bulldog1935
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
No bikes came with bottle cage bosses before 1980.I just noticed something missing from the bike...water bottle mounts!!! What the heck were they thinking back then?? I'm not attaching an after-market cage on this beautiful paint (even if I put something under it), so this bike will be relegated to shorter rides.
Here are a few choices - I've tried several, and listed these in order of decreasing trickness
My favorite on two bikes, King Cage universal support bolts - look down page
these are stainless hose clamps with a welded stud and aircraft nut - they work much better than the old TA alloy band clamps (or the new VO nickel-plated version of the same),
plus they let you use any bottle cage.
I lined them with strips cut from leftover leather handlebar wrap, but you could also use helicopter tape.
same thing on my '57 Lenton with cooler Nitto cages
Klickfix bottle cage mounts-
- plus, how can you not buy from VeloFred?
very secure, any bottle cage, and come with good rubber pads to protect your frame
my '92 Viner Pro CX didn't come with bosses for anything, not even brake bolt holes, and I got really creative at hanging stuff on it.
moving down the desirability list, Elite VIP straps aren't very secure, but inexpensive and won't mark your frame.
these match the period, but that's the only good thing about them - VO cage straps, which copy the old TA style.
They only fit a few bottle cages which have long tabs, which VO doesn't sell - but will fit Zefal and these Novarra
worst thing, they rusted after 2 years
there are some other options out there, Minoura, etc
I have one of these, not in use, which will probably fit the rails on your kashimax perfectly - it's to hang two water bottle cages behind your saddle - yours if you want it?
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