Water Bottle Cage Bracket
03-20-06 | 07:38 PM
#2
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Originally Posted by Jason Curtiss
Has anyone found an elegant way/device to mount water bottle cages on bikes that don't have brazed-on lugs?
https://www.minoura.co.jp/acc-e.html
03-20-06 | 07:54 PM
#3
You can always drill holes and use rivnuts. I prefer the stainless steel bands on vintage bikes. Minoura still makes them along with a few other types of mounting systems that will work well too.
03-20-06 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Noah Scape
You can always drill holes and use rivnuts. I prefer the stainless steel bands on vintage bikes. Minoura still makes them along with a few other types of mounting systems that will work well too.
Won't the stainless steel clamp on one's scratch the finish?
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03-20-06 | 09:38 PM
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I put a thin strip of old inner tube or line the band with electrial tape trimmed to not show. I recently bought a 30 year old bike and there was electrical tape under the cage and bands and although they had rusted it didn't get to the paint. I wish he had put tape under the top tube brake cable clips.
jwa, thanks for the lead on those Minoura extra cage bands. I've been looking for them for a long time. I have a set on a bike and they still look great after ten years.
jwa, thanks for the lead on those Minoura extra cage bands. I've been looking for them for a long time. I have a set on a bike and they still look great after ten years.
03-20-06 | 10:47 PM
#6
Originally Posted by bigbossman
Won't the stainless steel clamp on one's scratch the finish?
You're asking the wrong guy!
I suppose you could tape the inside with cotton bar tape and trim it out with an exacto knife.
Last edited by Noah Scape; 03-21-06 at 07:29 AM.
