drinking tube to the bars on a retractable system). Could you use something similar?
