Re: [RBW] Quick & cheap solution to clear the front derailleur clamp to mount a bottle cage

2018-04-05 Thread Jim Bronson
I've never had a water bottle mount interfere with a derailer mount. Perhaps this is a feature of smaller frames? My Rivendells are 68, 68 and 65 cm. On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 10:03 AM, tc wrote: > I wish Riv, and other companies, would ship their bikes with longer bottle > cage

Re: [RBW] Quick & cheap solution to clear the front derailleur clamp to mount a bottle cage

2018-04-04 Thread tc
Well, amen to that. I was giddy Performance didn’t charge for the 2 bolts! Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [RBW] Quick & cheap solution to clear the front derailleur clamp to mount a bottle cage

2018-04-04 Thread Christopher Murray
“One man’s opinion.” Yeah, one very talented, experienced, knowledgeable man’s opinion. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [RBW] Quick & cheap solution to clear the front derailleur clamp to mount a bottle cage

2018-04-04 Thread Peter White
Any "bike shop" that doesn't stock a wide range of bolts and spacers isn't a real bike shop. One man's opinion. ;-) PJW On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 11:03 AM, tc wrote: > I wish Riv, and other companies, would ship their bikes with longer bottle > cage bolts and spacers to enable

[RBW] Quick & cheap solution to clear the front derailleur clamp to mount a bottle cage

2018-04-04 Thread tc
I wish Riv, and other companies, would ship their bikes with longer bottle cage bolts and spacers to enable one to mount a cage (or whatever) so it will clear/span the front derailleur clamp. (They do know it's there...). And, to be fair, maybe all bottle cage manufacturers could design cages