This sounds bodge-tastic but if done carefully with the right ties/clamps, it can look alright and more importantly, will work.

You can either use Fidlock’s own bottle or you can use your own with Fidlock’s twist uni-connector that has a BOA dial and two composite laces that loop around any size bottle, holding it securely against the bike. With an Arundel Mandible Carbon bottle cage, you might have to use 40% more force to get that bottle out, but you can rest assured as there’s no seismic force flinging your bottle out of the cage.We used a pair of these water bottles mounted to a Tumbleweed Mini Pannier Rack on a recent bikepacking trip. It securely holds a water bottle as you ride a mountain bike over bumps, around berms, and even if you decide to hit that jump on the trail.

The Planet Bike Aluminum Bottle Cage is about as basic as it gets when it comes to water bottle holders.He has bike toured and bikepacked over 10,000 miles—across the United States, on the Kokopelli Trail, Colorado Trail, and all over the American Southwest. You can carry a coffee thermos on your bike using a handlebar-mounted water bottle holder like the Portland Design Works Barista or Portland Design Works Hot Beverage Holder. With lightweight plastic and hard-wearing metal cycling water bottles available to suit any conditions. Like you’d do with your shoes that come with a BOA dial, if you were looking to change the water bottle by simply pulling on the dial. These places tend to cause water bottles to fall out of the cage more frequently, and you don’t want to lose a bottle going over rough terrain.