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

I use presta tube nuts or Aluminum spacers I get in the nut and bolt section of True Value Hardware. My local true value has stainless steel cap screws in M4, M5, M6 sizes in the common bicycle lengths as well. Although for the load bearing bolts on racks, seatpost, stem you should use

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

I don't know if brass threads are up to the load? The cage is fastened to the standoff by a screw that cannot extend into the frame braze-on so each traditional bottle cage connection becomes a chain of two brass to steel threaded connections. I'll stick with longer M5 cap bolts and spacer

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

If one really wants to be fancy, one can buy some brass standoffs with M5 male and female threads. I got a handful off eBay (<- not an endorsement, but a sample) one time for a few bucks shipped. A small collection of these in various lengths are quite

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

Valve stem nuts are a great idea! Comparing stem nuts to the M5 washers I got, I did notice the washers are smaller in both outside and inside diameter. But, for the Sam's bosses anyway, the inside diameter of the stem nuts I have are appear to be small enough to still have enough contact with

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

In a pinch one could also use valve stem nuts. Inside diameter is good and they are decent thickness. Can 'stack' them for rack mounting off-sets at fork braze-on too. Jeff On Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 8:03:20 AM UTC-7, tc wrote: > > I wish Riv, and other companies, would ship their bikes

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

I've found that a presta valve nut works perfectly as a spacer. Marc On Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:03:20 AM UTC-4, tc wrote: > > 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

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

I like to use the knurled round nut that come with inner tubes on the valve stem. On Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 8:03:20 AM UTC-7, tc wrote: > > 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