Hi Everyone!

Thank you all for your input. I appreciate it very much!

When I spoke with a guy at the lbs yesterday, because my frame is 13", the only other place to put a cage would be on the handlebar OR somewhere behind my saddle. He said that that would change my position on the saddle, so....I don't want that.

Originally posted by Denise -- Why are you ruling out a Camelbak? The one I use is the Rogue, which is pretty basic. That is, it's really meant for water and is not a full-blown backpack. There is room to stash a few things (like my car keys and some energy bars).
The reason I ruled it out was because I thought that the Camelbak's just carried liquids and nothing else. I didn't know that in addition to hydration, there's also some cargo space ! Thanks so much for letting me know otherwise, Denise !

http://www.camelbak.com/

I checked the Camelbak site and there are three that interest me. One would be the Rogue, which is the one that you have. The others would be either the Magic or the Lobo. I would definitely want one that can hold at least 70 oz. of water.

They do come with everything included for $50 - $75, don't they? Or, did you have to purchase the reservoir, tube, mouthpiece, etc...separately? (I'm assuming everything is included -- but, I shouldn't assume anything).

I would think that purchasing the cleaning kit & reservoir dryer would be very important -- is that right?

I am pretty excited about this --- it would mean (in my case), no more fumbling around in getting my polar bottle out of the cage, not to mention fumbling to put it back in the cage when I'm done!
And, I'd be able to carry all of my stuff with me !

I've always loved to drink water -- that's always been my 'beverage of choice'. And now, given the weather that we've been having out here, I'm constantly drinking when riding.
Getting my bottle in and out of the cage every < 10 minutes IS a pain, so, this would make riding even MORE enjoyable .

Thanks Denise -- I'm SOLD on one of these for sure .

I hope everyone is enjoying their day!

Denise