Comments on: The water bottle is the Altoids tin of bicycling hacks http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/ Compute, commute. Rinse and repeat. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:40:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Hamid http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Hamid Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:59:08 +0000 http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/#comment-332 That blue park tool looking bottle/tool kit is pretty retarded if you ask me. the amount of volume being wasted by holding space is insane. I cut down, joined and sealed a larger bontrager bottle which i use for: 1. inner tube 2. patch kit 3. co2 adapter + 2 cartridges 4. rubber bands 5. 12in1 multitool 6. shraeder/presta adapter 7. 2 tire levers this setup is great for rides under 50 miles. for longer rides, i'll use a seatbag and or just stuff the shit in my pockets. both water bottles are absolutely vital and a third wouldn't hurt for those 75+ mi rides. That blue park tool looking bottle/tool kit is pretty retarded if you ask me. the amount of volume being wasted by holding space is insane. I cut down, joined and sealed a larger bontrager bottle which i use for:
1. inner tube
2. patch kit
3. co2 adapter + 2 cartridges
4. rubber bands
5. 12in1 multitool
6. shraeder/presta adapter
7. 2 tire levers

this setup is great for rides under 50 miles.
for longer rides, i’ll use a seatbag and or just stuff the shit in my pockets. both water bottles are absolutely vital and a third wouldn’t hurt for those 75+ mi rides.

]]> By: The NuFixie Challenge: Can you build a fixed-effort bicycle? http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-26 The NuFixie Challenge: Can you build a fixed-effort bicycle? Thu, 29 May 2008 14:42:12 +0000 http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/#comment-26 [...] on my recent posts on the hackable Monkeylectric LED spoke lights and the Altoids tins of bicycle hacks, I’d like to share an idea that I’ve been toying with on and off for the past year. I [...] [...] on my recent posts on the hackable Monkeylectric LED spoke lights and the Altoids tins of bicycle hacks, I’d like to share an idea that I’ve been toying with on and off for the past year. I [...]

]]> By: Freddy http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Freddy Mon, 19 May 2008 07:02:14 +0000 http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/#comment-21 With the lid off of my bottle, A can of bearspray fits snug inside..... very handy here in the Canadian rockies! With the lid off of my bottle, A can of bearspray fits snug inside….. very handy here in the Canadian rockies!

]]> By: familyonbikes http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-19 familyonbikes Thu, 08 May 2008 19:55:16 +0000 http://blog.greaterbayshell.com/2008/04/28/water-bottles-are-the-altoids-tins-of-bicycling-hacks/#comment-19 We took an extended family bike tour in 2006-07 and had our (then) 8-year-old twin boys on the back of a triple bike. One of the items mounted on the bike that ended up being the most useful was our cut-off water bottles in cages mounted on the handlebars. Each boy had one, and they used them for all sorts of odds and ends. We had originally put them there for snacks so they could eat while on the road, but they quickly discovered the water-bottle-cup was the best place for storing all the little odds and ends they found whereever! We're still not sure what we're going to do for that one on our upcoming journey from Alaska to Argentina. Our boys are now ten, and we think we'll just give them each a handlebar bag for their treasures - but I'm still considering the cut-off water bottle! You can read of our journey at www.familyonbikes.org We took an extended family bike tour in 2006-07 and had our (then) 8-year-old twin boys on the back of a triple bike. One of the items mounted on the bike that ended up being the most useful was our cut-off water bottles in cages mounted on the handlebars. Each boy had one, and they used them for all sorts of odds and ends. We had originally put them there for snacks so they could eat while on the road, but they quickly discovered the water-bottle-cup was the best place for storing all the little odds and ends they found whereever!

We’re still not sure what we’re going to do for that one on our upcoming journey from Alaska to Argentina. Our boys are now ten, and we think we’ll just give them each a handlebar bag for their treasures – but I’m still considering the cut-off water bottle!

You can read of our journey at http://www.familyonbikes.org

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