Mounting bottle cages without bosses

On longer/more rural rides I've been clipping a Platypus bottle onto my front rack but really, it's kind of a pain in the ass. I'd like to figure out a way to mount a bottle cage (which I already have) on my downtube, which lacks bosses. There are a number of solutions for this online but it's hard to tell how sturdy they really are.

Does anyone in Chicago sell something for doing this where I can go and see how it works on my bike in person?

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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on November 19, 2013 at 5:18am

How big are your bike's tubes? There is a clamp setup that was pretty standard BITD before water bottle bosses were common. It should work fine on an old-school steel frame with normal sized downtube.

Permalink Reply by Eli on November 19, 2013 at 5:20am

It is a 70s Japanese steel frame with round tubes on the smaller side.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on November 19, 2013 at 5:25am

Ah, then you should be fine with many of the available solutions. TA was a manufacturer of such things once upon a time. They can still be found on evil bay. For example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321219581870

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on November 19, 2013 at 5:42am

The Minoura_Bottle_Cage_Holder_BH95X is available at REI or online at Bikenashbar.

Permalink Reply by Don P on November 19, 2013 at 7:40am

The Zefal Gizmo is lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to mount.  It will not mar your paint, and solidly holds your cage and bottle.  Available at most LBS, and online.  This is mounted on my PX10:

Permalink Reply by Don P on November 19, 2013 at 7:50am

No, it's a Flickstand, an oldschool device that replaces kickstands.

Michael B said:

Is that a nail puller on your front tire?

Don P said:

The Zefal Gizmo is lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to mount.  It will not mar your paint, and solidly holds your cage and bottle.  Available at most LBS, and online.  This is mounted on my PX10:

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on November 19, 2013 at 9:56am

There are tons of adapters out there; your local bike shop should have several.

Permalink Reply by David Barish on November 19, 2013 at 10:29am

I recently sold my Nishiki It had the same duct tape attached cage with the originally applied tape for about a dozen years.  

Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on November 19, 2013 at 2:36pm

I myself use a Twofish Quick-Cage on my Jamis Aurora when I need to carry a bottle for camp stove fuel.  When I mount it near the bottom bracket, I find that even if I use an extra piece of inner tube rubber to add friction, I'll still have to deal with it slipping toward my chainrings.  It seems to me that one of these other solutions might work better.  I'd use pieces of inner tube with the TA clamps to avoid marring my steel frame.

Permalink Reply by Casey Carnes on November 20, 2013 at 3:21am



Don P said:

The Zefal Gizmo is lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to mount.  It will not mar your paint, and solidly holds your cage and bottle.  Available at most LBS, and online.  This is mounted on my PX10:

+1 on the Gizmo, these things are great for mounting all sorts of stuff securely, including fenders to chain and seat bridges, lights to forks / frames, and of course water bottle holders.  I've never had a problem with slippage or them breaking, even with heavy stainless steel fenders mounted to them.

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