Thread: A case for quality bottle cages
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Old 05-13-13 | 10:38 AM
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WC89
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From: Owings Mills, Maryland

Bikes: 2011 Trek 8.4 DS hybrid; 2012 Felt F-75 road bike; 1990 Specialized Stumpjumper MTB; 1992 Guerciotti road bike (inactive)

Yep. I hear you. I need to go ahead and replace my bright red nylon cages (nice looking) with the old school metal ones that allow you to bend inward to make tighter. After this past Saturday's ride (3 riders, 38 mi loop with RR track crossing at bottom of long, fast downhill) when my bottle dislodged just to the point of release before I grabbed it. I only knew to grab it after last time I did this loop (last Fall, 4 riders) when bottle completely dislodged and hit the ground, fortunately rolling off into a ditch without incident. I never, ever had that problem with the bendable, old school metal cages since I started road riding in 1985. I would not want anyone to go down (and you'd go down pretty hard) b/c of that. I'm pretty sure I can find a set of bright red cages that secure the bottles over the worst bumps. GOOD POINT.

P.S. You'd think that the problem might be limited to us amateur enthusiasts and weekenders. Think again. In more than one pro race in Belgium (Het-Volk, or maybe Ghent-Wevelgem) I've seen a few bottles on the floor as the peloton descends a very fast, steep, cobbled section at break-neck speeds.
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