Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 1:52:24 PM UTC-5, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 8:21:25 AM UTC-8, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 11/17/2018 10:05 AM, AMuzi wrote:

Real men prefer handlebar cages:

https://roma.corriere.it/methode_ima...e-Web-Roma.JPG



I don't understand why those went away. Assuming you're not using a
handlebar bag, seems they'd be way more convenient than the downtube cages.

--
- Frank Krygowski

That is real estate now used for Garmins, Stages, etc. -- and for me,
lights. I had a bar-mount bottle cage when I was a kid and don't
remember anything about it or whether it had any affect on front-end
feel. I think it would be weird having a bottle of water sloshing on
the bar while I was climbing out of the saddle, but I don't know. The
ancients apparently liked them. The MTBers have trended to hydration
packs. I don't want one, but they are the last word in convenience.

-- Jay Beattie.

I don't have any problem riding no-hands with a partially full handle
bar mounted water bottle or even two of them. I like the center mounted
ones because they are in the center of the steering axis. The dual bottle
mounts I use has a center mount and the mount for each cage is offset so
that the entire unit is still centered on the handlebar.

Here are 2 images of someone else's setup.

http://i60.tinypic.com/ixeazl.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/2mx4yza.jpg

Cheers


That little "stem extender" doohickey in the first picture looks
potentially useful. I've always wanted a second smaller bar mounted in
front of my regular bar for lights, GPS and whatever other **** I needed
right in front of me. Sheldon's quill into a threadless stem idea was
nifty, but being able to bolt a second stem at the end of the first would
be even better.