Room for water bottles?
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Room for water bottles?
So I just got a new bike and one of the things I was excited about was 2 water bottle mounts on the frame. I got the bike home put my bottle holders on the bike and found that the bottles wouldn't go all the way in because the bottoms were running into each other. I have origin 8 holders and there is room above my water bottles. Does anyone have ideas to move the bottle holders up so the bottles will go all the way into the holders. Or maybe just find holders that don't have the bottom as far from the mounting points?
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So I just got a new bike and one of the things I was excited about was 2 water bottle mounts on the frame. I got the bike home put my bottle holders on the bike and found that the bottles wouldn't go all the way in because the bottoms were running into each other. I have origin 8 holders and there is room above my water bottles. Does anyone have ideas to move the bottle holders up so the bottles will go all the way into the holders. Or maybe just find holders that don't have the bottom as far from the mounting points?
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pic is broken but usually there is some room for adjustment of the bottle cage~10mm up or down. Move them up on the mounts all the way, or get new cages that allow you to do this.
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2 on top of each other on one Mount, instead
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...all-frame.html
Tallac B2 Dual Bicycle Water Bottle Bike Cage Aluminum Double 2 Two Extra Carry | eBay
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https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...all-frame.html
Tallac B2 Dual Bicycle Water Bottle Bike Cage Aluminum Double 2 Two Extra Carry | eBay
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The bottom hole is going to be about 1-1/4" from the bottom of the cage where the bottle sits.
The cage pictured has much too large of a distance between the lower hole and the bottom of the cage.
King Cage Titanium Water Bottle Cage Silver | Bikewagon
Blackburn Comp Aluminum Bottle Cage | BicycleBuys.com
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Do this, but also check that you can still insert and remove your water bottle, which might be difficult for a large bottle on a small frame. If so, then look into the side loading cages.
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Wow, those cages are a horrible design.