water bottle mounting

I just go into cycling more seriously a few months ago, and as another
thread mentioned, I'm addicted. I just purchased a new Gary Fisher Sugar 4+,
and love it (fastastic suspension, no chain suck problem at least yet).

I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon, mostly along
logging and mining roads. I dislike wearing a pack, so I'd like to avoid
using a hydration pack. The Gary Fisher doesn't have a lot of room to mount
stuff, but by using side exit bottle cages, I've managed to mount two 24 oz
water bottles to the down tube. However, as it gets hotter (100 degree plus
days are common here) and the mountain streams dry up, this will be
inadequate for many rides.

Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles somehow off the
handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware etc. that could do this?

And one other question: any recommendations, including where to purchase,
for bottles with a dust and mud cap? The one bottle mounts on the tire side
of the down tube and gets pretty plastered with dirt.

Thanks

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I don't mountain bike, but I have seen water bottles mounted on the rear of
the seat. Not sure if that would be a good place on a mountain bike or not,
but worth a look.

Curt

"MarkR" wrote in message
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I just go into cycling more seriously a few months ago, and as another
thread mentioned, I'm addicted. I just purchased a new Gary Fisher Sugar
4+,
and love it (fastastic suspension, no chain suck problem at least yet).

I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon, mostly along
logging and mining roads. I dislike wearing a pack, so I'd like to avoid
using a hydration pack. The Gary Fisher doesn't have a lot of room to
mount
stuff, but by using side exit bottle cages, I've managed to mount two 24
oz
water bottles to the down tube. However, as it gets hotter (100 degree
plus
days are common here) and the mountain streams dry up, this will be
inadequate for many rides.

Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles somehow off the
handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware etc. that could do this?

And one other question: any recommendations, including where to purchase,
for bottles with a dust and mud cap? The one bottle mounts on the tire
side
of the down tube and gets pretty plastered with dirt.

Thanks

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Mark Rehmar
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says...
I just go into cycling more seriously a few months ago, and as another
thread mentioned, I'm addicted. I just purchased a new Gary Fisher Sugar 4+,
and love it (fastastic suspension, no chain suck problem at least yet).

I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon, mostly along
logging and mining roads. I dislike wearing a pack, so I'd like to avoid
using a hydration pack. The Gary Fisher doesn't have a lot of room to mount
stuff, but by using side exit bottle cages, I've managed to mount two 24 oz
water bottles to the down tube. However, as it gets hotter (100 degree plus
days are common here) and the mountain streams dry up, this will be
inadequate for many rides.

Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles somehow off the
handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware etc. that could do this?

Yes, you can get bottle mounts for the front of your handlebar, and also
ones for the back of your saddle. Look through a Nashbar or Performance
Bike catalog.

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Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles somehow off
the handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware etc. that could do this?

Minoura make brackets for mounting water bottle cages both to the handlebars
and the saddle.

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I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND: strong, relentless,
northerly wind.

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I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND: strong, relentless,
northerly wind.


What time of year were you here?

Actually, summer weather is desert like, dry and hot. Winter weather is very
wet (75" of rain in about 7 months at my place). This, combined with a
unique geologic history, make it a huge depository of rare plants. Cycling
in the mountains is a constant treat of unusual flora. Come visit!

On Mon, 17 May 2004 08:10:53 -0700, "MarkR"
wrote:
Is it reasonable to try to mount one or two more bottles somehow off the
handlebar? Does anyone know the hardware etc. that could do this?

You can get a mount to put two bottle cages behind the saddle. They
make them to clamp to the seatpost and to the saddle rails; you
might be able to make both fit (unlikely), for a total of four
bottles behind the saddle.

Get bigger bottles -- http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?&sku=3491
for example, 32 oz bottle that fits in regular bottle cage.
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"MarkR" writes:

And one other question: any recommendations, including where to purchase,
for bottles with a dust and mud cap? The one bottle mounts on the tire side
of the down tube and gets pretty plastered with dirt.

Some Nalgene[tm] water bottles have that cap. I'd think they'd
be readily available at lots of outdoor stores, but their site:
http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/
has a 'Retailers In Your Area' link as well as product info.


cheers,
Tom


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I ride in the Siskiyou Mountains here in Southern Oregon

What I recall most vividly about that area is WIND:
strong, relentless, northerly wind.

What time of year were you here?

Many times in the Summer, fewer in Spring and in Autumn.

Actually, summer weather is desert like, dry and hot.

After living here in Las Vegas for five years, I have come to know the
true meaning of "dry and hot", and you can believe me when I tell you it
ain't like Oregon!