The Wolf Tooth B Rad 2 and Double Bottle Adapters. |
Okay, now you've got my attention Mr. Wolf Tooth! I checked this out and found that it may be something worth getting for my gravel bikes. With my "DK My Way" ride coming up, I figured that I would try to graft that gizmo on to my Gen I Fargo. That's my adventure bike and it carries a lot of water as is.
The B Rad system is modular and you buy the system parts separately. I chose the B Rad 2 rail and the Double Bottle Adapter since what I wanted to do was add an extra water bottle. Actually, I was also making a difficult to get at bottle easier for me to access and add another bottle. You see, the original Gen I Fargos in size Large, XL, and XXL had two down tube mounted bottle cage options inside the front triangle. I can put two bottles there, one on the seat tube, and one underneath the down tube. That's four bottles plus the two I can mount on the fork blades.
With the B Rad parts mounted, I can run seven bottles on the Gen I Fargo. |
Here is a good look- The rail mounts to the bike and the adapters to the rail. |
But back to the B Rad..... I have only done a short test ride, but out of the saddle pedaling shouldn't be an issue. I noted that I had the B Rad mounted up the down tube far enough, (due to an interference issue with a cable stop more than anything else), that it places the bottles far enough forward that I have plenty of clearance for my legs. The bottles are easily accessed while riding, as you might imagine, and the extra clearance gained above the lower down tube water bottle will now allow me to use a larger sized water bottle in that position, as well as a large sized bottle on the seat tube. Actually, if I decided against the Chaff Bags, I could use large sized bottles on the B Rad mounted cages.
Speaking of wet weather. If I am wrong and the weather looks to be more like the way it was two years ago, I may use a Bar Yak mounted dry bag with spare clothing. But I won't make that call until closer to the event. Late next week I should have a better idea about that, but either way the B Rad set up stays.
Stay tuned for a full review post DK.......
NOTE- The B Rad bits were bought with my own damn money and I was not asked, paid, or bribed for this post.
5 comments:
Looking forward to the complete review. These really caught my attention.
My concern was the double bottle deal messing with out of the saddle climbing. Glad yours doesnt interfere! I wonder if a more aggressive geo bike (like a cross bike) would fare the same?
I solved my water issues by getting an Anything Cage and a half gallon water jug from Clean Canteen, which fits perfectly, doesn't even rattle on bumpy roads.
I just bought the B-Rad system also. I believe it is the same one you got GT. There is plenty of room for adjusting it up and down by sliding the rail either way. I found that a piece of double sided tape on the top end of takes away the little bit of rattling I was getting on bumpy roads. Placing the tape bw the rail of the system and the down tube is what I did. I used some simple Velcro straps to carry an extra tube below the bottle cages and there is room for more stuff yet. Very happy with it!!
Ive got a carbon horsethief size large and it only has one bottle mount, any reason why I couldnt use this to get two bottles in there? Bceause of the full suspension design, the bottle mounts are pretty low on that bike. Just wondering if anyone has used this with the salsa split pivot bikes.
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