Adding a Seat Tube bottle cage

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  • I have a bottle cage mount on the down tube of my steel frame, but one isn't enough for me and i'm getting bored of carrying bottles in my jerseys.
    I didnt want to do the old Zipp tie/Clamp on mount quick fix - So I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me out

    I've seen videos on youtube of people doing it

    Bicycle repair. Water bottle cage installation with Riv-Nuts - YouTube

    Regards
    James

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  • There's nothing your LBS will be able to do that you can't do yourself, unless your LBS employs a framebuilder.

    Rivnuts... some people say they're fine, others say don't do it; however Google reveals several long-term successes and no failures. I would go for stainless steel rivnuts over aluminium ones due to corrosion issues, but then again, perhaps I don't understand how electrolytic corrosion works.

  • Looking inside the seat tube of my fancy new carbon bike shows me they use the same rivnuts as I use in my workshop. If it's good enough for LOOK it's good enough for us.

    I have a setting tool if you'd like (me) to use it.

    http://www.memfast.co.uk/shop/Vprod2.asp?cat=2

  • Yeah that would be excellent!

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Adding a Seat Tube bottle cage

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