[Closed] Cheap way to carry extra water.

Are you riding in the Sahara?

i have simply taped another bottle cage under the downtube before with electrical tape as a temporary measure, worked fine.

I’m sure that hanging a kilo high and toward the front of the bike won’t affect handling at all.

As on many things Tom, you are the expert.

If you don’t like camelbaks (best option imo), and you have used up all the bottle mounts, a better option imo would be to take a couple of small soft flasks.  Use these first, then they scrunch down to nothing when empty.  Bibs with integrated pockets at the back are good for carrying them, or a close fitting bike jersey will carry a couple of ~300mL ones in the back pockets.  Bum bags work too ( reservoir, bottles or soft flasks).

For £3 and considering the very few days a year it would be required, it's a good solution.

It look like a nice cheap otion especially when bijepacki g and the frame bag blocks all the botyle mounts.  Ive been using katadyn softbotylw with a filter in rwcently whilst trail running.  Allows you to replenish your bottles from any water source and carries 600ml itself.  Packs away to nothing, not cheap for what it is.

I do have a Velcro on bottle cage but with a small frame there’s not always room for it.

Not always? So you're saying there sometimes is, but sometimes there isn't. Does the frame shrink and expand with the weather?

Rucksack, contents of 2l bottle of diet cola consumed before ride, filled with water and placed in rucksack (along with giant picnic; puncture kit; pump; lock; waterproof; mobile; kitchen sink).

... Cue hot sweaty back, during Friday's ton! 😆

I have to sort out a better solution for next time (cue seals clapping their flippers at the pun) 😉

Not a bad hack/bodge on the cheap tbh.

For a few quid more you can get bottle cages that fit behind the saddle, I've used those before for longer rides. Just make sure the bottles are secure in the cage though!

Velcro on bottle mount fits my full sus with a conventional seat post ,even then it only takes a 500 bottle.

Tom , the extra weight helps when I want to do loop the loops.

I regularly get through a litre of water on a 17 mile loop and have to stop at the shops.

If you don’t like this cracking idea you’ll positively hate my solution to carrying bottles on a 5.

I’m sure that hanging a kilo high and toward the front of the bike won’t affect handling at all.

Well it will make the fork more active due to the change in sprung/unsprung weight.

Alpkit stem cell is what you want, you can fit one either side of the stem plus one on the front of the seat post, each one will easily manage a 1L nalgene bottle.

not exactly cheap, i grant you, but they just bloody work.

i carry 4 litres, 2 in stem cells on the stem/bars, and 2 on the forks (salsa anything cages)

Don’y Notice any effect on handling tbh, although I can’t actually lift the bike anyway.

fully loaded surly, in touring mode.

I can’t see how those Alpkit don’t foul the steering.

What happens when you do a sharp turn, doesn’t it hit the top tube?

I’ve never had an issue with that, remember that they’re not solidly attached, so if you turn the steering that far they just get pushed aside by the top tube

Plan your route around rivers/streams

Bum bag.

I’d be a bit wary of the paintwork with small vibrations.

Have you thought about an Aldi carrier bag full of water on each end of your bars?😜

I quite like the grenade launchers on the five

Do people not stop at pubs these days?

Water bottle cage under the downtime for me. Cover the rest with some plastic and a rubber band to keep it clean and you are good to go. I also secure with a toeclip strap or velcro as extra security.

Or you could go to  http://www.tapandtrough.co.uk  where you can find your nearest free water point and just refill what you have.

Or you could go to  http://www.tapandtrough.co.uk  where you can find your nearest free water point and just refill what you have.

long way to ride between some of those fill up points....

loads more on the refill app.

https://www.refill.org.uk/

What about one of those back of the saddle things?  Like this...

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/tacx-bottle-cage-saddle-mount/

I use a Travel Tap (water filter bottle) and refill from streams, although I do ride in the peaks where there are lots of streams.

http://www.keeppedalling.co.uk/bikepacking/travel-tap/

I regularly get through a litre of water on a 17 mile loop and have to stop at the shops.

Have you spoken to your GP about this?

seems a reasonable amout to me. I regularly drain a 750ml bottle in that sort of distance. Normally just push on till home when i do though. Depends how hot it is and how hard you are cycling obvs

17m road ride I probably wouldnt even take a bottle. have a drink before you go, have one after.

xc ride? maybe a 500ml bottle, quite often come back with it half full.

With some people i've ridden with, I'd say its habit more than need given the amount of times they stop to piss.

Just tow a water butt.

I can go through 750ml of water an hour quite easily when exercising, a litre if it's hot.

I used to hate Camelback and anything on my back.

Tried a more modern version and they are  a lot better

My Rallon hasn't got bottle cage so had to get used to it.

@jam bo. its a growing map and caters to a slightly different market to the refill lot.