Originally Posted by
msalvetti
On the cages, check your clearances. I bought two straight style nylon cages for my Trek. One worked fine on the down tube, but this style didn't work well on the seat tube. Pulling the bottle straight up hit the top tube too easily. I ended up with a left cage there. I don't drink while riding, I stop to drink. I'm usually standing on the left side, so that's what I went with.
Mark
Great reminder! The seat tub cage is more difficult to access due to the space between the cage and top tube. Part of that is frame design and part is frame size - I ride a medium FWIW