The next min-max bike piece has a shorter travel bike that came OE with a reservoir shock (for the aesthetic more than anything, I'm sure) and I'll revisit this a bit there. Even shifting the bottle a bit to make room to strap a bag can be a valuable addition of space, though I originally came at this from the perspective of more water.
I can't do the under-the-down-tube bottle on local trails. I've tried it, and know lots of people who've tried it. Never mind how gross the bottle gets (definitely want a covered nipple) there's just too much contact with square roll-ins and crashing on jank.
I've yet to see anyone using a side-by-side solution on a mountain bike. My gut says that it wouldn't work for me just in terms of body English but I'd have to mock something up to be sure. Next project maybe. The B-Rad Bases work great and were a fantastic visual tool for me. I'm still running the 3 on my Rifty as I much prefer mounting my tool bag rather than just strapping it.
July 21, 2022, 8:37 a.m. - Andrew Major
The next min-max bike piece has a shorter travel bike that came OE with a reservoir shock (for the aesthetic more than anything, I'm sure) and I'll revisit this a bit there. Even shifting the bottle a bit to make room to strap a bag can be a valuable addition of space, though I originally came at this from the perspective of more water. I can't do the under-the-down-tube bottle on local trails. I've tried it, and know lots of people who've tried it. Never mind how gross the bottle gets (definitely want a covered nipple) there's just too much contact with square roll-ins and crashing on jank. I've yet to see anyone using a side-by-side solution on a mountain bike. My gut says that it wouldn't work for me just in terms of body English but I'd have to mock something up to be sure. Next project maybe. The B-Rad Bases work great and were a fantastic visual tool for me. I'm still running the 3 on my Rifty as I much prefer mounting my tool bag rather than just strapping it.