This might be the most annoying accessory I''ve tried to add to my bike since 1993. Should mount just fine on the middle hole, but it is nearly impossible to get the holes to line up and get the screw started. I think if your mounting location fits within the smallest setting it might be a lot easier since it comes from the factory pre-bent all nice. But once you flatten then [try to] re-bend the metal band similar to the factory bends, it''s over. I was pretty sure I had it a couple times, but after 30 minutes I was done. I was about to throw my entire bike out the garage window.
Maybe it''s me, but I''d be surprised.. I''ve never had this much trouble with anything (bike-related or not) in my life. If it''s what you need, good luck. I hope you have a better time with it than I. Otherwise I''d look at one of their other styles (the BH100M perhaps), it is a way better design.
P.S. I don''t know where the poor quality remarks are coming from.. The unit is actually made of very good quality materials and seems like it would be pretty durable.
I''ve spent WAY too long trying to get this product secured to my bike without success. The screw is too short, the pieces are very difficult to align, and the metal does scratch up the bike if you don''t use the shim. This product is EXTREMELY poorly designed. However, I can see that IF you''re able to get it on the bike, it would work just fine! Good luck (you''re going to need it).
Definitely would NOT recommend.
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I just put two of these on my bike. I am satisfied beyond expectations. It can attach to any round-profile object such as a frame tube or handlebar. Diameter can be 22 to 35 millimeters. I put one on my seat tube and one on my handlebars. They hold extremely firmly and seem very likely to cause few or no scratches.
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To mount this to a bike frame, one must satisfy all of the following constraints:
1. The metal clamp must fit snugly around the frame, and it''s best to protect the frame with a rubber shim.
2. The hole in the metal clamp has to line up with a hole in the plastic mounting piece, and with another hole in the clamp which has screw threads. These items are hidden within the mounting piece and there is no way to align these, not even by feel. Inserting the machine screw that goes through all three holes does not help; the holes are not beveled or relieved in any way, so if the alignment isn''t exact, the screw just won''t get through.
3. It is impossible to establish one alignment between two of the holes and then line up the next one. It has to be done all in one go.
4. That machine screw also has to go through the cage holder attachment, which makes the process even more awkward.
5. The clamp is fragile. Once you bend it to accommodate a particular fit, forget readjusting it, unless you want to risk breaking the clamp.
All this to mount a bottle cage holder to my bike frame? Forget it.
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This is an excellent solution for those trying to mount a water bottle on a non-standard frame and/or unusual location. It worked for me but will not work for everyone. The unit was attached to a MTB which has a non-standard, non-cylindrical tube frame and lacks bottle cage braze-ons. The MTB is also dual suspension and thus the cycle body doesn''t accommodate much between the top and down tubes due to large tubing.
I thought it was generally very easy to attach others seem to struggle with their scenarios. The install took less than 5 minutes for the initial BH-95X unit itself and another 5 to bend the metal base-plate of the unit and angle it with the bottle cage. The plastic and metal base-plate of the Minoura is very solid and able to sustain the bending abuse easily.
I really suggest that installers take a moment to review the brief instructions and examine the Minoura unit closely it may save you a lot of unnecessary stress later. The metal band used to secure the holder is thin so you don''t want to keep making unnecessary attempts. The BH-95X packaging includes a soft clear plastic shim *inside* along with instructions the shim is easy to miss and throw away. You will need a shim to avoid scratching.
The BH-95X now holds a Topeak Modula water bottle cage vertically and angled outwards (from the seatpost).
I ordered two of these water bottles for my sons for stockin stuffers. The one works great, the other the spout was always stuck and my son, 4, could never open it. I wish I could give it 2.5 because I love the working one but wish the other one had worked as well.
