adding bottle cage "brazeon" to carbon fork for touring?

[mntlion]

looking to add some bottle cage mounts to Mrs Mntlions touring bike.

Its an ebay china (chinerelle) frame and fork, so no warranty to void, no manufacture to call, no instructions, no shop insurance.

She wants it to look mostly stock

Fork leg is not round, so can't use a hose clamp

We have used fiberfix on her last touring bike to attach a wolftooth b-rad mount, and then she can add bottle cages/feed bags to this. It works 100%, used for 5000km, and lots of off road, but with new bike its not pretty

Trying to avoid a $500 new fork, just to get 6 bolts added.

I have drilled, and glued inserts into my own steel fork. Worked really well. Now want to do this to her carbon one.

So hopping to get some generic info on this.

[huckbucket]

I still remember this super nerdy kid in college who fixed my broken headphone cans with a combination of carbon fiber and superglue. Said there are unique properties of the two that make the bond ultra strong. That's about as much as I remember unfortunately.

[Dee Hubbs]

I would not be afraid of drilling my own carbon fork and epoxying in a proper expanding stainless steel rivnut. BUT I would not be totally comfortable doing that with my wifes fork. Everything on her bike I do by the books, torque spec, tubuless proper, steer post length etc.
I would countersink and thread some flat head bolts into a backing plate, and epoxy the whole backing plate with bolts sticking outwards on the fork legs. And place the water bottle over the bolts and put the nuts on the water bottle side. The plate can be cleaned up rounded over and sized the same as the base of the water bottle cage. It could look very clean.

[One (+) Sentence]

For cargo or for holding water?

If for water, just get a Fidlock
https://fidlock-bike.us/collections/...e-600-uni-base

[mntlion]

I would countersink and thread some flat head bolts into a backing plate, and epoxy the whole backing plate with bolts sticking outwards on the fork legs. And place the water bottle over the bolts and put the nuts on the water bottle side. The plate can be cleaned up rounded over and sized the same as the base of the water bottle cage. It could look very clean.

ya, looking to add/insert 2-3 holes per fork leg and then screw in this
https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/...s/b-rad-system
and then she can add anything that she wants

but when shes using the bike not for bikepacking, she can have a clean forkleg

[El Chupacabra]

There are tons of strap on mounts for water bottle cages - that will accept standard cages and bottles, not limited to that Fidlock one above -

Like this:

https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...hoCsMUQAvD_BwE

[mntlion]

There are tons of strap on mounts for water bottle cages - that will accept standard cages and bottles, not limited to that Fidlock one above -

Like this:

https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...hoCsMUQAvD_BwE

yup, we have seen them move a bit on long, bumpy tours, Hoping to get real, solid inserts done

but will do this if needed

[frorider]

https://www.bikehugger.com/posts/mar...-carbon-bikes/

Epoxy and a rivnut would be usual approach but creating the hole would be the critical step. Frankly if it were me I’d avoid any holes in the first place. Straps like these spread stress over whole fork leg : https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...SABEgIKnfD_BwE

Not a factory look but quicker and safer solution. 3M outdoor grade double sided tape keeps my solar panel mounts on the roof of my van and a small square of that under this ^^^ part would make it super bomber.

[plugboots]

I would not be totally comfortable doing that with my wifes fork. Everything on her bike I do by the books, torque spec, tubuless proper, steer post length etc.

I’m w/ Dee on this cuz I love my wife and all but...

[Dee Hubbs]

I’m w/ Dee on this cuz I love my wife and all but...

DIN to the chart, no spinners on mounts, no hoke overlaps, PSI in tires to spec, torque soec, friction paste, oil change at recommended 5000 mile interval, etc.
But with my own equipment...

[El Chupacabra]

https://www.bikehugger.com/posts/mar...-carbon-bikes/

Epoxy and a rivnut would be usual approach but creating the hole would be the critical step. Frankly if it were me I’d avoid any holes in the first place. Straps like these spread stress over whole fork leg : https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...SABEgIKnfD_BwE

Not a factory look but quicker and safer solution. 3M outdoor grade double sided tape keeps my solar panel mounts on the roof of my van and a small square of that under this ^^^ part would make it super bomber.

Automotive double sided tape is a good idea.

[XXX-er]

https://www.bikehugger.com/posts/mar...-carbon-bikes/

Epoxy and a rivnut would be usual approach but creating the hole would be the critical step. Frankly if it were me I’d avoid any holes in the first place. Straps like these spread stress over whole fork leg : https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...SABEgIKnfD_BwE
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this ^^ drilling holes in any fork seems like a really bad Idea to me

the thing with bolt-on is a fork is usually tapered so anything bolting on might slip

[sethschmautz]

https://www.bikehugger.com/posts/mar...-carbon-bikes/

Epoxy and a rivnut would be usual approach but creating the hole would be the critical step. Frankly if it were me I’d avoid any holes in the first place. Straps like these spread stress over whole fork leg : https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...SABEgIKnfD_BwE

Not a factory look but quicker and safer solution. 3M outdoor grade double sided tape keeps my solar panel mounts on the roof of my van and a small square of that under this ^^^ part would make it super bomber.

I agree - an adhesive square under those mounts would ensure that it doesn't move when bumped around.

Seth

[mntlion]

https://www.bikehugger.com/posts/mar...-carbon-bikes/

thanks Good info