Originally Posted by SurferRosa (Post 22476684)

Yes, there are better ways. It really depends on your bike and your budget.

There's no way I'm going to drill holes in my '75 Grand Record or my '72 Torpado. Instead, I use aluminum clamps on the down tube and the bottle cage of my choice (V.O.).

If I were going to make other changes to those bikes and they needed a repaint, then I would look to a frame builder to add bottle bosses.

There are other ways to carry water as well. For example, a cage clamped to the bars. Now that's really old school. And on the right bike, it looks totally badass.

But if it's a beater that you don't care about, go ahead and drill holes in the frame.

Originally Posted by MyRedTrek (Post 22476695)

The bike in question is a $120 Walbike. Can you point me to the aluminum clamps you're referring to?

Originally Posted by Ironfish653 (Post 22476742)

If all you want is a bottle carrier, Zefal has a cage that mounts with Velcro straps. Same aisle you got the bike from.

You can also use plain old Hose Clamps from the hardware store to mount a wire cage on.


No need to spend $30-40 to mount a bottle cage on a $100 beater