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1. Ogre Fork
2. Enabler Fork
I have the enabler fork from a previous build that allows bottle cages mounted to the side or Anything Cage. It is a real nice system to have, since I have the frame bag those bottle mounts are now gone. I do not carry much water when I commute, usually a stanley coffee mug and sometimes a kleen kanteeen stainless steel, or beer.
Also there is a mid-blade mount on each side of the fork on the inside and outside, the fork has a lot of options.
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Pretty cool, never knew there were forks out there with water bottle cage mounts.
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
Pretty cool, never knew there were forks out there with water bottle cage mounts.
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Water bottles on forks seem like a good idea if you're going to check frequently that they're mounted in a stable way and you don't reach for the bottle while the bike is in motion. Otherwise, don't do it. You could use one of those Minoura adapter thingies to mount bottles to a fork with no bosses.
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I have grabbed a bottle plenty of times while it is mounted to the fork, its far easier than grabbing a bottle from the triangle. Plus they are mounted in a stable way with bottle cage bosses, the only way I would not mount on a fork is a p-clamp system as over time it would slide down. I have also seen people mount to to the mid-blade mount then p-clamp the other.
Here is a common option.
Here is a common option.
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My new commuter....Bianchi Volpe with Jack Browns. Very excited about monday.
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I also commute on a Volpe, also with a B17. It's heavy, but it gets the job done admirably.
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Hello i am the new one here and i love to see all those great bicycles. Now it is time to post my 10 years old hercules nepal commuter, too.
And the next one is my new sunny days commuter.
And the next one is my new sunny days commuter.
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This was before I needed to install my lights, now I've a niterider lumina 750 up front
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You have a few options for this but there are two easy ones:
1. Ogre Fork
2. Enabler Fork
I have the enabler fork from a previous build that allows bottle cages mounted to the side or Anything Cage. It is a real nice system to have, since I have the frame bag those bottle mounts are now gone. I do not carry much water when I commute, usually a stanley coffee mug and sometimes a kleen kanteeen stainless steel, or beer.
Also there is a mid-blade mount on each side of the fork on the inside and outside, the fork has a lot of options.
1. Ogre Fork
2. Enabler Fork
I have the enabler fork from a previous build that allows bottle cages mounted to the side or Anything Cage. It is a real nice system to have, since I have the frame bag those bottle mounts are now gone. I do not carry much water when I commute, usually a stanley coffee mug and sometimes a kleen kanteeen stainless steel, or beer.
Also there is a mid-blade mount on each side of the fork on the inside and outside, the fork has a lot of options.
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There are 135mm front hubs also, which can be confusing so if this is something you want to do read before you buy. Jeff Jones bikes and White Brothers are spaced for this.
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I'd heard of this, where for touring you can actually have two rear wheels, so if something goes wrong with one cassette, you just swap wheels.
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Yeah I see that now. For fat tire bikes like those from Surly, you also have to use an offset front fork which spaces the tire about an inch off-center. The rear frame triangle is made this way to prevent drivetrain interference, but if you want to be able to swap wheels the front fork also has to be off-center, or something like that.
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these tracks are used for a very slow tourist ( I ride faster than it moves ) train to see the water front of where I am. They are also maybe 5 feet from the path I was biking on but they were perfect to propping my bike up to grab the pic.
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Yeah I see that now. For fat tire bikes like those from Surly, you also have to use an offset front fork which spaces the tire about an inch off-center. The rear frame triangle is made this way to prevent drivetrain interference, but if you want to be able to swap wheels the front fork also has to be off-center, or something like that.
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Not mine,but a local guy that commutes with this every day. It has a radio, two fans, and a child seat in the rear.
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Interesting...to say the least.
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BTW. I should have first said, Nice bike! I like your choice of gear, especially the bar tape and I mean that sincerely. It just works.