Re: [CR] Why stop water bottle in front of handlebars?

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Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 21:43:53 -0700
From: "Don Williams" <donwilliamsjr@gmail.com>
To: <haxixe@gmail.com>
Cc: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Why stop water bottle in front of handlebars?


I had a real nice double bottle mount on the back of my saddle... It was the only one I saw and I wish I could find another one...

Don Williams Woodinville Washington U.S.A.

On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> wrote:
> I always thought the classic handlebar mounts looked like they'd work
> better than downtube mounts that superceded them, but by my time the
> classic handlebar-mounted cages had fallen out of fashion and were
> nowhere to be found.  They might confer a small aero advantage too
> perhaps looking at the way they sit.
>
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham, Washington
> USA
>
> 2009/5/24 Angel Garcia <veronaman@gmail.com>:
>> Looking through some older photos....that looks pretty convenient. Is it
>> really better on the downtube?
>>
>> Angel Garcia
>> Long Valley, sigh..no bikes old enuf