To cage, not to cage, where to cage?!

[KayOs]

Of course, a bottle cage has to be attached to the seat tube, how else would you transport your burrito?

 

[novocaine]

Of course, a bottle cage has to be attached to the seat tube, how else would you transport your burrito?View attachment 898855

I'm with him, if you have it on the downtube your bottle size is limited to 25cl. I like to lug a good 50 or 75cl with me. It's still an amazement to me that the cycle industry followed suit and made there water bottles match my wine bottles.

I don't go on long rides with my wine bottle.

 

[Woz]

Some of the bottle cages can be right ghastly. Plastic modern ones may be light but think the designs are hideous for retro bikes.

Still got one of these in the attic - retro Minoura PET.



And one of these. A more modern BBB Fuel Tank XL.



All out of fashion now the kids put frame bags and bottle cages are supposed to go on forks

They still have their use for errrmmm special bottles of errrmmm special stuff for errrmmmmm special outings

 

[Imlach]

I recently put one on and I lived to tell the tale

 

[boy"O"boy]

For a bike used only on shorter rides, I think they look better without. If you fit only one, it’s on the downtube for me.

For me.....if I'm going to put a bottle cage on, it's got to be on the down tube.

Sometimes the image that influences the build has a bottle cage.....and I've got to add one.
The MBUK image from the Oct 1990 RC100 test has one (without bottle) ....so I added 2 to my build!! Didn't get a choice on placement though as both mountings are on the down tube.
Another influencing pic is The Freewheel 1989 catalogue. This time there are 2 - but only 1 bottle.

There is always the viewpoint that the build looks cleaner without them......and I don't have bottles for them anyway......and it's more of a garage queen anyway as I have others to ride.
Do I like them? - of course I think they suit the build.
Do they serve any purpose? - of course not!
A cage without a bottle is like an ashtray on a motorbike!!


MBUK Oct 1990


Freewheel Catalogue 1989


My 'bottle cage without bottles' build!!

Now.... If you're actually planning on riding the bike - I'm a fan of the bottle on down tube mount.

Then you have you have this....

No cage. Too much of the "mud" that inevitably gathers on the drinking bottle has passed through a cow or a deer. Bit off-putting. Bottle in the backpack.

Mud or Muck?

Cheers
boy"O"boy

 

[TreaderSteve]

Cor, that Pace with double neon cages is fricking sweet! As for muck and mud - bleurgh! Maybe that's why they invented Camelbak?!