Originally Posted by
Juha
Another common use for the third bottle cage is to keep your fuel bottle there (if you have a stove that takes bottled fuels, that is). Not being able to reach it while riding becomes a safety feature.
--J
That is what I typically use mine for. When they were first introduced (the third bottle mounts) the standard water bottle was on the small size. IIRC the larger sized water bottles didn't come out until the mid 80's.
Aaron
