If you are traveling longer, you should always have something to drink with you. This becomes even more important when you are doing sports, like cycling. The body sweats during the activity and dehydrates quite fast. This loss of fluid must be compensated. Therefore, a bike tour should never be started without adequate drinks. It is not necessary, one backpackto take along for the drinks and to take a break on the way to have a drink. Thanks to the bicycle bottle holder, drinking while driving is possible without any problems. This is a real gain for cycling and with the further development of bicycles, the bicycle bottle holder will be further developed. Bottles commercially usually take between 500 ml and 1000 ml of liquid so that a holder for approximately 1000 g weight must be created that neither has a negative effect on the scope, nor the fixed support breaks from the frame. In addition, this accessory on the bike should not hinder the driver.

Construction and material of a bicycle bottle cage

The bottle holders have a common Grundbauplan. The holder has a basic body in which the cyclist the Bottleplugged. In addition, there is still a plate or attachment level for attachment to the wheel. The bottles all have a notched point into which a catch on the bottle holder holds. This catch sits very tight, so you can drive off-road and over bumps without the bottle falling out. By a similar structure of bottles and bottle holders actually all models should be combined with each other. A previous debugging is still recommended.
The bicycle bottle holders are made of different materials. Materials such as aluminum, plastic or even carbon are used. You can buy a lightweight plastic bottle holder with a weight of 53 grams with the SKS bottle cage Topcage. He holds the bottles very well, does not hinder the cyclist when pedaling and is made of very sturdy plastic. For Road bikesrecommends a bottle holder made of fiberglass fiber from Zefal. Uneven terrain catches this very well and has the bottle firmly under control.
If you want to participate in races and time trials, we recommend a carbon bottle cage. These are very light brackets that bring little weight.

How is the bottle attached to the bicycle?

It is possible to attach the bottle cage to the frame or behind the frame saddle, The variants for the bottle holder are very diverse. There are very lightweight carbon or plastic mounts, the bottles can be inserted into the holder from above or from the side.
Many wheels are factory-fitted to the frame – seat tube or down tube – a mounting option to retrofit the wheel with various components. Such components include a bike bottle holder, for example, as well bicycle lockHolders. At a standard distance, two screws can be seen at this mounting option, which are installed in the frame. With a Allen keyyou can unscrew these screws and attach the bottle holder. Depending on the bike type both options are available or only one. The preferred position for the bottle cage is the down tube. In this position, the bottle can be easily removed from the holder and put back in again. Of course, there is the possibility to attach two brackets and thus carry two bottles.
If you do not have these mounting screws on the frame, you should not drill screws into the frame yourself. The can access to bottle holders, which is attached via a rod holder on the frame. It must be paid attention to which pipe diameter the brackets are suitable for.