Hi, When I bought the bike the shock was mounted the other way. However, it ever so slightly rubbed the frame when returning to full extension so I flipped it. The water bottle cage still fits, you just have to get one that you can mount at a low position. I got the Wolf Tooth Ti king cage. Kind of lame to drop $60 on a water bottle cage, but it weighs nothing and has a ton of mounting positions. I'll update with a picture to show you. Also it is the Storia Lok V3, I'll check the dimensions today...