Water bottle cages can wear out
02-22-21, 05:09 PM
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Water bottle cages can wear out
I wore a hole in my down tube bottle cage after 35,000 miles since resuming bike computer use in 2010 and unknown count back to 1997:
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02-22-21, 05:12 PM
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Is that aluminum?
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
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02-22-21, 05:35 PM
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Been there. Done that. Not earth shattering news.
02-22-21, 06:11 PM
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That's not a weight-bearing hole! Get a bottle and get back out there!
--Vince Lombardi, sort of
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02-22-21, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
Is that aluminum?
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
02-22-21, 07:17 PM
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Ti bike deserves some nice new cages, stainless or Ti, no plastic.
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you've unlocked the hole that stores an additional .09345 ounce of water! AWESOME!
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You're using the wrong bottle lube.
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02-22-21, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sean.hwy
Do you use plastic or metal water bottles ?
02-22-21, 08:55 PM
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My stainless cages don't put black marks on the bottles like aluminum does. And they are springy, so they grip the bottles very well, but it's still easy to put the bottle back without looking. Essentially the same weight as aluminum, and they last forever.
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I had an aluminum cage break on a long ride. Went to King cages after that.
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Originally Posted by rm -rf
My stainless cages don't put black marks on the bottles like aluminum does. And they are springy, so they grip the bottles very well, but it's still easy to put the bottle back without looking. Essentially the same weight as aluminum, and they last forever.
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Originally Posted by Fahrenheit531
That's not a weight-bearing hole! Get a bottle and get back out there!
--Vince Lombardi, sort of
--Vince Lombardi, sort of
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King Cages are awesome. Super nice guy running the show and really solid sturdy cages that could last a lifetime. They look like your standard bottle cage that everyone and their grandmother has done a variation on but these are top notch quality and Made in 'Murica. Plus Ti is fly.
02-22-21, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by veganbikes
"Excuse me, where is the restroom?" - Vince Lombardi
Also.
- Michael Scott
King Cages are awesome. Super nice guy running the show and really solid sturdy cages that could last a lifetime. They look like your standard bottle cage that everyone and their grandmother has done a variation on but these are top notch quality and Made in 'Murica. Plus Ti is fly.
Also.
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King Cages are awesome. Super nice guy running the show and really solid sturdy cages that could last a lifetime. They look like your standard bottle cage that everyone and their grandmother has done a variation on but these are top notch quality and Made in 'Murica. Plus Ti is fly.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
You're using the wrong bottle lube.
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02-23-21, 02:26 AM
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Acid rain. Very common upon Slyline Blvd. Witness the Tafoni Caves near Woodside if you don't believe me.
Question is, what does the inside of your kidneys look like after processing all those liquids and getting pounded by rough roads?
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Originally Posted by Drew Eckhardt
Plastic.
02-23-21, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
Is that aluminum?
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
Originally Posted by Sy Reene
Yeah well, you got your money's worth then paying the premium for SS.
02-23-21, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by sean.hwy
That's amazing that soft plastic wore through metal like that.
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