Zefal steel cages are nice. Zefal-Bottle cage water-bottle cage water

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Since we're all retro today, here's some bottles to go along.

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I have a King cage on the C'dale and not a big fan of it despite being made in the US. The tubing is really thick for a vintage steel frame and looks out of place and like a Cuissi or a Salsa cage but not a fan of the coloring of the stainless. Maybe if they had a polished version of the Salsa stainless cage it'd be perfect or a finish that's not so dark.

I've been debating on swapping out the Salsa cage for a OMAS cage instead. Though nothing gets a aluminum cage and those get yanked off any bike that comes into my hands.

V.O. cages on a Minoura Dual Cage mount. Mount painted in metallic silver with two coats of clear. Stainless acorn nuts, and clear tubing on the clamps. Handle bar wrapped with thick protective tape before mount installation.


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I once had this (^ similar?) bottle with integral frame adapter:
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Made by RDR/Italy.

I found an expired auction on ebay: RDR Cageless Waterbottle Made IN Italy Perfect ON A Fixie OR Singlespeed | eBay

Not quite like that. I keep thinking Rhode Gear, but I may be hallucinating

This one? Rhode Gear Water Bottle

(Auto-linkification wants to help me, this is a local link to a thread about bags that shows the Rhode Gear water bottle.)

Yup, Rhode Gear made those plastic mounts with the proprietary bottle. I have several of the mounts and one of the bottles (which I bought new in the mid 1980s).

A neatish idea, but could be a bit flawed as it might be quite a challenge getting that bottle back on it's mount when a rider is all beat up and oxygen deprived like on a very hard climb. It's always so much easier to slam back a bottle into a real cage without even looking in such situations. JMOs

I have no comments regarding bottle cages other than some of you have some pretty elegant ones. I just picked up this very same super course. Do you have more photos? It looks really nice and I have to admit the white bar tape looks great. I don't think my personality would allow me to have white bar wrap but all the same it looks very nice. I even ordered the same bell a week ago.

Can you see my 6.00 wire cage? No? That's the point.

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For some bikes, you just gotta have the old REG erector set.
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Nooooo!!!! The paint!!!! The horror....the horror!

Fear not. I coated the underside of those clamps and frame with clear Plasti-dip.

The ol' Plasti-dip tip. ;)

If God wants me to put a bottle cage on a bike, it'll be there when I buy the bike.

When I strip a bike down I'll throw the cages, racks, brackets, ect. in the dishwasher. I might shoot a coat of paint on them if needed. If I see them at sales I'll buy em, never more than .50 though.

Thank you.

No love for plastic-fantastic here either? Seems like all the modern bike guys go for carbon fiber, even though these Velocity cages are dirt cheap, weigh 29 grams, come in a bunch of colors, and are indestructible. I usually make up for the 80's look by using older style bottles that match my bikes.

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I'm very happy with Ti for weight-weenie and minimalist/discreet on classic steel, e.g. Wiggle | LifeLine Titanium Bottle Cage | Bottle Cages

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Aluminum Thermos transport / lunch pail and saddle support.

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1-Elite Ciussi stainless on bikes with elegant lines.
2-Elite Ciussi colors on bikes that can handle them.
That's it for steel bikes.
Yes, I polish the brass part of the button, and touch up the silver.

Otherwise, Campmor makes a Ciussi knockoff for $6
After that, REI has 'em, often on sale.
I've used Minoura Dura Cages in a pinch.
Not a big fan of thick "wiring" on a cage.

For modern bikes, Blackburn Amber, if you can find them affordably.
For $45 a cage, I'll stop at convenience stores and drink.

Hi. +1 for Ciussi. New one, and vintage one. I'm not completely sure if the vintage cage is actually Ciussi, anyone?

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