Recreational & Family - bottle holder on Trek 3700

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Mash Master
04-07-07, 06:32 PM
I just got my daughter a trek 3700 and I have no idea where I can put a bottle holder on it. The area on the frame with the braze-ons is way too tight. Any suggestions?
Mash Master
04-08-07, 10:09 AM
I found an adaptor to put a bottle cage on the handle bar from Minora. Does anyone have any experience with this? I seems that it would have a pretty good amount of vibration on the handle bar.
CaptainCool
04-08-07, 12:14 PM
I can't see why a handlebar mount would be any worse than a frame mount.
You might also look for side-entry bottle cages. That should require a lot less space. I also remember seeing some cages that allow mounting with a few degrees of rotation; that could help as well.
I have a Trek 2.1 spa and I have my primary water bottle mounted right on top of the top bar. Nashbar has an item which is just a couple of plastic clamps to mount a water bottle cage on any bar on the bike.
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=72&subcategory=1023&brand=&sku=3478&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Cage%2FBottle%20Accessories
It's only $5 and I've been using mine for about a year. And the top bar makes it very accessable.
Mash Master
04-15-07, 11:48 PM
Thanks a bunch! I'll check it out for my daughter.
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