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Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.

Originally Posted by VegasTriker
Newer Catrikes have the water bottle holder mounted on the boom with the bottom of the holder about 6" in front of the seat. I don't find it awkward to reach forward on my 2013 CT700 and reach the bottle. I can't see any other place to mount it where it would not interfere with something (like the steering).
Do you do anything special to keep your water bottle seated? I've lost several Camelback Podium bottles because they jumped out of my water bottle cage when I hit a bump.

So far I've had good luck with:
1. Blackburn Chicane cages, mildly bent upward at the tip and using a chain roller under the front bolt to sweeten it's angle a bit.
2. Bottles that I bought from Connecticut Yankee in Chariton Iowa. Those bottles have a fortuitously placed dip that matches the Chicane cage well.
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