Water Bottles and Cages

Water Bottles 

• You will need at least one water bottle on short outings

• Ideally have two large bottles on most longer outings

• For longer outings, two bottles may be required 

• If you need more than 2 bottles of water, consider other options

  • Nalgene Bottles

  • Smart Water Bottles

  • Bladders

Bottle Cages

• Cage does not need to be "high performance"

  • Most metal cages at REI or Amazon will work fine

• Cage Adapters

  • If you have problems getting a bottle cage to fit, talk to our Bike Team and we can share options

    • Cages can be repositioned with an adapter, such as with:

      • B-Rad Mounting Base 

      • Topeak Versamount Universal Water Bottle Cage Mount

      • Tailfin Suspension Fork Mounts - designed to be used on forks with front suspension

    • Bottles can be moved the handlebar

• Example Cages

  • Bontrager Bat Cage

    • Simple economical cage

  • Bontrager Elite

    • Good for mountain biking and rough terrain

  • Bontrager Side Load Recycled Bottle Cage

    • Great side loading cage

    • Good for really tight spaces when frame bags limit access to your bottle

  • Silca Sucuro

    • Excellent titanium cage

    • Way more cage than you need

    • Expensive 

  • WideFoot Cages

    • Heavy duty water bottle cages and cages for Nalgene Bottles

    • Why do you need a heavy duty cage?

      • Not sure, but this is an option

    • widefoot.com/product-category/hardware/bottle-cages 

Odd Sized Bottle Cages

• • Velo Orange Mojave Water Bottle Cage

    • Used for Nalgene Bottles

  • Arundel Bicycle Company Looney Bin 

    • Allows you to adjust size to fit bottle 

    • Website shows Gatorade Bottle and wine bottle being used

  • WideFoot Cages

    • Heavy duty water bottle cages and cages for Nalgene Bottles

    • widefoot.com/product-category/hardware/bottle-cages 

Stem Bags (aka Feed Bags)

• Allows you to place water bottle and snacks up at handlebar for easy access

• Can be used to free up space in frame for a frame bag

• Great for snacks 

• Discussed in our BikePacking Bags Page

• Examples

  • Drawstring Rock Climbing Chalk Bag 

    • Economy option

    • No stabilization strap on bottom

    • amazon.com/dp/B077G7BN96 

  • Generic Amazon Bottle Bags

    • NOTE: some amazon bags will start falling apart and will need to be reinforced 

    • These: amazon.com/dp/B076MPQSZD seem to work fine

  • REI Co-op Junction Stem Bag

    • Reasonable bag

    • Add tape under straps to prevent scratching

    • Ugly gray toned colors

  • Revelate Designs Mountain Feedbag

    • Considered one of best bags out there

    • Expensive for a basic bag

  • Rogue Panda Bismarck Bottle Bucket

• Cargo Cages

  • Bottles can be strapped to cargo cages on front forks, bike racks and various spots on your frame

  • See our BikePacking Cargo Racks Page