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Thanks @clubman, my suspicions from idly browsing these things is that the move to downtube happened earlier on the continent - so 40s to 50s. Maybe part of the spread to Britain was tied in with the increasing popularity of massed start, your pals reading Miroir Sprint, etc. Any tips on keeping band-on clamps from slipping? I have tried Peter Underwood's tip about using contact adhesive, but maybe I just didn't have the band tight enough.
Clamps, etc – To stop band clamps (cable clips, gear lever bands, front mechs, handlebar bottle-cage clips, pump-peg bands, etc.) from moving and/or causing marks. Coating the inner surface of the band with a thin layer of petroleum-rubber contact adhesive (Evo-Stik in the UK) works brilliantly. The glue must be allowed thoroughly to dry before fitting. Bands treated in this way are much more solid and less likely to move or mark the surface.
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Down Tube H/Bar Bottle Cages
This seems to have been a 'generational ' choice.
Pre-war and well into the fifties handlebar mounted cages were the norm but, for some reason unknown to me there was a change, probably complete by the early sixties, so that no 'gen' cyclist would be seen dead without a down tube bottle cage. Much the same thing, although somewhat later, happened with handlebar gear controls.
There's nothing wrong with either arangement, but it seems that there comes a time when the new kids on the block decide to disassociate themselves from the previous generation.