Klean Kanteen now makes a bottle cage specially designed for their 27 oz. bottle - fits their other bottles well too, including the snazzy new insulated bottles. I just picked up the cage this weekend at Universal Cycles (which is mailorder, but a local shop for me.)
http://www.kleankanteen.com/products/accessories/klean-kanteen-cages.php http://www.kleankanteen.com/products/insulated/klean-kanteen-insulated.php On Mar 6, 4:23 pm, Peter F <phfmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > There's a very simple, bicycle-related solution for Klean Kanteens... > > I've found that one roll of cloth handlebar tape just about covers one > of the larger 27oz Klean Kanteens very nicely, by just overlapping the > tape a little bit. The KK then fits perfectly into any of the metal > bottle cages I've have installed on my bikes with no rattling. Cheap > and elegant. What's not to like? > > There's a great choice of colors, and I suppose if you were so > inclined, you could even shellac the tape once you put it on there to > seal it up. I've found that I prefer to leave the tape uncoated and > then I can change colors every couple of years when it starts to get > too worn. > > I've been surprised that more people haven't stumbled on this solution > actually. > > Peter > NYC > > On Mar 6, 4:45 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Is there a solution for carrying stainless steel bottles? They don't fit > > well in traditional cages, although I know it can be done. > > > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I heard this story as well and must say I'm not really that surprised. > > > > Part of me has a deep mistrust of plastics and their use in food > > > > containers of any kind. The estrogen-like compounds leeched by > > > > plastics may be having serious consequences for our health - including > > > > our reproductive future. I suspect that once these dangers come to > > > > light and the cost of petroleum products continues its inexorable > > > > rise, the use of plastics will dramatically fall. > > > > Not sure if I'd want to use these on a bike or not but for > > > casual/house/travel use > > > >http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/ACC/LF0022 > > > > works well and tastes good. > > > > How do the kleen canteens measure up these days? > > > > -sv > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
