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Community => Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) => Topic started by: lewis noble on November 23, 2016, 10:34:00 PM
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A few weeks ago, there was some discussion about a strapped adjustable bottle cage / carrier, able to hold a wide range of flasks etc. There was a link to the product, which I bookmarked . . but lost the bookmark when I changed computer. Should have used pen and paper.
I was thinking of getting one for my wife's bike - coffee flasks rattle around in panniers.
Unable to find it in search - can anyone recall / find what the product was / where the thread was?
Thanks.
Lewis
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. . . I think it was in a topic about someone's new build . . .
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Monkii bottle cage is adjustable.
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BikeBuddy will also fill the bill...
http://www.bikebuddy.co.uk/
Best,
Dan.
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BikeBuddy! That was it!
Thanks. I'll also look at the other one.
Lewis
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I got an adjustable cage from Edinburgh cycles when they were still open in Sheffield. They should still be available online.
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I have a couple thermos bottles (double wall stainless) that are too small of a diameter to fit snugly in a conventional water bottle cage. i cut some inner tube rubber strips and wrapped around the bottles several times to give me the necessary outside diameter to match the cage capacity, then wrapped plastic electrical tape around the rubber strips to hold the rubber wrapping in place.
I do not have any good photos, but I plan to do an exercise bike ride later today on my foldup bike, if I do that I will try to snap a few photos to post.
In other words, instead of adjusting the cage to fit the coffee container, I adjusted the coffee container to fit the cage. And this way I can use the thermos in any of my bikes.
Last week one day it was about 3 to 5 degrees C in the morning and about 20 degrees C in the afternoon. I brought one thermos of hot coffee for morning, one thermos of iced coffee in afternoon. It was perfect planning for a long bike ride that was interrupted half way through by a good lunch.
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I brought one thermos of hot coffee for morning, one thermos of iced coffee in afternoon.
That reminds me of a joke that my Dad tells. (I would never admit to telling it.)
1st man: What is that thing in your lunch box?
2nd man: A Thermos.
1st man: What's a Thermos?
2nd man: It keeps hot things hot, and cold things cold.
1st man: What do you have in it now?
2nd man: My coffee and some ice cream.
So my point is that you could have just used one Thermos. :)
- DaveS
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;D !
Brilliant.
All the best,
Dan.
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I brought one thermos of hot coffee for morning, one thermos of iced coffee in afternoon.
That reminds me of a joke that my Dad tells. (I would never admit to telling it.)
1st man: What is that thing in your lunch box?
2nd man: A Thermos.
1st man: What's a Thermos?
2nd man: It keeps hot things hot, and cold things cold.
1st man: What do you have in it now?
2nd man: My coffee and some ice cream.
So my point is that you could have just used one Thermos. :)
- DaveS
Yeah, ... ... ... while it is true that it all goes to the same place, sometimes different timing can be an improvement.
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Two photos attached, my thermos with the rubber strips held on with electrical tape (yellow color) to make the thermos fit tighter in the water bottle cage. It is not evident in the photo, but there also is a bit more rubber and tape where the top of the cage touches the bottle to avoid the metal on metal rattling noise on rough roads.
Today it was about 2 degrees C during my ride, thus warm coffee was a lot more welcome than cold water would have been.
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I like that idea of the tape around the rubber strips. Very clean.
What is that quick release in the second photo? It appears to be on your stem. Part of the fold-up mechanism?
- DaveS
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I like that idea of the tape around the rubber strips. Very clean.
What is that quick release in the second photo? It appears to be on your stem. Part of the fold-up mechanism?
- DaveS
If you try the rubber strip method, placement of the strip is somewhat critical to get it at the best height for the bottle cage, too high or too low it does not work very well. And when I wrapped the rubber strips, I put some tension on the rubber so it would grip the bottle tightly and not shift in position.
It was easier for me to put the bike in a bag if I folded my adjustable stem down. I am sure that the manufacturer of the stem never would have approved of that. The quick release mechanism was M5 threading and from a seatpost quick release. I needed the same threading for the stem so I tried that quick release, it works.
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Monkii bottle cage is used by me. For a flask of tea. It will take a fuel bottle for camping use also.
Comes in small and large sizes. Highly recommended by me.
John
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The monkii can be used with a flask, large bottle of water from supermarket to a small water bottle no problem. No need for rubber strips etc.
Bob
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don't like tea or coffee out of a flask tastes horrible .
sure if you gonna have something hot on a ride take the stove way better .
many a time i brewed up on a long spin class. ;)
anto
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I can recommend these ,blackburn outpost cargo cage
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BikeBuddy! That was it!
Thanks. I'll also look at the other one.
Lewis
I've used the bike buddy on my 2 overseas tours.
I have a 2 litre Sigma bottle within an insulated pouch.
I can just about squeeze it in on maximum settings.
A nice piece of kit but a bit fiddly to set up.
But then that kinds makes it all the better.
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I'm with you Anto, tea and coffee out of a flask is disgusting. I sometimes use Lift lemon tea (powder in a little tub) and a flask full of hot water.
That blackburn cage is an interesting idea. I wonder if I could adapt an ordinary bottle cage and add a couple of straps mmmm ::)
Janet
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I am very happy with the bottle cages sold by SJS except for the fact that, although they can accommodate a Burgandy size bottle, they are too small for a Champagne bottle.
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That blackburn cage is an interesting idea.
I sure thought so, but promptly broke 3 of them at the weld joins within one ride on logging roads. Mine may have been the exception, as all the broken welds were only tacked on one side, so incomplete. Promptly warrantied by the dealer, but would have been inconvenient on a longer ride.
Took care to make sure the bottle fit the contours and to keep the straps reasonably tight. Nicely finished and a versatile design; I may give them another go but will test first.
Best,
Dan.
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don't like tea or coffee out of a flask tastes horrible .
sure if you gonna have something hot on a ride take the stove way better .
many a time i brewed up on a long spin class. ;)
anto
Does it actually taste horrible (i.e. does the flask actually taint the flavour of the coffee)?
Or is it the unpleasant drinking experience of drinking out of a less-than-ideal container?
I.e. could you take a small [coffee] cup into which to decant the flask-contained coffee for a better coffee drinking experience?
Or do you really appreciate the freshly brewed coffee taste?