I’m a big fan of fidlock bottles, have 1 on the inside triangle of 2 different bikes and looking forward to adding more to my fleet. One was set up ona Honzo esd, in part to leave room for a top tube hung half frame bag. Works great but I was overzealous in my initial setup and had the fidlock base mounted on a problem solvers bottle mount slider, so low that the bottom edge of the bottle made contact with the seat tube. After only a few rides this wore through the topcoat of paint. I repainted, wrapped silicone tape for extra protection, and move the bottle mount up a few mm so bottle no longer touches frame. Silicone tape is great, only sticks to itself, easy to remove, protects contact points with frame very well, multiple colors.
Feb. 23, 2021, 10:26 p.m. - Skeen
I’m a big fan of fidlock bottles, have 1 on the inside triangle of 2 different bikes and looking forward to adding more to my fleet. One was set up ona Honzo esd, in part to leave room for a top tube hung half frame bag. Works great but I was overzealous in my initial setup and had the fidlock base mounted on a problem solvers bottle mount slider, so low that the bottom edge of the bottle made contact with the seat tube. After only a few rides this wore through the topcoat of paint. I repainted, wrapped silicone tape for extra protection, and move the bottle mount up a few mm so bottle no longer touches frame. Silicone tape is great, only sticks to itself, easy to remove, protects contact points with frame very well, multiple colors.