I have the TwoFish velcro attached bottle cage and it meets my need.
http://www.lickbike.com/i3251050.htm
Kyle
"David Kunz" <
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> Paul Southworth wrote:
> > In article <
[email protected]>, Jpinkowish <
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> > wrote:
> >
> >>Can one add water bottle bosses to a steel seat tube w/out welding? Remove small amount of
> >>paint, drill pilot holes, and use JB Weld or
similar to
> >>attach braze on bosses?
> >>
> >>Or is this a total dweeb hack?
> >>
> >>Successes? Failures? Tips?
> >
> >
> > riv-nut or nutsert tool can install a threaded aluminum rivet that is 5x.8mm threading on the
> > inside. Many bike shops have them - try shops that sell lots of aluminum bikes like a
> > Specialized, Cannondale, Klein or Trek dealer.
> >
>
> That will probably work, but unless the seat post is steel and heavy, I'd hesitate to drill it
> because of the possibility of reducing it's strength.
>
> My LBS has some old adapters that go on the seat post and have the right size tapped hole in it
> for the bottle cage. You just slide them on, put the cage on 'em, position 'em and tighten the
> bolts that hold them in
place.
>
> David