hi paul,
i've found the current production 'klean kanteen' in the 18oz size fits quite well in my old clamp-on REG bottle cage. The spring clamp design seems to hold things quite securely. I don't have the handlebar version but I guess they are not very different. I also used the same bottle in a clamp-on TA cage for some time. It worked but did have the tendency to rattle on rough pavement and (on rare occasion) fall out. It does not seem to be a good fit in the TA handlebar cage.
here is a picture, if you are interested:
http://flickr.com/
andrei padlowski glen ridge, nj
On Nov 12, 2007 10:14 AM, Dr. Paul Williams <castell5@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Ok, I raised this in my posting of last night, but I am curious about
> what people are doing in order to fit a water bottle to a 40s-50s period
> ride. Coloral and other handl-bar mounted cages seem to be scarce and
> the bottles even rarer (although I will admit that there were a few up
> last week on ebay). I am also not sure about the safety of using a 50-60
> year old bottle.
>
> Has anyone had a go at making a reproduction bottle cage? From what I
> have seen they don't look overly complicated. One could then use a more
> modern (but still appropriate looking) stainless bottle. I also gather
> that the problem with fitting a new bottle in an old cage is one of
> diameter!
>
> Paul Williams,
> Ottawa, ON, Canada