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Installing a Bottle Cage without Mounting Screws/Threads

Bicycles Asked by 1dareu2mov3 on December 27, 2020

I have a Next PX 6.0 mountain bike. It did not come with pre-installed mounting screws/threads for a bottle cage. The frame has large oval-shaped tubes, so many attachments that come with bottle cages don’t work, since they’re not big enough to wrap around the entire tube.

My current configuration is with cable ties, but they keep breaking. The bottle cage is currently only attached by one cable tie, as the other two have snapped off. (The bike is hanging from the ceiling, which is why the orientation might look strange.)

Are there any options out there for a more permanent installation of a bottle cage on this bike?

[UPDATE: I gave this bike away when I graduated from college, which was before I got around to attempting any of the solutions offered here. But, if you have a similar issue, the answers/comments here should still help.]

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4 Answers

The approach I've seen is to use hose clamps to hold a bottle cage to the frame. Hose clamps are what (used to?) attach a car's radiator hose to the radiator, if you've seen that. If you have an old inner tube, you can slice that into strips to pad between the clamps and the frame so the paint doesn't get scratched.

worm-gear hose clamp

Answered by compton on December 27, 2020

The answer of @compton brought me an idea - hose clamp but nicer - hose wire binding, like this: Hose wire binder tool With some pieces of inner tube it will not damage the paint job and with some isolation tape it will be almost invisible. The reasonable place for the knot is the underside of the frame so not disturbing anyhow.

Here is how to use one (DIY):

And here is how to make one:

Answered by Mike on December 27, 2020

Here are a few that I found while looking. easy if you know what to look for.
Will depend on what you want and need

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Answered by Tempus on December 27, 2020

I've used rivnuts to create mounts for bottle holders. It requires you drilling into your frame and then tightening up the rivet nut, but once you have done that you would have effectively the same mounts that are present on bikes with the cage mounts pre-installed.

You would probably want M5 size rivnuts for compatibility with other bottle cage/fender bolt thread sizing.

Beware This may compromise the strength of your frame. Don't do this on carbon fibre or thin walled metal frames.

Answered by Mac on December 27, 2020

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