Originally Posted by
Andy_K
I kind of like the under-the-downtube bottle mounts in an ugly duckling sort of way. It's not at all convenient, I can't mount a full size bottle without it bumping the fender, and I make a point of transferring the water to the upper bottle rather than drink from the nasty lower bottle, but, you know, it's different.
I haven't used them yet, but when I had my 710 modified I had the guy doing the brazing add a set on the seat tube (my biggest annoyance with early '80s Treks is they only have one set on the downtube) as well as a set below the downtube. I like knowing they are there if I need it. Thankfully after the 650b conversion I had the room to put a full size bottle.