Water bottle attachment

Mac9
Mac9 Posts: 134
edited February 2011 in Road beginners
May sound like a daft question but here goes!.....

What tube is it best to fit a water bottle attachment onto?

I have screws on my down tube and my seat tube. Is it just personal preference or is one more commonly used for water bottles than the other?

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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Both, or if you really want to only go for one just whatever looks good in your opinion, and feels comfortable to reach for.
    My London Road
  • Berk Bonebonce
    Berk Bonebonce Posts: 1,245
    Do you dodge the cracks when walking on a pavement?
  • Mac9
    Mac9 Posts: 134
    Haha I knew it was a daft question!

    I'm just completely new to this and was just checking that there's not some sort of 'right' way to have certain things on your bike. I don't want to look a complete fool, even though I sound like one!
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    I usually find it easiest to reach the bottle on the downtube, if I had only one cage that's where I would put it. During a ride I will swap the bottles over when the first is emptied.

    I may be a little odd!
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  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    DesWeller wrote:
    I usually find it easiest to reach the bottle on the downtube, if I had only one cage that's where I would put it. During a ride I will swap the bottles over when the first is emptied.

    I may be a little odd!

    I must be odd too then because I also do this. I always drink from the bottle on the downtube.

    My retro bike only has one set of bolts and that is a bit of a pain as I often go out for two or three bottle rides and have to stuff the extra ones in my back pockets.
  • invincible
    invincible Posts: 154
    DesWeller wrote:
    I usually find it easiest to reach the bottle on the downtube, if I had only one cage that's where I would put it. During a ride I will swap the bottles over when the first is emptied.

    I may be a little odd!

    nah i do the same thing 8)
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Oh, well then, the downtube has it!
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  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    Mac9 wrote:

    What tube is it best to fit a water bottle attachment onto?
    You have to fit two bottle cages and they must be carbon. :D
  • TuckerUK
    TuckerUK Posts: 369
    Mac9 wrote:
    Haha I knew it was a daft question!

    I'm just completely new to this and was just checking that there's not some sort of 'right' way to have certain things on your bike. I don't want to look a complete fool, even though I sound like one!

    Ahh, but do you want to be a follower, or a leader?
    "Coming through..."
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    TuckerUK wrote:
    Mac9 wrote:
    Haha I knew it was a daft question!

    I'm just completely new to this and was just checking that there's not some sort of 'right' way to have certain things on your bike. I don't want to look a complete fool, even though I sound like one!

    Ahh, but do you want to be a follower, or a leader?

    Ooh, good shout:

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  • Mac9
    Mac9 Posts: 134
    Good point, well made!
  • 1stGenRex
    1stGenRex Posts: 84
    The answer to our question, is Yes.
    :P

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