water bottle mounting

I don't mountain bike, but I have seen water bottles mounted
on the rear of the seat. Not sure if that would be a good
place on a mountain bike or not, but worth a look.

Curt

"MarkR" <mail@*splinters*mrstudio.com> wrote in message news:2gs304F5v5c5U1@uni-
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I just go into cycling more seriously a few months ago,
and as another thread mentioned, I'm addicted. I just
purchased a new Gary Fisher Sugar

4+,

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and love it (fastastic suspension, no chain suck problem
at least yet).

I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon,
mostly along logging and mining roads. I dislike wearing a
pack, so I'd like to avoid using a hydration pack. The
Gary Fisher doesn't have a lot of room to

mount

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stuff, but by using side exit bottle cages, I've managed
to mount two 24

oz

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water bottles to the down tube. However, as it gets hotter
(100 degree

plus

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days are common here) and the mountain streams dry up,
this will be inadequate for many rides.

Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles
somehow off the handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware
etc. that could do this?

And one other question: any recommendations, including
where to purchase, for bottles with a dust and mud cap?
The one bottle mounts on the tire

side

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of the down tube and gets pretty plastered with dirt.

Thanks

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I just go into cycling more seriously a few months
ago, and as another thread mentioned, I'm addicted. I
just purchased a new Gary Fisher Sugar 4+, and love
it (fastastic suspension, no chain suck problem at
least yet).

I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon,
mostly along logging and mining roads. I dislike wearing
a pack, so I'd like to avoid using a hydration pack. The
Gary Fisher doesn't have a lot of room to mount stuff,
but by using side exit bottle cages, I've managed to
mount two 24 oz water bottles to the down tube. However,
as it gets hotter (100 degree plus days are common here)
and the mountain streams dry up, this will be inadequate
for many rides.

Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles
somehow off the handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware
etc. that could do this?

Yes, you can get bottle mounts for the front of your
handlebar, and also ones for the back of your saddle. Look
through a Nashbar or Performance Bike catalog.

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Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles
somehow off the handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware
etc. that could do this?

Minoura make brackets for mounting water bottle cages both
to the handlebars and the saddle.

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I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND: strong,
relentless, northerly wind.

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I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND:
strong, relentless, northerly wind.

What time of year were you here?

Actually, summer weather is desert like, dry and hot. Winter
weather is very wet (75" of rain in about 7 months at my
place). This, combined with a unique geologic history, make
it a huge depository of rare plants. Cycling in the
mountains is a constant treat of unusual flora. Come visit!

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I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND:
strong, relentless, northerly wind.

What time of year were you here?

Actually, summer weather is desert like, dry and hot. Winter
weather is very wet (75" of rain in about 7 months at my
place). This, combined with a unique geologic history, make
it a huge depository of rare plants. Cycling in the
mountains is a constant treat of unusual flora. Come visit!

On Mon, 17 May 2004 08:10:53 -0700, "MarkR"

mail@*splinters*mrstudio.com said:

Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles
somehow off the handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware
etc. that could do this?

You can get a mount to put two bottle cages behind the
saddle. They make them to clamp to the seatpost and to the
saddle rails; you might be able to make both fit (unlikely),
for a total of four bottles behind the saddle.

Get bigger bottles --
nashbar.comprofile.cfmOpen ↗ for example, 32
oz bottle that fits in regular bottle cage.
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MarkR' mail@*splinters*mrstudio.com said:

And one other question: any recommendations, including
where to purchase, for bottles with a dust and mud cap?
The one bottle mounts on the tire side of the down tube
and gets pretty plastered with dirt.

Some Nalgene[tm] water bottles have that cap. I'd think
they'd be readily available at lots of outdoor stores, but
their site: nalgene-outdoor.comnalgene-outdoor.comOpen ↗ has a 'Retailers
In Your Area' link as well as product info.

cheers, Tom

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND:
strong, relentless, northerly wind.

What time of year were you here?

Many times in the Summer, fewer in Spring and in Autumn.

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Actually, summer weather is desert like, dry and hot.

After living here in Las Vegas for five years, I have come
to know the true meaning of "dry and hot", and you can
believe me when I tell you it ain't like Oregon!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND:
strong, relentless, northerly wind.

What time of year were you here?

Many times in the Summer, fewer in Spring and in Autumn.

Quoted message said:

Actually, summer weather is desert like, dry and hot.

After living here in Las Vegas for five years, I have come
to know the true meaning of "dry and hot", and you can
believe me when I tell you it ain't like Oregon!