CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Adding bottle cage mounting holes to an old steel frame?
- Thread starter bonsaibilly
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Do the clip on ones cause frame rub ?
I was looking at a small PX carbon frame and i does not have a seat tube bottle cage point .
I was looking at a small PX carbon frame and i does not have a seat tube bottle cage point .
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Can you still get handlebar mounded bottle cages?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I have some around here that mount to the back of the saddle.
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bonsaibilly
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Surely to the seatpost not the saddle?
Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Sorry, I was distracted by my own illustration.
Supersuperleeds
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- Location
- Leicester
Re frame rub, I would put some helicopter tape around the frame, or if you are strapped for cash a piece of old inner tube.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Its just a thought atm, i was going to go for a new bike this year but given how work is going atm its unlikely so i was looking at alternative of a new frame but im looking at £300-£400 to save maybe 300 g and its like is it a good idea ?
Gravity Aided
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- Land of Lincoln
What width of tire are you riding? 700x23? Because when I changed down to 700x23s, I gained a good deal of speed. I was a bit leary, being a large fellow, but it has worked out fine. Like shaving a few pounds off the bicycle.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
700x23 michelin service course . its been shown that 25s are supposed to be faster
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/learn/25-vs-23
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
What tyres (ie make/model/width) did you change from and to? How do you know it was the tyres that made a difference to your speed?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I went to 700x23 from 700x28s, and had a 2-3 average mile per hour improvement over the same course under similar conditions.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Bit confused you went to a smaller width and a wider width and still gained speed ?
Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Started with 700x28 and went to 700x23
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
What tyres (ie make/model) did you change from and to? Come on; own up.
Why do you think the tyres of reduced width had the effect of speeding you up (all other things equal) by 2+ mph?
