Reid Fisher wrote:
> Rich Pinder asks about first use of a seatpost mount -- don't know. But
> how about another approach I've surprisingly only seen on one bike (an
> older bike used by a serious tourer in the '60's): the previous owner
> had it rigged with an extra cage mounted below and in front of the down
> tube, since the main triangle was occupied by a pump, DT shifters, at
> least one other water bottle. It worked just fine as a reserve location
> in that little triangle of space, if you didn't mind wiping road grime
> off when you switch bottles. Old hat?
The Trek 720 (early 80s) came stock with bottle cage mounts there. I used it to carry the fuel bottle for my MSR camp stove.
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA