Drop bar bottle cage mounting
11-07-08 | 11:51 AM
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Drop bar bottle cage mounting
I've seen the Velo Orange bracket/ clamp that attaches to drop bars in order to mount a bottle cage. I've seen a few where there are 2 mounted on either side of the stem/ handlebar clamp.
Is there anything similar that mounts in the center or around the stem rather than offset like above that may interfere with bar tape or a light? I was trying to avoid mounting anything to the frame.
Thanks!
Is there anything similar that mounts in the center or around the stem rather than offset like above that may interfere with bar tape or a light? I was trying to avoid mounting anything to the frame.
Thanks!
11-07-08 | 12:25 PM
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TA, REG and others made cages that mounted to the bars with a wide piece to fit around the end of the stem and clamped to the bars either side of the stem. But they're obsolete; turn up pn ebay now and then for good prices.
I mounted 2 bottles using the Velo-Orange setup; two was pretty common in the olden days...
Here's a TA one on my Frejus. Blackburn made an adapter years ago, don't know if those are still available.
I mounted 2 bottles using the Velo-Orange setup; two was pretty common in the olden days...
Here's a TA one on my Frejus. Blackburn made an adapter years ago, don't know if those are still available.
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11-07-08 | 03:52 PM
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11-07-08 | 04:00 PM
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11-07-08 | 04:18 PM
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11-08-08 | 12:13 AM
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Well, it's hard to see in this tiny little pic, but my 51 Clubman has one that mounts in the middle. It is made from thin aluminum strips bent adn riveted into a holder, and held on with two straps on either side of the stem. It's way less bulky and less in-the-way than the new ones that mount off to the side. It's lower, too, so that's nice. I picked it up 'cheap' on eBay. Not sure how old it is, but it has to be from the 60s or before. I had one of hte newer kind as above, but I ended up taking it off because it looked too klutzy and stuck up too high.
You can see hte rest of the bike here:
https://www.sciencemonster.net/machin...n/clubman.html
You can see hte rest of the bike here:
https://www.sciencemonster.net/machin...n/clubman.html
11-08-08 | 01:40 AM
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I have one made by Minoura. It clamps to the horizontal section of the bars using one rubber sleeved U-bolt on either side of the stem. It has provisions for mounting two conventional water bottle cages to it via the normal two screws. You could use any water bottle cages you choose.
I went to the Minoura web site. They do not show a dual bottle unit but have several different styles of single bottle holders. Buy two!
My recollection is that when the two bottles are full (heavy), the entire affair tends to bounce around (bobble) a lot.
I also found this from Nashbar being sold on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Nashbar-Handle...ef=pd_sim_sg_2
I went to the Minoura web site. They do not show a dual bottle unit but have several different styles of single bottle holders. Buy two!
My recollection is that when the two bottles are full (heavy), the entire affair tends to bounce around (bobble) a lot.
I also found this from Nashbar being sold on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Nashbar-Handle...ef=pd_sim_sg_2
Last edited by Mike Mills; 11-08-08 at 01:46 AM.
11-08-08 | 07:46 AM
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11-08-08 | 10:42 AM
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This is what the Minoura double mount looks like. Like Mr. Mills said above, if not clamped tight it can move around a bit.
11-08-08 | 03:09 PM
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I picked this up at the LBS's Bike Swap, its not a bar mounted cage but I thought it was when I saw it 
Pretty cool me thinks 
Im going to mount it on my Sport Tourer 
Pretty cool me thinks Im going to mount it on my Sport Tourer
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11-08-08 | 03:55 PM
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I just found this one on ebay https://cgi.ebay.com/Schwinn-Sprint-W...1%7C240%3A1318
11-08-08 | 06:36 PM
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The Minoura system works great. I have posted various pictures of the two water bottle cages on Capo #1.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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11-08-08 | 08:06 PM
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I just found this one on ebay https://cgi.ebay.com/Schwinn-Sprint-W...1%7C240%3A1318
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
11-08-08 | 09:06 PM
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
