help carrying drinks

[£Josh D]

how on earth can i carry a bottle of water on my bike, i dont have a bottle holder and cant buy one so that isnt and option, and i want my body to be free to ride, no bags, coats etc, how can i do this, strap it onto my bike with duck tape but once i take it off how do i get it back on, i aint messing with sticking it, please help

 

[rsvdaz]

why cant you buy one?
£2 in wilkinsons

 

[£Josh D]

why cant you buy one?
£2 in wilkinsons

how do you know they are gunna fit your bike frame?

 

[rsvdaz]

have you not got 2 allen key head screws on the inside (or sometimes outside) sections of your bike frame? if so they are for bottle cages

 

[psmiffy]

if you have not got bottle cage bosses Tefal and a few others make sort of strap on ones -alternatively minoura make a rather more substantial version that will go on the handlebars as well - plenty of double and single cage adaptors that go under the saddle - not expensive

 

[upsidedown]

You want one of these:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/apb-300-bottle-cage-bracket-17250470/


I have one and it's solid.

 

[ianrauk]

They are all pretty much standard.

Here you go.. £3.00 delivered.

how do you know they are gunna fit your bike frame?

 

[£Josh D]

thanks alot, but im doing the ride in the next few days so im going to hit wilkinsons today

 

[Arch]

Combine safety and hydration....

 

[alecstilleyedye]

my lbs had a bottle cage that fits to the handlebars. i have it on my vintage claud butler fixie as it meant i didn't have to put a bracket on and risk damaging the paintwork. more in keeping with the age of the bike too (if a little modern looking).

 

[Rob3rt]

Another option is seat mounted bottle cages as used by Tri-althetes and Time Trialists.

 

[£Josh D]

thanks guys, i bought one today im sorted now

 

[jimboalee]

if you have not got bottle cage bosses Tefal and a few others make sort of strap on ones -alternatively minoura make a rather more substantial version that will go on the handlebars as well - plenty of double and single cage adaptors that go under the saddle - not expensive

I've got one of their frying pans. It's hopeless for carrying water on a bicycle.

 

[jimboalee]

I had a bottle cage which strapped on to the frame tube years and years ago.

Nowadays, I don't ride long enough stretches between stops ( AUK controls ) to warrant taking a bottle at all.

It tickles me how some 100km AUK riders go riding off with two litres of energy drink when the first control is a cafe 18 miles away.

Two litres,,,, that's two kilograms in my language. Leave it off. Surely a reasonable cyclist can ride for an hour and a half before needing to slurp energy drink?

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Hey did you get what you wanted in the end on the bike front, Josh?