On Mon, 20 May 2019 12:50:52 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

And there are always hose clamps.
https://cloudfront.zoro.com/product/..._J6zyfo5oy.JPG

Mine have been holding fine without bringing themselves to my
attention for at least thirty years -- I had to go out and look to
make sure that that was what was holding my bottle cages on.

Put a few turns of handlbar tape around the tube first, to prevent
paint scratching and slippage.

I'm puzzled by the comment that one could cut oneself on the metal
strap. I've been scratched by various bike parts, but the hose clamps
have never even thought about it.

So I went back to the garage. I found that if I made a special
effort, I could touch the corner of the end of one strap, and if I
were to push hard, I could probable cut or at least bruise the end of
my finger.

I think I could see the end of the strap holding the other bottle cage
on, but I couldn't touch it.

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Joy Beeson
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