Originally Posted by
mdilthey
Lots of responses, but I didn't see anyone talking about framebags specifically, so I'll chime in here:
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2) Bedrock Bags makes a pretty neat bottle holder called a Honnaker Bag:
Honaker Hydro Pack ? Bedrock Bags and Packs If you keep this bottle partially full as a backup water source, it'd keep your center of gravity real, real low and balance the bike quite well.
Good call on this bottle holder. Under the down tube is a great place for a bottle (some bikes have a 3d set of water bottle cages located underneath the down tube) but it's tough to keep the bottle clean. This neatly solves the problem.