Bottle Mounts?

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(Pete Cresswell) <[email hidden]> scribbled:

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Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool
roll.....but it seems like putting a bottle in there is
kind of gross...front or back it seems like it gets
showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the
tires throw at it.

Is it just me?
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PeteCresswell

Depends on where you ride, eh?

Around here in the summer and fall it's pretty dry, mostly
dusty. During the week I use a bottle more often than a
hydration pack, and almost always use a bottle when
racing. I only take a hydration pack on rides or races
exceeding 2 hours.

I found that as long as I don't take refrigerated bottles
it's not so bad (due to the condensation.. or lack of it).
There may be some grime that gets on the bottle, but you get
pretty efficient at wiping it off on your hip or jersey
while riding. No big thang.

Although if I were riding through goose [censored], I'd
probably just take the pack. 😉 Cow pies and road apples
are easier to avoid.

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(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool
roll.....but it seems like putting a bottle in there is
kind of gross...front or back it seems like it gets
showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires
throw at it.

Is it just me?

Didn't Tinker Juarez get giardia from a mud encrusted water
bottle. I read that somewhere.

I certainly never use mine for water unless I know it's
going to be an all-day epic.

Penny

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Two words: night rides.

Bill "and once in a while, for really long epics" S.

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Probably just some leftover habits from road bikes. Right
behind the wheel certainly isn't a good place to mount
something you'll be sticking in your mouth!

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with some
way to mount them up higher - they'd been making MTBs for
well over 10 years before hydration packs saw much use.

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"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool
roll.....but it seems like putting a bottle in there is
kind of gross...front or back it seems like it gets
showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires
throw at it.

Is it just me?

I think it depends where they are. The top tube (Marin) is
useless - it's right in the landing zone. Bottom of the down
tube is also useless. I'm happy with a water bottle mounted
on top of the downtube with a crud catcher and double bottle
cap to keep the dirt out.

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What are you somekind of [censored].

Post o' the Day.

Bill "Crazy you so crazy" S.

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?
|
| Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool
| roll.....but it seems like putting a bottle in there is
| kind of gross...front or back it seems like
it gets
| showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires
| throw at it.
|
| Is it just me?

On my MTB, I cram a tube and patch kit into an old
Specialized Bigmouth bottle. The second bottle (seat tube)
may have extra water or energy drink depending on the
conditions. I don't like cleaning drinks out of my Camelbak
Rocket, so I only put plain water in it.

On my commuter machines I keep Gatorade/Cytomax in the two
bottles, plain water in my 'bak.

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(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

I only use mine if I use a 12v light system or want to carry
something other than the water in my pack to drink.

Barry

Bonehenge said:

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

I only use mine if I use a 12v light system or want to
carry something other than the water in my pack to drink.

Barry

Same here.
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On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

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I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with
some way to mount them up higher - they'd been making
MTBs for well over 10 years before hydration packs saw
much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle holder
to the back of the seatpost ...

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monique

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with
some way to mount them up higher - they'd been making
MTBs for well over 10 years before hydration packs saw
much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle holder
to the back of the seatpost ...

Leave it up to those R & D guys to work out a way that the
water bottle in the front can get plastered by the front
wheel, and the water bottle in the back can get plastered by
the back wheel!

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Monique Y. Mudama <[email hidden]> scribbled:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with
some way to mount them up higher - they'd been making
MTBs for well over 10 years before hydration packs saw
much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle
holder to the back of the seatpost ...

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monique

A crud catcher will keep a down-tube mounted bottle decently
clean too.

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FlyingCoyote

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On 2004-06-13, BB penned:

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On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 20:18:48 -0600, Monique Y.

Mudama said:

On 2004-06-12, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

I'm surprised that MTB manufacturers never came up with
some way to mount them up higher - they'd been making
MTBs for well over 10 years before hydration packs saw
much use.

My sugar came with thingies to mount a water bottle
holder to the back of the seatpost ...

Leave it up to those R & D guys to work out a way that the
water bottle in the front can get plastered by the front
wheel, and the water bottle in the back can get plastered
by the back wheel!

Probably true.

I haven't tried it; the two regular waterbottle mounts look
even less promising, though.

I <3camelbak.

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monique

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Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool
roll.....but it seems like putting a bottle in there is
kind of gross...front or back it seems like

it gets

Quoted message said:

showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires
throw at it.

Is it just me?
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PeteCresswell

My 04 Jekyll (size small) does not have bottle mounts.
Medium size and up does. I haven't missed them much, except
I would like to mount my pump there. But it fits in the 'Bak
just fine.

(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Night rides, or using a Nalgene bottle (which has a dome
over opening) for something other than water. The only
bottle mount that my bike has is on the bottom of the down
tube. My bottle gets covered with all kinds of stuff, but
the lexan dome keeps the spigot nice and clean.

For night rides I always use the anchor strap to hold
the battery, as most bottle cages aren't all THAT strong
or secure.
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(Pete Cresswell) said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

i use water bottles on short rides just because they are so
low maintenance.

i like having a hydration pack for long rides though. i
picked up a Gregory RPM that has the advantages of low empty
weight and high volumes. i forget the cubic inches of cargo
space but they were pretty high. and if you wanted to fill
it that high the bladder would take take a gallon. i just
measure it in ... 2-3 quarts is good for a long hot ride.

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Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool
roll.....but it seems like putting a bottle in there is
kind of gross...front or back it seems like it gets
showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires
throw at it.

Is it just me?

We use our bottle mounts to hold our batteries when we go
nightriding. Occasionally, we will put a water bottle in
there for when we go on short rides where Camelbak's are not
necessary.

- CA-G

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Quoted message said:

Do bottle mounts seem kind of useless on an MTB?

Actually, I use one of the them to hold my tool
roll.....but it seems like putting a bottle in there is
kind of gross...front or back it seems like

it gets

Quoted message said:

showered with mud, goose [censored], and whatever else the tires
throw at it.

Is it just me?
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PeteCresswell

I use a bottle with a flip top - keeps the [censored] off the
mouthpiece. Carry my tools in one of they triangulous
thingies that velcros on twixt seatpost and top tube. Don't
like anything on my back at any time, still less when riding
. . . Battery hangs off the top tube in another velcro
thingie. Crud guards are to keep the cowshit out of my mouth
when riding, not drinking.

Incidentally, it is "tyres" not "tires", and you could
probably do with some education in your spelling and
pronunciation of the word "aluminium" too. And it is the
pavement we don't ride on, not the sidewalk, and I won't
even start on the bits of a car (or is it even correct if
you drive automobiles rather than cars? Nah, a SUV is just
another sort of lorry without a cargo isn't it?)

Twohat - because two heads are better than one - vive la
difference - (grin)

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Incidentally, it is "tyres" not "tires", and you could
probably do with some education in your spelling and
pronunciation of the word "aluminium" too. And it is the
pavement we don't ride on, not the sidewalk, and I won't
even start on the bits of a car (or is it even correct if
you drive automobiles rather than cars? Nah, a SUV is just
another sort of lorry without a cargo isn't it?)

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countries divided by a common language." (apocryphal)