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Step 8Installation on bicycle
Details of the bicycle installation will depend on the dimensions of the bicycle and whether you plan to put the bottle in a cage or mount it on a rack.
1. Cut a piece of 1/4"-diameter tygon hose that's long enough to reach from your stopper to the bottom of your bottle. Cut both ends at an angle so that the draw tube won't stick on the bottom. Stuff one end of the draw tube in the hole on the bottom of the stopper.
2. Mount your stopper and draw tube assembly onto a bottle and place it into the frame-mounted bottle cage. Repeat with a second bottle if desired Doesn't that look cool? Isn't being a nerd fun?
3. Insert a quick-connect with anti-siphon valve into the tube at the top of the stopper. Insert a matching quick-connect into a long section of 1/4" tygon and snap the two fittings together. Cut the long tube to the desired length for the draw tube. Mount the bite valve on the end.
4. Put a 1/4" cable clamp around the draw tube and position it over the handlebar. Put a larger cable clamp around the handlebar and connect the two cable clamps together using a screw. You may want to use a piece of inner tube to keep the larger cable clamp from slipping on the bar. Once the draw tube is attached, you can pull the tube back and forth through the cable clamp to adjust the length.
5. Unsnap the draw tube from the first bottle and use more quick-connects and 1/4"-hose to make an extension tube for the second bottle. Use velcro or cable clamps to attach the extension tube to the top tube of the bike.
6. Fill your bottles and go for a ride! Riding is why we went to all this trouble, remember?
1. Cut a piece of 1/4"-diameter tygon hose that's long enough to reach from your stopper to the bottom of your bottle. Cut both ends at an angle so that the draw tube won't stick on the bottom. Stuff one end of the draw tube in the hole on the bottom of the stopper.
2. Mount your stopper and draw tube assembly onto a bottle and place it into the frame-mounted bottle cage. Repeat with a second bottle if desired Doesn't that look cool? Isn't being a nerd fun?
3. Insert a quick-connect with anti-siphon valve into the tube at the top of the stopper. Insert a matching quick-connect into a long section of 1/4" tygon and snap the two fittings together. Cut the long tube to the desired length for the draw tube. Mount the bite valve on the end.
4. Put a 1/4" cable clamp around the draw tube and position it over the handlebar. Put a larger cable clamp around the handlebar and connect the two cable clamps together using a screw. You may want to use a piece of inner tube to keep the larger cable clamp from slipping on the bar. Once the draw tube is attached, you can pull the tube back and forth through the cable clamp to adjust the length.
5. Unsnap the draw tube from the first bottle and use more quick-connects and 1/4"-hose to make an extension tube for the second bottle. Use velcro or cable clamps to attach the extension tube to the top tube of the bike.
6. Fill your bottles and go for a ride! Riding is why we went to all this trouble, remember?
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