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There are those fantastic Rivnuts that are great for adding a second (or third) water bottle location to a bicycle. All you need to do is carefully drill two holes the size the Rivnuts are, insert the Rivnut into the hole and the tighten the Rivnut with a (usually M5) long bolt with a nut on it. The bolt is threaded into the Rivnut so that the bolt extends beyond the Rivnut in the frame and then the nut on the bolt is tightened against the Rivnut and crushes it inside the frame in a manner very similar to how a Pop-Rivet works. I thread the bolt onto the Rivnut BEFORE pushing the Rivnut into the hole. I've used Rivnuts on a number of bicycle frames and find them very secure. Whats great about Rivnuts is that they are flush against the frame when installed and they look a lot like a brazed-on bottle mount.
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