hang hydration bladder from handlebar or frame
 

I have a 3L hydration bladder that I have in my frame bag (in the triangle). Works well and I have a hose running out of the frame bag to one of those retractable cables on my handlebar. That way I can drink while riding.

The problem is this bladder when full fills most of my frame bag. I like to use that space for food and other things. Before I buy some other type of bags, I was wondering if someone has an idea of just hanging the hydration bladder from the handlebar. Like to make some hammock where the bladder lays in. Like one of those handlebar bags, but without buying a handlebar bag. Ideally I don't add much weight, aero drag and cost.

Looks are secondary as i will use it for longer tours only. At the end of the tour as water and food depletes, I can just put it back into the frame bag. However, it should be relatively stable to not fall down or sway my handlebar. Maybe even some sort of top-tube cradle to hold the bladder?

I guess what I'm asking does anyone have ideas or done similar things?

My (new to me) handlebar is a Jones Loop-bar, which may open up options for mounting things.

https://i.imgur.com/MkvStXg.jpg

I expect you can put it in that frame bag. you can try it at least, since the bag leaves no room for bottles.

It wouldn't be very aero, but a wire handlebar basket would hold that or many other things :-)

You might be able to make something fabric based to go in the center of the bars and hold the bladder. Does the disk mean your fork doesn't even have a vestigial hole for a brake mount that you could use as a lower attachment point? You might be able to tie something around both legs of the fork and bring it under and forward through the center as a lower anchor.

Looks like you aren't using the space under or behind the saddle, you could get two or three liters of water there, or the things your water is displacing.

I have a two liter water bottle behind/under my saddle in a fabric sleeve - one cord from part of the saddle ties around the ridge below the cap, and then there's another at the bottom of the fabric sleeve anchoring lower down the seat tube. It moves a little bit - at first I mistook it for a mechanical problem. But it's not disruptive of handling (if it were that would be quite a bit more noticeable on my cycle than yours)

That nice big frame bag seems to have taken the usual locations. Except for behind the seat, either a tri-style dual mount or improvised.

If only there was some sort of solution that has fixed this problem that has been on the market for decades now. Oh well, too bad nothing like that exists: https://www.backcountry.com/camelbak...hydration-pack

But in all seriousness, 3L is a pretty big thing to place, would a hydration pack really be out of the question? Seems much easier than running tubes all over the bike, and easily goes with you.

The bottom of the frame bag has my tools, tubeT etc. the top fits the bladder fine, but not much more.

that kind of is my idea, just don't have a good idea how to do it well.
it has mounts for racks. If i had a rack basket type for bladder, would be good. On the NDS side (not shown) I have my lock mounted. Lower center of gravity = good.
it would be hard to fit three 1-liter bottles? a bladder also is more flexible in shape, making it fit in od bags. with the frame bag I can use every nook and cranny of that triangle for stuff. For example when on my short commute, i put clothes in there instead of water. And as water is used up, it gets smaller as opposed to bottles. Obviously at the beginning of the tour that doesn't help since water and food storage are all full. And I can drink with the hose without having to pull out the bottle.

i have a largish seatbag that I use occasionally. I wanted something in addition.

+1 on that. Carrying water on my back is no big deal, and my hydration pack has a pocket in which I can store snacks or anything else I need to carry. And it keeps the water up out of the way with the tube coming around under my arm and clipped across my chest and easy to access.

did a box and ship of a bike last year

bladder in a frame bag with other stuff , feed hose sicks out the zipper
OK, it seems.