goldfinch

I wasn't quite sure where to ask this question so I decided to put in the the forum I frequent the most.



I use my hybrid bike quite a bit, often hauling birding equipment in bags on the back and the bag on the front. I don't like to carry extra water in those same bags. Any ideas on where to mount another bottle and how to mount it? As you can see, my handlebar real estate is entirely built up. The fork and seat tube are carbon. The rest of the bike is aluminum with a fair share of scratches.

Barrettscv 

A seatpost bottle carrier;

https://www.profile-design.com/profil.../aquarack.html

longbeachgary

Google seat post water bottle cage for some ideas.

goldfinch

I doubt that seat post carriers will clear my rear rack.

youcoming

I wouldn't concern yourself a lot about putting bottles on carbon seat posts, everyone including myself have something attached to them. I'd like to know why everyone thinks you can't. I vote seat cages. Just saw your next post about clearance, you could always strap one to your rear carrier or try a hydration pack.

goldfinch

I have used a hydration pack, which I really find a nuisance. So far, I have been strapping one on the rear rack but I did lose a bottle that way. Maybe I just need to figure out a better way to strap one on the rack.

Is there any way to attach a bottle mount to my seat stays?

MattFoley

Is there not a cage mount on your seat tube? If there is, check out side-loading bottle cages, such as this.

goldfinch

There is no mount on the seat tube.

It is raining right now so I can't check, but IIRC even if I figured out another clamping mechanism there isn't enough room on the seat tube to put a holder with a bottle in it, even if it is side entry. This picture might show better how little room there is:

goldfinch

I wonder if I should just put a bottle mount on top of my rack. The bags I haul equipment in wouldn't interfere with the mount. If I wanted to do this, how would I? Just drill appropriate sized holes and put in bolts?

CACycling

How about under the down tube? Looks like you've got enough room down there. Just get a cage that straps on and it should work fine.

goldfinch

That's a good idea. I wonder if it will interfere with the cables? Anyone ever do this before?

MattFoley

Aha, that photo shows it much better. The previous photo made it look like it might be possible, but I see now that you're pretty limited. What about something like this, mounted on top of your top tube?

fasthair

My 2000 Cannondale F700 MTB came with cage mount holes in the bottom side of the down tube and the cables clear it just fine. You can't grab a bottle from it but I just rotate out the empty bottle from the top to the bottom when I need to.

fasthair

goldfinch

I was just looking at that on Amazon and wondering if it would work below my downtube. I am so darn short that if I put it on my top tube I might have to leap to exit my bike, but maybe it is possible if I crowd it down as close to the seat tube as possible. When it quits raining I'll go outside and straddle the bike with the bottle in that position and hope no one is watching.

goldfinch

No cage mount holes there so I would need some kind of clamping mechanisms.

utarch00

King Cage Top Cap Mount https://wellonabigbikeya.blogspot.com...cap-mount.html

utarch00

Here is a whole page with different ways to mount https://www.nordicgroup.us/cageboss/

These let you add mounts to any tube or post https://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?id=120081

fasthair

You need something like this...

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/z....ID=4248&MODE=

fasthair

CACycling

I've used the ones they sell at Walmart a few times before on bikes without brazeons and they work fine. About $6 w/ and alloy cage.

goldfinch

I have this on my road bike, which also only has room for one bottle on the frame. Unfortunately, I have no space up on the handlebar area for a bottle on my hybrid. But, I do recommend this mount, it works great. The only PITA is when you flip over your bike to take off a wheel, like to chage a flat. Of course, the handlebars wont sit flat to the ground.

A few of you recommended the "Two Fish" cage with velcro strap to mount it. I found the cheapest one to ship and ordered it. We will see how it works. And, I can use it on my lawn chair if nothing else.

goldfinch

Cool links! The helmet mount is hilarious.

If the velcro strap one doesn't work well I will get the clamp system in the cambriabike link.

nkfrench 

I've carried a small bottle or two in a pocket of my bike jersey. Usually it's a disposable bottle and I drink from it first. A frozen bottle feels great on a hot sweaty ride.
I've also carried bottles either inside a trunk bag or on top of it (attached with the trunk bag bungee cords).
Camelbaks are the usual solution to carrying water on a small bike frame; but you can also just put filled bottles into the backpak instead of using the reservoir.

skilsaw

In front of your seat post. Don't worry that it is carbon. Attache it with ZAP straps.

OiS

You could add it to the top tube, either under or over, could even put it under the current one, underneath the tube. Another option is a cage that attaches to your pannier. All of that and more are mentioned in this thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-cage-pictures

goldfinch

Duh.

On the top tube didn't work, I don't have enough clearance to straddle the bike. This works perfect. And, I had the perfect heavy duty velcro strap in my rv box of miscellanea.