Restoration of a bottle cage
05-30-12 | 08:39 AM
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Restoration of a bottle cage
Okay, maybe resurrection is a better word for it.
I have my wifes old bottle cage off her bike from when she was a kid and it was trashed, I mean a badly bent, rusty mess so last night I decided to play with it a bit.
I'm kicking myself for not taking before shots but I thought I had a better picture from when it was on her bike, not.
This is the best "before" shot, sorry.
Here it is as of this morning, I might work on it a little more but I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out so far.
I have my wifes old bottle cage off her bike from when she was a kid and it was trashed, I mean a badly bent, rusty mess so last night I decided to play with it a bit.
I'm kicking myself for not taking before shots but I thought I had a better picture from when it was on her bike, not.
This is the best "before" shot, sorry.
Here it is as of this morning, I might work on it a little more but I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out so far.
Last edited by SteveSGP; 05-30-12 at 08:45 AM.
05-30-12 | 09:04 AM
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Nice! I like that is has a little spring-loaded clamp to keep the bottle from self-ejecting.
05-30-12 | 09:15 AM
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I had one of those in the early 70's! Cool!
05-30-12 | 09:36 AM
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The bands and clamp in front actually straighten out pretty well when a bottle is clamped in and it holds the bottle really well.
I was thinking about using it myself but I think it'll go in to storage until I restore the little Takara for my youngest daughter, it should fit her in a couple years so I'm in no rush.
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I was thinking about using it myself but I think it'll go in to storage until I restore the little Takara for my youngest daughter, it should fit her in a couple years so I'm in no rush.
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