I almost barfed breakfast when I saw that bottle cage UNDER the downtube...

Thank you for posting the pic. I didn't put it there and honestly have no idea if it is even a feasible place to put a bottle.

use the mounts for a splash guard when riding in the rain...buy one of those rear wheel mounting fenders and drill a couple of holes in it. As a bonus it will increase resistance when training;-)

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Be Still, My Heart....

Nice ride. It looks great with those HEDs.

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"100% of the people who confuse correlation and causation end up dying."

That bike frame will be my next purchase when I get tired of my Zipp 2001's (if ever).

I had a Softride SE7 and a Trek y-11 with the "under the downtube" bottle mounts. Be VERY careful as its easy to catch a finger on or IN the wheel!!

Nice bike!!

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I hope im not the only one that thinks that bike is ugly.

I'll post a full review of her after I put some more miles on. I contemplated using my road bike tomorrow since I haven't had a lot of time on the bike yet, but since it is a sprint I will live with the fact that I am not completely dialed in yet. It is definitely faster than my road bike.

All you have to do is search the archives and you'll realize that you are in good company regarding the looks of this bike; however, I have never seen a negative review of this functionality of this bike

Any bottle under there needs to have a cover over the top. You know, just in case you ride through some place like the Carnation Valley (think "big dairy area"). Or road kill.

It's a decent place for long rides (you see a lot of these on touring bikes). I had 4 mounts, including one like that, on my old Schwinn Cimmaron (wish I still had that frame).

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Don't you wonder if one of those Bontrager bottles under that tube would somehow improve the aerodynamics of the brake and and front derailleur. ??????
Paging John Cobb.

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Take everything I say with a grain of salt. I know nothing.

I think the Bontrager bottle under the tube would rub with the wheel. On anything less then a dry day on good pavement, your water's going to taste like mud/road debris, and heaven forbid animal crap on a country ride. I don't understand the downtube bottle cage. If you that desparately need more hydration get a behind the saddle cage like the Aquarack.

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Yah I have a lot of junk in my trunk too. No need to be embarrassed about it, you can say it in english if you want.

Looks like there's a lot of room there.??? Besides I'm thinking in terms of (whisper here) a faring, and maybe emergency water.) It would be easy enough to put somehing over the nozzle. My softie has a mount down lower than that, but there's much less room between the downtube and the wheel/tire on it than on that TF. It looks like there are 8-9 inches there.

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Take everything I say with a grain of salt. I know nothing.

good way of ruining a good set of wheels ,sure is a ugly frame

...I have never seen a negative review of this functionality of this bike...

This is a very good point. I also haven't seen anyone post a bad functionality review.

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Did you get it to fit in the end? Were the giraffes helpful? :)

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never did any bike touring, did you?

the "underside" bottle is for stove fuel, or for certain tourists, whiskey ...

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Where would you want to swim ?

the "underside" bottle is for stove fuel, or for certain tourists, whiskey ...



no it is for gin !

ok, gin also.

and brandy and any other premium blends....

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Where would you want to swim ?

The giraffes were very helpful. Actually, it is a testimony to the customer service that Tom provides. When I told him my dilemna, it became clear that the other, more expensive frame, was better suited to my body type. He told me to ship him back my frame and he would replace it with the other frame if I took care of shipping. The new geometry seems much better, but I'll give further updates after I have ridden the bike for a while. Opinion is not worth much if it isn't based on any actual riding.

Im pleased your happy with it.

But the million dollar question is WHY???

Before my recent foray into triathlon, I played junior, then high school, the college, then minitour golf. The number of swings that I have made in my life has left me with a unpredictable back. Sometimes it feels good, sometimes not. I wanted something that I could ride all day long. My road bike is pretty good (an all carbon Argon18), but after a lot of research and talking to the owner of the company for a couple of months, it felt like the right decision. So far so good, but like I said, I'll post again when I have some significant miles on the bike.