Hi all and thanks for all the great advice so far,
I want to mount a water bottle cage on my Muni. There are no brazons. Should I just use two hose clamps? Do I have to worry about over tightening?
I don’t ride long enough yet to use a water backpack, but have wished I had a bottle of H2O with me on my short 1 hour rides.
Thanks!
Water bottle cages don’t work well on a muni. I tried a water bottle cage
when I first got my Pashley and it didn’t work at all. Hit a small bump
and the water bottle pops out. Drop the muni and the water bottle flies
out. You end up spending all your time chasing after your water bottle
that is constantly falling off. It gets to be frustrating and no fun.
Best bet is to get a waist pack or lumbar pack (I’m trying not to call it
a fanny pack because the UK people seem to find that term funny). There
are lumbar packs designed for hikers that will hold two standard water
bottles securely. Or you can get something like the 40 oz CamelBak
FlashFlo lumbar pack.
john_childs
>From: teachndad <forum.member@unicyclist.com>
>
>Hi all and thanks for all the great advice so far,
>
>I want to mount a water bottle cage on my Muni. There are no brazons.
>Should I just use two hose clamps? Do I have to worry about over
>tightening?
>
>I don’t ride long enough yet to use a water backpack, but have wished I
>had a bottle of H2O with me on my short 1 hour rides.
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>–
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“John Childs” <john_childs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Best bet is to get a waist pack or lumbar pack (I’m trying not to call
> it
a
> fanny pack because the UK people seem to find that term funny).
Over here ‘fag’ means means cigarette, ‘faggot’ means a lump of firewood
or a (IMO disgusting) meatball but Americans seem to find these terms
endlessly amusing…
I used a bumbag with two bottle holders for ages but had trouble using the
bottles while riding, ran out of water too quickly, and fell on the
bottles on many occasions, with the potential for getting the openings
dirty. Of course, those who know me will attribute this to my inherent
clumsiness…
The cage on my muni is useless, though I have seen some that hold the
bottle very securely indeed.
My advice is to go directly for a water backpack. It needn’t be pricy.
Arnold the Aardvark
> My advice is to go directly for a water backpack. It needn’t be pricy.
I agree. Plus, as far as pricey, I have gotten what I paid for. I just
bought a new Camelbak. My old one was a gift from Brett Bymaster for
Christmas in 1996, so it’s quite vintage. There have been many
improvements since then, and now there are tons of choices to suit your
particular needs. I chose the Mule, which is their most popular model.
It’s big but not too big (holds 3 litres), and has plenty of room for
extra stuff.
The Camelbaks are expensive, but looking at the quality of materials and
workmanship, I consider it to be a solid investment. I know it will last
as long as I need it to, probably until the next time I choose to upgrade.
I also have a hydration pack I bought in China for about US $12. Haven’t
tried it yet because I don’t have a bladder to fit it, but it looks like
it might last 6 months to a year at most…
Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com
“Our time is a most precious commodity, but it’s how we spend it that
makes us rich.” - John Foss
I tend to check out the discount bike and hike online places for hydration
packs–I got my Camelbak Mule for $35 during a Bike Nashbar Valentines day
sale. I know that Price Point has Blackburn Hydrapaks for as little at $20
(70 oz). If it’s not too hot out, or I’m riding easy terrain, I’ll often
just wear the bum bag with 2 bottle holders.
Peter
Peter Kittle English Education Adviser Department of English CSU, Chico
Chico CA 95929-0830 ph: 530/898-5305 fax: 530/898-4450 email:
pkittle@csuchico.edu www: http://www.csuchico.edu/~pkittle
> ----------
> From: John Foss Reply To: John Foss Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2001
> 9:34 AM To: Arnold the Aardvark; unicycling@winternet.com Subject: RE:
> Water bottle on MUni (how to mount?)
>
> > My advice is to go directly for a water backpack. It needn’t be pricy.
>
> I agree. Plus, as far as pricey, I have gotten what I paid for. I just
> bought a new Camelbak. My old one was a gift from Brett Bymaster for
> Christmas in 1996, so it’s quite vintage. There have been many
> improvements since then, and now there are tons of choices to suit your
> particular needs. I chose the Mule, which is their most popular model.
> It’s big but not too big (holds 3 litres), and has plenty of room for
> extra stuff.
>
> The Camelbaks are expensive, but looking at the quality of materials and
> workmanship, I consider it to be a solid investment. I know it will last
> as long as I need it to, probably until the next time I choose to
> upgrade.
>
> I also have a hydration pack I bought in China for about US $12. Haven’t
> tried it yet because I don’t have a bladder to fit it, but it looks like
> it might last 6 months to a year at most…
>
> Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
> www.unicycling.com
>
> "Our time is a most precious commodity, but it’s how we spend it that
> makes us rich." - John Foss
John Childs <john_childs@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Water bottle cages don’t work well on a muni. I tried a water bottle
> cage when I first got my Pashley and it didn’t work at all. Hit a
> small bump and the water bottle pops out. Drop the muni and the water
> bottle flies out. You end up spending all your time chasing after your
> water bottle that is constantly falling off. It gets to be frustrating
> and no fun.
This varies on the design of the bottle cage. Many cheap wire ones soon
bend and exhibit the lack of security that John describes. My favourite is
the Profile Kage - a plastic cage which securely wraps around the bottle -
tensioned by a rubber band. Bottles rarely fall out of this.
> Best bet is to get a waist pack or lumbar pack (I’m trying not to call
> it a fanny pack because the UK people seem to find that term funny).
> There are lumbar packs designed for hikers that will hold two standard
> water bottles securely. Or you can get something like the 40 oz CamelBak
> FlashFlo lumbar pack.
These bum-bags (UK term) are great - especially the ones with elastic to
loop around the top of the bottle to hold them securely. I use one by
North Face - a great tough bag.
Paul Selwood paul@vimes.u-net.com http://www.vimes.u-net.com
teachndad <forum.member@unicyclist.com> wrote:
> I want to mount a water bottle cage on my Muni. There are no brazons.
> Should I just use two hose clamps? Do I have to worry about over
> tightening?
When I did this I asked a local nike shop for some bottle cage clips, and
they gave them away. Apartently not a popular item any more as brazons
have become so common. But basicly its a pair of clips that are shaped to
go around a bottle cage and frame tube with a bolt at the back to tighten
them up. Worked very well, and cost nowt ( or a few cents/pence if your
LBS is stingy)
I did find that the “standard” metal bottle cage design snaps at the weld
if you drop it on too many rocks. My current metal one is a different
design with two “wings” holding the bottle from the side and a smal shelf
at the bottom. Havn’t broken it yet, but do have to use a squezzy bottle a
rigid one won’t slide in.
I also have a plasic “profile kage” which is fab, but I had to drill holes
in it and secure with tie wraps ( cable ties), to get it to attached with
out brazons.
British Muni Weekend September 14th-16th Bracelands Campsite, Forest of
Dean http://www.vimes.u-net.com/bmw.html
I destroyed twice my bottle cage on my pashley frame during wipes out. The
cage was just gone, along with the fixation bolts. Basically I don’t think
a bottle cage is suited to any kind of riding where the unicycle is likely
to be sent flying over.
Oli-
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Selwood
[mailto:paul@vimes.u-net.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 3:24
PM To: unicycling@winternet.com Subject: Re: Water bottle on MUni (how
to mount?)
John Childs <john_childs@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Water bottle cages don’t work well on a muni. I tried a water bottle
cage
> when I first got my Pashley and it didn’t work at all. Hit a small
bump and
> the water bottle pops out. Drop the muni and the water bottle flies
out.
> You end up spending all your time chasing after your water bottle that
is
> constantly falling off. It gets to be frustrating and no fun.
This varies on the design of the bottle cage. Many cheap wire ones soon
bend and exhibit the lack of security that John describes. My favourite is
the Profile Kage - a plastic cage which securely wraps around the bottle -
tensioned by a rubber band. Bottles rarely fall out of this.
> Best bet is to get a waist pack or lumbar pack (I’m trying not to call
it a
> fanny pack because the UK people seem to find that term funny). There
are
> lumbar packs designed for hikers that will hold two standard water
bottles
> securely. Or you can get something like the 40 oz CamelBak FlashFlo
lumbar
> pack.
These bum-bags (UK term) are great - especially the ones with elastic to
loop around the top of the bottle to hold them securely. I use one by
North Face - a great tough bag.
Paul Selwood paul@vimes.u-net.com http://www.vimes.u-net.com