Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
Yeah the tires against the frame when folded, probably prevents mounting a downtube bottle cage. You'll probably need one on seatback, or seatpost, or handlebar. I have a folder with bolt-on aero bars, to fold, I need to remove the forearm pads and arms, then swing the bar up instead of down. But anyway, they make a water bottle than hangs in the middle of the aero bar, which I can sip from via the long straw, without having to move the bottle. I really love that setup.
Thanks Duragrouch. I'm thinking of some bolt on cage holders, one on the steerer tube and another on the top tube or seat post, almost where one would be on a normal bike. I don't intend to fold that often, only when i travel.
Tried the bike out today and a couple of issues bothered me.
- The seatpost clamp was just loose enough that over a period of a few mins the seat height would drop by 6in or so. Easy fix which I couldn't do by the side of the road as the nut was a locknut and I didn't have any tools with me.
- I replaced the quick release Wellgo pedals with my own Garmin Powermeter pedals, unfortunately the axle protruded too far through the crank arm and just kisses the left hand roller every revolution.Need to add back a couple of the spacers that was installed with the Wellgo pedals.
- Last one I am not sure how to fix, the bike is quite rattly over rough surface. A metallic rattle which I managed to narrow down to the locking mechanism that sits inside the front hub. The metal bayonet fitting that locks onto the rear wheel axle. Its almost like its missing an o-ring or something and its constantly ratting against the ID of the front hub. Or its just loose. Anyone have any suggestions? I tried to look at the manual to see if there is a way of tighening it up and there isn't any reference on how to even remove the front wheel.
Kind Regards