Bottle Mounts?

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(Pete Cresswell) <[email hidden]> scribbled:

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Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool roll.....but it
seems like putting a bottle in there is kind of gross...front or
back it seems like it gets showered with mud, goose [censored], and
whatever else the tires throw at it.

Is it just me?
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PeteCresswell

Depends on where you ride, eh?

Around here in the summer and fall it's pretty dry, mostly dusty. During the
week I use a bottle more often than a hydration pack, and almost always use
a bottle when racing. I only take a hydration pack on rides or races
exceeding 2 hours.

I found that as long as I don't take refrigerated bottles it's not so bad
(due to the condensation.. or lack of it). There may be some grime that gets
on the bottle, but you get pretty efficient at wiping it off on your hip or
jersey while riding. No big thang.

Although if I were riding through goose [censored], I'd probably just take the
pack. 😉 Cow pies and road apples are easier to avoid.

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FlyingCoyote

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(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool roll.....but it seems
like putting a bottle in there is kind of gross...front or back it
seems like it gets showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else
the tires throw at it.

Is it just me?

Didn't Tinker Juarez get giardia from a mud encrusted water bottle. I read
that somewhere.

I certainly never use mine for water unless I know it's going to be an
all-day epic.

Penny

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Two words: night rides.

Bill "and once in a while, for really long epics" S.

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Probably just some leftover habits from road bikes. Right behind the wheel
certainly isn't a good place to mount something you'll be sticking in your
mouth!

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with some way to mount
them up higher - they'd been making MTBs for well over 10 years before
hydration packs saw much use.

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Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool roll.....but it seems like
putting a bottle in there is kind of gross...front or back it seems like it gets
showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires throw at it.

Is it just me?

I think it depends where they are. The top tube (Marin) is useless -
it's right in the landing zone. Bottom of the down tube is also
useless. I'm happy with a water bottle mounted on top of the downtube
with a crud catcher and double bottle cap to keep the dirt out.

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What are you somekind of [censored].

Post o' the Day.

Bill "Crazy you so crazy" S.

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?
|
| Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool roll.....but it seems like
| putting a bottle in there is kind of gross...front or back it seems like
it gets
| showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires throw at it.
|
| Is it just me?

On my MTB, I cram a tube and patch kit into an old Specialized Bigmouth
bottle. The second bottle (seat tube) may have extra water or energy drink
depending on the conditions. I don't like cleaning drinks out of my
Camelbak Rocket, so I only put plain water in it.

On my commuter machines I keep Gatorade/Cytomax in the two bottles, plain
water in my 'bak.

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Bonehenge said:

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

I only use mine if I use a 12v light system or want to carry something
other than the water in my pack to drink.

Barry

Same here.
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On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

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I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with some way to
mount them up higher - they'd been making MTBs for well over 10 years
before hydration packs saw much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle holder to the back
of the seatpost ...

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monique

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with some way to
mount them up higher - they'd been making MTBs for well over 10 years
before hydration packs saw much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle holder to the back
of the seatpost ...

Leave it up to those R & D guys to work out a way that the water bottle in
the front can get plastered by the front wheel, and the water bottle in
the back can get plastered by the back wheel!

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Monique Y. Mudama <[email hidden]> scribbled:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with some way to
mount them up higher - they'd been making MTBs for well over 10
years before hydration packs saw much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle holder to the
back of the seatpost ...

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monique

A crud catcher will keep a down-tube mounted bottle decently clean too.

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FlyingCoyote

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On 2004-06-13, BB penned:

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Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with some way to
mount them up higher - they'd been making MTBs for well over 10
years before hydration packs saw much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle holder to the
back of the seatpost ...

Leave it up to those R & D guys to work out a way that the water
bottle in the front can get plastered by the front wheel, and the
water bottle in the back can get plastered by the back wheel!

Probably true.

I haven't tried it; the two regular waterbottle mounts look even less
promising, though.

I <3 camelbak.

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monique

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool roll.....but it seems like
putting a bottle in there is kind of gross...front or back it seems like

it gets

Quoted message said:

showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires throw at it.

Is it just me?
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PeteCresswell

My 04 Jekyll (size small) does not have bottle mounts. Medium size and up
does. I haven't missed them much, except I would like to mount my pump
there. But it fits in the 'Bak just fine.

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Night rides, or using a Nalgene bottle (which has a dome over opening)
for something other than water. The only bottle mount that my bike has
is on the bottom of the down tube. My bottle gets covered with all kinds
of stuff, but the lexan dome keeps the spigot nice and clean.

For night rides I always use the anchor strap to hold the battery, as
most bottle cages aren't all THAT strong or secure.
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(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

i use water bottles on short rides just because they are so low maintenance.

i like having a hydration pack for long rides though. i picked up a Gregory
RPM that has the advantages of low empty weight and high volumes. i forget
the cubic inches of cargo space but they were pretty high. and if you
wanted to fill it that high the bladder would take take a gallon. i just
measure it in ... 2-3 quarts is good for a long hot ride.

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Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool roll.....but it seems like
putting a bottle in there is kind of gross...front or back it seems like it gets
showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires throw at it.

Is it just me?

We use our bottle mounts to hold our batteries when we go nightriding.
Occasionally, we will put a water bottle in there for when we go on
short rides where Camelbak's are not necessary.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

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Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool roll.....but it seems like
putting a bottle in there is kind of gross...front or back it seems like

it gets

Quoted message said:

showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires throw at it.

Is it just me?
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PeteCresswell

I use a bottle with a flip top - keeps the [censored] off the mouthpiece.
Carry my tools in one of they triangulous thingies that velcros on twixt
seatpost and top tube.
Don't like anything on my back at any time, still less when riding . . .
Battery hangs off the top tube in another velcro thingie.
Crud guards are to keep the cowshit out of my mouth when riding, not
drinking.

Incidentally, it is "tyres" not "tires", and you could probably do with some
education in your spelling and pronunciation of the word "aluminium" too.
And it is the pavement we don't ride on, not the sidewalk, and I won't even
start on the bits of a car (or is it even correct if you drive automobiles
rather than cars? Nah, a SUV is just another sort of lorry without a cargo
isn't it?)

Twohat - because two heads are better than one - vive la difference - (grin)

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Incidentally, it is "tyres" not "tires", and you could probably do with some
education in your spelling and pronunciation of the word "aluminium" too.
And it is the pavement we don't ride on, not the sidewalk, and I won't even
start on the bits of a car (or is it even correct if you drive automobiles
rather than cars? Nah, a SUV is just another sort of lorry without a cargo
isn't it?)

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by a common language." (apocryphal)