Drinking on the move, 1940s/50s style?

[skylark]

Another newbie / noddy question for you (I hope it's not getting too annoying :facepalm: haha)

If you were riding, for example, a Raleigh Lenton (other makes and models may be available) in the early 1950s, how would you go about rehydrating whilst you were out and about?

Is it a case of stopping and pulling a bottle of pop out of a saddle bag? ...

Or attaching some type of bracket somewhere to the frame, assuming there aren't braze-ons of course? ...

Or just going thirsty? ...

Or something else unconsidered?

 

[legrandefromage]

 

[legrandefromage]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-eroica-al ... 7993380010

https://www.recycleandbicycle.co.uk/pro ... n-bianchi/

 

[The History Man]

Don't mention the Lenton.


You mentioned it once and you didn't get away with it.

 

[legrandefromage]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Styl ... =R40&rt=nc

 

[hamster]

There was a thread on here a while back about making bottles from cheap Asda alloy kids bottles - strip the paint with a hot air gun and add a cork stopper.

 

[skylark]

Re:

Thanks for the tips! Those bottles all look champion.

Would these bottles (and the associated cages/brackets) be used by all cyclists, including the 15/20mile a trip average cyclist, or just by the big boys? I suppose i'm interested in knowing why a 1950s bike makes no evident provision for water, whilst a modern bike at least has braze-ons.

 

[Big Block]

Re:

have a look at the 1952 Brown Brothers catalogue starting at page 35 and then over to p36 and 37
a more aesthetically proportioned bottle can be found here

the handlebar bottle cages are on this page.
These look better than many of the ones more heavily promoted.

With these, there would be no jarring note.

and not everyone had a riding companion to carry the rehydration

 

[Spokesmann]

Coloral bottle are back up and running and for sale next week.

Still use a very old one on my Sun.

 

[Big Block]

Re:

thanks for that. Will be curious to see the selling price... and then the postage to Australia.