Originally Posted by
oldnslow2
Perform is a relative term. If your goal is to reduce weight as much as possible, then a 19g bottle cage assist in the bike performing better than if it had a 80g cage.
Next time, save the $2 and use one of the 3 jersey pockets.
My plastic cages weigh under 40 grams. Maybe 55 grams for the aluminum ones. Other than steel cages, no bottle cages weigh 80 grams. Sorry, but paying Andrew Jackson amounts to save less than an ounce of frame weight is silly.
And sticking a bottle of water, weighing over a pound, in a jersey pocket, will degrade your riding performance FAR more than carrying an extra ounce of cage on your frame will.