The Bottle Cap Bike Clip:  Matthias Ries
I've never wanted to attach a water bottle cage to my bike; I like it to be as free of clutter as possible, both for aesthetics and to keep the weight low. But I can't say that I've never wanted to have a quick drink handily accessible when I'm riding without a bag.

That's where this bottle cap clip concept by Matthias Ries comes in.

It couldn't be simpler--just screw it on to your Poland Spring bottle (assuming there is something resembling a universal standard for bottle cap size and threading, I suppose), and clip it on your bike. When you're done drinking, the clip goes back into your pocket or wherever you might want to store it. No screw-on cage in sight. I like it.

[Yanko Design]

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2 Comments

I wonder if the same idea could be used on a squirt top too. Have a screw on top with a clip and a squirt nozzle.

And how do you drink with it? Unscrew The cap?


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