Bottle cage

[Gwylan]

My bike has a rectangular section frame.
Worse is it has no lugs to fit a conventional bottle cage.

Apart from changing the bike any suggestion?

 

[Dogtrousers]

My bike has a rectangular section frame.
Worse is it has no lugs to fit a conventional bottle cage.

Apart from changing the bike any suggestion?

Under-saddle time-trial style cage?

 

[chriswoody]

You could always use a handlebar mounted bag designed for bottles like this one from Topeak:

https://www.topeak.com/global/en/product/1300-FREELOADER

There's an article here as well that has one or two ways that might work on your frame?

https://bikepacking.com/index/add-cage-mounts-bike/

 

[Roadrat77]

The old two-bottle handlebar cages from the 70s (de-riguer on retro roadies) might be an option. God I really wants me a mint 70s/80s "racing" bike.

 

[cougie uk]

I saw a lot of electric bikes with this problem this week. Zip ties to secure the bottle mount seemed to solve it.

 

[gcogger]

My wife's bike has no bottle cage mounts, so she's been using one of THESE for over a year, and it's worked very well, to my surprise.

 

[Big John]

Couple of riv nuts as previously suggested. Youtube will have a video showing how to fit them without the purpose made tool.

 

[steveindenmark]

Look at Rose bikes. They do mounts for a bottle cage that use velcro straps on the frame wherever you want it. Ive been using them 10 years and they are rock solid.

 

[Mike_P]

SKS also do adaptor straps but it is typically cheaper to buy them together with the cage Amazon product ASIN B0144NTZOUView: https://www.amazon.co.uk/SKS-Unisexs-Anywhere-Adapter-Including/dp/B0144NTZOU

Or from £16.19 on eBay

 

[Gwylan]

My wife's bike has no bottle cage mounts, so she's been using one of THESE for over a year, and it's worked very well, to my surprise.

Looks the way to go.

 

[Gwylan]

Steel/aluminium frame? Riv nuts.

Clearly not thinking. Riv nuts it will probably be.

 

[Gwylan]

Well thanks everyone.

Gone for the cable tie option.
Got a package, fitting, cage and bottle fornot too much money.
Will limit my stops at pubs along the way.

Has anyone worked how far you have to cycle to use up the calories in a pint of beer?

 

[cyberknight]

Well thanks everyone.

Gone for the cable tie option.
Got a package, fitting, cage and bottle fornot too much money.
Will limit my stops at pubs along the way.

Has anyone worked how far you have to cycle to use up the calories in a pint of beer?

depends on your speed , incline . wind etc etc
at my weight i can burn 500 calories in half an hour , pint of beer 250-300

 

[Gwylan]

depends on your speed , incline . wind etc etc
at my weight i can burn 500 calories in half an hour , pint of beer 250-300

Àt my age, I only do flat.