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Old 12-21-23, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
These are the only cages I'll run on my gravel bike, since they grip a bottle like grim death. And my oldest pair, at almost twenty years and about 60k miles, has never -- NEVER -- needed to be reshaped. The design prevents it from ever bending or otherwise loosening up. BUT: they are tight enough that the OP might have to look down to re-insert the bottle. In that case, the standard King Cage, in SS or ti, is a great alternative.
Yeah, someone might need to look down to insert a bottle. I have found that the iris design sorta guides a bottle into place based on how the tubing is shaped.
But yeah, each of us is different on comfort and also reach to the bottles so what is ideal for one may be hell for another.
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