Water bottles on track frames?
 

The plan: Getting a custom made track frame for road and occasional velodrome use. It will be used most for city and long distance road rides.
The problem I need to carry water. Should a beautiful, clean track frame have two sets of bosses for bottle cages put on it? Will it just kill the visual aesthetic of a nice tidy frame? They are either there or not!
I just love the feel and look of a real clean track frame on the road.

profile design makes a nice dual water bottle holder that mounts to your seatpost. They sell for around $45ish at lbs'. I have one on my kilo tt which comes in handy on my longer rides.

do you want to decorate your wall with it?

I second what theblackbullet says. My friend just snagged a double water bottle holder for his fuji track bike, so far he says he loves it.

Here are literally about 50 options: http://www.nordicgroup.us/cageboss/

I'd just go for the seat mounted bottle mounts. There are several styles. If you have a bike shop that caters to Time Trialists, they would have some in stock.

http://www.amazon.com/MINOURA-WATER-.../dp/B001N5EJPI

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Or you can make your own:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Seat...-Water-Bottle/

I think you've posted the wrong link there, carleton.

This is what I use while riding my track bikes on the road. http://www.rei.com/product/813464/am...-belt-32-fl-oz I'm also a runner which is what I bought it for in the first place but it actually works really well on a bike.

don't be a fool, definitely get the bosses!!!1

Think about it this way, you're not getting a track bike, your getting a road bike you might occasionally take on the track. I'd get the bosses. I'd also get it drilled for brakes and all those other things that make a bike good on a road, since that is going to be your primary use.

^This x1,000,000.

rubber strips and hose clamps. or if you're a sissy, zipties.

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the only hose clamps I could find were huge but I didn't look too hard.

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haha! Thanks.

Here it is: http://www.nordicgroup.us/cageboss/

motobeCarnage, nice simple Kilo, not to derail but have you considered hoods with those drops, since you are running both brakes?

Yep they're on my list. I really want some can creek scr5cs and maybe some ergo drops

Camelbak

TT,
You ride like that most of the time? I was always sort of afraid my back would get tired. Would you put a Camelbak on over a jersey?

Really? Unless you have a really weak back, or are riding centuries every day, you should be fine. Get a small/mid sized camelbak.

If you're wearing a jersey, why would you need a Camelbak? Throw the bottles in your jersey imo.
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I already have lunch, tools, spare tubes, wallet, phone, palm top, mini projector, camera, change of clothes, movie manuscript, and pet iguana in my pockets. I haven't ever tried the camelbak so I wasn't sure how heavy they are. I never have any trouble with a mes bag so I don't know why I was worried about it.

A Camelbak is no different than a normal backpack, except that you can fill it with water / electrolyte drink. The main weight is the water, but you feel it less than waterbottles in jersey pockets, because the weight is distributed. I have 3 Camelbaks, Rogue (small-shown in photo), Lobo (medium) and Mule (large). I use the Rogue 90% of the time and it can hold the equivalent of 3 large 24 oz water bottles, which is sufficient for a 50 mile non-stop ride. I carry a mini-pump, spare tubular tire, 3Wrencho, wallet, cell phone and house keys.

LOL You'll be fine man :)

I'd go for the bosses because these things look way dumber than cages on the frame. Unless you like looking like a tri geek.

for longer rides, i camelbak, but for anything under 30m bottle in jersey pocket, but means i have to wear a jersey... or just water in the backpack otherwise.

fashion is a compromise mang

The rogue sounds perfect. I will certainly try it.

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Riding in torrential rain with an umbrella still getting soaked while on the phone

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