u/Pure_Khaos

First have to shout out Botched Bikes for the design inspiration.

Bikepacking my Krampus I really haven't found a good way to store water bottles in an easily accessible way. So far I've been using a handlebar bag with side cinch pockets but I find I'm always fumbling to try and get them back in and they fall out on chunk. When I'm not bikepacking it's a real pain to put them in my frame bag as it's a bunch of fumbling around and it leaves no space for tools and snacks.

I doubt this is the answer but figured I'd throw some shit on the wall and see how it rides. A few 3d prints and design iterations I got these laser cut out of stainless from send cut send. Helicopter tape, an inner tube, and a couple zip ties to stabilize it on the downtube; seems to be good but I haven't tested it (and I probably should swap for side load cages). I might end up just figuring something out with the fork mounts if this sucks.

All in this cost me ~$20 so definitely cheaper than anything I could find commercially and feels cool to have something custom. If it does end up working well I might get it laser cut in titanium for weight savings. I have an extra and haven't decided what to do with it but if it turns out to work well, I might give it away for those who want something similar.

Next project I think is custom cargo cages or something similar.

Didn’t get a shot on trail but the goats were in full force even at the lake. For those joining this year what are your rigs looking like?