Old 02-17-11 | 11:09 AM
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calamarichris
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Bikes: '09 Felt F55, '84 Masi Cran Criterium, (2)'86 Schwinn Pelotons, '86 Look Equippe Hinault, '09 Globe Live 3 (dogtaxi), '94 Greg Lemond, '99 GT Pulse Kinesis

I don't understand cf bottle cages at all. The plastic are much more durable & cheap, and if you get black, no one will be able to tell the difference.

Zipp Carbon Cage - 25 grams - $59.95 on Excelsports
Velocity Plastic Cage - 29 grams - $7.91 on Amazon

The weight saving is about the mass of one nickel. The monetary savings is literally more than a thousand times that.
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