So, I took some Toe Clip Leathers (also from VO) and stitched them on to the Retro Cages. Once I got the hang of it, I was able to stitch them on pretty quick. The toe leather kit comes with a pair of needles and some thick waxed thread (black). The pieces of leather themselves were just the right length and come pre-perforated (no awl necessary.. though it takes some poking sometimes to get the needle through)
The finished product, I think, looks great. It certainly stops the rattling and that irksome metallic scratching sound that sometimes happens when I pull my KK out.
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Looks fantastic! I was thinking of doing something similar with felt. I haven't used my sigg bottles i recently bought due to the rattling!
Geoff
I like that idea, I just rode 26 miles listening to the KKs rattling in the holders, wondering how I would hear anything bad with my bike over the rattle of the water bottle.
Beautiful Russ. Nice looking addition.
It's a neat little fix...not too hard (trust me, I have two left thumbs). The Toe Leather Kit, comes with instructions...I just followed those (even though I wasn't sewing onto a toe clip).
Oooh wee! That's sharp-looking! Very classy, indeed, and a great idea on top of that.
Very nice!
Beautiful!
Kind of the opposite of something I think they used to have up at VO - the stainless thermos bottles with a leather wrapper. Very nice.
Saw this and had to do it for my Rambouillet...look here:
http://myrambouilletbuild.blogspot.com/2009/04/accessorization-frustration-and-bike.html
I saw the VO retro cage at the NAHBS in Indianapolis this year, probably one of my favorite products of the show, though I haven't ordered any yet.
http://mmeiser.com/blog/2009/03/random-bits-from-nahbs.html
It was almost as cool as the Signal Cycles wine rack but a whole lot more practical.
http://mmeiser.com/blog/2009/03/signal-cycles-wine-rack.html
Great old school and still very practical touring cage. Your leather mod is brilliant.
I've also recently started using a single Klean Kanteen... and I have tried out the Trangia. I like it though I found it uses to much fuel for winter use (melting snow / boiling water), but it may be perfect for summer use.
There's no such thing as the perfect stove... there is only the perfect stove for an individual for a specific trip.
There are as many stoves as personalities. A stove for everyone.
That said, I have an MSR dragonfly I like... it's light, but bulky... though I've moded it to make it pack smaller. It is very efficient with fuel and boils water extremely fast. It's prefered in cold weather use or when I will have to boil water alot.
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