I can't remember what size hose clamp sorry. The bolt looks around M8. The steel bracket was just an off cut I had laying around. Any sturdy angle will do. It just needs to provide a connection point to secure the clamp to the bike subframe. I've done thousands of km with this setup now and I've never had an issue. I would think any bolting type hose clamp would work ok. http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums...e27587d07c638a0fc8064296d211b_zpsu93m0d1z.jpg