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0000h I had not noticed that the Blue puts both bosses above the clamp... I can't imagine anyone thinking that there would be enough room for a decent sized water bottle on the small frames.
I took a peek at the Arundel bottles at their website, and I am mighty tempted to get two of those side entry cages; they look mighty nice. But I have to really convince myself, as the Inox cages work rather well and are well made (they just look so dated.)
Maybe they would work well on that Blue.
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04-22-2009, 05:00 PM #31
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I am 5'2" on tall days (although the doc tells me that I am now 5'1" on very tall days). My trek has a waterbottle brazeon below and above the derailleur. it helps to get the bottle out. I also have on the underside but I use that one for my pump.
has anyone considered the side pull out cages? I like to use a frame bag and that makes it a bit harder to pull out the bottle when I am cyclingThanks TE! You pushed me half way over!
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04-22-2009, 06:59 PM #32
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04-22-2009, 07:15 PM #33
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Yeah, side mount cages would work, sure, but they don't give me that Assos mentholated cream feeling in my chamois. I picked these out before I even brought the bike home. I saw them, squealed, and just knew they'd look poifect.
I can get by with plain old boring standard cages I just don't want to. I'm so stupidly vain that I'm half tempted to send my frame to Calfee to see if they can fix it. Actually, I'm tempted to see if there are any local carbon builders. Ha, right? But this is like, cycling central so who knows?"True, but if you throw your panties into the middle of the peloton, someone's likely to get hurt."
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04-23-2009, 08:57 AM #34
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I'd hate to see you give up on those bottle cages. It's such a neato fashion accessory.
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04-23-2009, 10:23 AM #35
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Those Tacx cages are my favorite, too. I only take the bottle out of the front cage while riding and use the one on the seat tube for refilling the others since I also have a bit of a clearance problem.
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04-23-2009, 10:33 AM #36
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04-24-2009, 03:24 AM #37
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04-24-2009, 06:37 AM #38
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It's obvious to me that you should throw that frame right in the dumpster and have them build a whole new one around the bottle cages. Originally Posted by smurfalicious
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04-24-2009, 10:32 AM #39
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+1 on the Arundel side entry cages. They work like a dream on my 49cm compact frame.
They come in righty and lefty styles so you can use whichever hand feels most comfortable. And they look SO SO smooth
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04-24-2009, 11:46 AM #40
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You sound like my DH, The Enabler. Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
It's obvious to me that you should throw that frame right in the dumpster and have them build a whole new one around the bottle cages.
Me: "Hon. I got a flat tire."
He: "Well, maybe you just need a new bike!"
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04-24-2009, 02:45 PM #41
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Hey, he sounds like a great guy! Originally Posted by 7rider
You sound like my DH, The Enabler.
Me: "Hon. I got a flat tire."
He: "Well, maybe you just need a new bike!"
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