which tube to install water bottle cage on?
07-27-20, 11:11 AM
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I'm in the "two bottles on both tubes" camp.
Nobody's mentioned ease in replacing the bottle after drinking. It's easier for me to see the down tube cage if I miss on the initial approach.
But do what you like. This bike riding thing is supposed to be fun!
Nobody's mentioned ease in replacing the bottle after drinking. It's easier for me to see the down tube cage if I miss on the initial approach.
But do what you like. This bike riding thing is supposed to be fun!
07-27-20, 11:47 AM
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Another point for another cage position barely mentioned in this thread - if weight and bike handling are important, the cage under the DT is the clear winner, The best place on a bike where you can place weight for handling/cornering and not "fighting" the rider when rocking the bike out of the saddle. And it doesn't slow you down. I know that doesn't sound right, but there are many studies out there documanting the placebo effect. Works beautifully here. You cannot see that bottle. (Well, you can, but you have to look.) So you forget it's there. And you ride just as fast as you wold have without it.
For those of you who need visual proof - look at my avatar. That red bag under the downtube - it's a pair of Teva sandals tucked (and strapped securely) into a Lezyne WB cage. Photo was taken at Cycloe Oregon. I was riding fix gear and getting out of my cycling shoes at rest stops to minimize blisters and bigger foot issues. (30,000' of climbing fixed on a week can be VERY hard on feet unless the shoes are perfect. I hadn't discovered laces yet and was struggling with the straps.)
Anyway, back to topic - in that photo I was climbing the hill billed as Cycle Oregon's steepest ever (I highly doubt that but anyway). 2 miles hitting 14.5% Photo was taken at the steepest. I'm riding a 42-17; not what you would call a "fast" gear for the circumstances. Never looked down, never thought once about that extra weight and nobody passed me.
That under the DT bottle cage does have one drawback. I have to stop to swap the bottles. Oh well. It does give you a second bottle for a seat tube pump bike.
Ben
For those of you who need visual proof - look at my avatar. That red bag under the downtube - it's a pair of Teva sandals tucked (and strapped securely) into a Lezyne WB cage. Photo was taken at Cycloe Oregon. I was riding fix gear and getting out of my cycling shoes at rest stops to minimize blisters and bigger foot issues. (30,000' of climbing fixed on a week can be VERY hard on feet unless the shoes are perfect. I hadn't discovered laces yet and was struggling with the straps.)
Anyway, back to topic - in that photo I was climbing the hill billed as Cycle Oregon's steepest ever (I highly doubt that but anyway). 2 miles hitting 14.5% Photo was taken at the steepest. I'm riding a 42-17; not what you would call a "fast" gear for the circumstances. Never looked down, never thought once about that extra weight and nobody passed me.
That under the DT bottle cage does have one drawback. I have to stop to swap the bottles. Oh well. It does give you a second bottle for a seat tube pump bike.
Ben
07-27-20, 12:46 PM
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Doing this for years
I ride with a camelback for water. 2 liters. And a bottle on my down tube for gogo juice. Works well and I stay hydrated. Plus in the rural areas of Lancaster PA there's always water available. You ain't lived until you try farm fresh hose water!!
