Arundell Mandible Bottle cages

My old super lightweight bottle cages had broken the bottom tab one by one over the last 4 years, so eventually I needed to get a new pair. Bought the Tacx a few posts above, and to say I hated the hell out of them is an understatement. I can't possibly see how they are so popular in the PRO peloton as they are a huge PITA to get a bottle in and out. Anyway, you can read about it in the above post.

I wanted to replace all my cages with new ones <15 grm each, but I wanted something that would last more than a couple of years and that wouldn't spit the bottle going over railroad tracks. I also did not want to pay >$50 each if I could help it. On recommendation from Fairwheel Bikes, I ended up getting 4 of these. I did pay a bit more in the end, but they made sense when they told me these will last forever or at least as close to that as possible. From the looks and feel of it, I am confident they are correct.

They weight 27 grm each. I used another set of much lighter bolts (1 grm for 2 of them) instead of the 6 gym per pair they come with. I just came back from a ride and all I can say is that I am sure these will not spit a bottle as I can now tell why they are called "mandibles". It is like the grip of death, yet you are easily able to slip the bottle in and out. So far, despite them costing a bit more than what I wanted to pay and being much heavier than what I wanted, I am pretty satisfied.