The English did have clamps and strips for retaining electrical wire. The clamps came in different shapes, depending on the tube you were fastening the wire to. The round clamps were for frame tubes and seat stays, oblong-clamps for forks. The electrical retaining clamps are identified by having flat, protruding area specifcally for the two-wire, flat electrical cord. They came in both plated and painted varieties. Another offering for a more budget-oriented person was the metal strip with pull-buckle. These were all-purpose and very basic.