Well, every bike I've ever owned has had two bottle mounts and I've used them both. I really just don't like the idea of a Camelbak for several reasons. But in any case, I see that Specialized has really upgraded the 2013 Crosstrail series so I will probably give them a good look again before deciding.
Originally Posted by
Shawn Parr
My 2012 8.3 has 3 mounts, one on each side of the down tube, one on the seat tube. It looks in the pictures like the 2013 8.3 has cables routed on the bottom of the down tube, where mine are all on the bottom of the top tube.
You're correct that the cables are routed along the downtube, right past the mounting points. Seems like interference would be a possibility, but not sure about that.