Black Bottle Cages Suck
11-02-07, 10:32 PM
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Black Bottle Cages Suck
Look at this bottle .. it was riding in a black alloy cage for 18 miles.. Are there any that don't leave this stuff on the bottles?? I have 3 of the black cages and they all put this crap on the botle and then on your hands during a ride when you take a drink.. I guess I'm going back to plastic cages or possibly a silver metal one. My other plastic one broke after many miles and I replaced it with a metal one.
11-02-07, 10:33 PM
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it will do that regardless of color and material
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11-02-07, 10:38 PM
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11-02-07, 10:38 PM
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Still kicking.
Just clean it off.
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I got a plastic composite bat cage thing made by Trek when I decided to drop $20 on a black Sigg water bottle, figured the old metal cage I had wouldn't be too friendly to the metal bottle.
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11-03-07, 12:11 AM
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A place where carbon CANT FAIL!
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Every metal cage I've had has done that (various colors). I guess I just don't care how my bottles look. I've found that they still hold water just fine. 
11-03-07, 08:31 AM
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I just use Propel 23.7 ounce bottles. They're a buck a piece at the market and even come filled. The plastic doesn't make my water taste nasty either. It gets too ugly. I toss it.
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https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ryke+Kage.aspx
I'm going to try another one of these profile design stryke cages. The last one the top lip part broke, but it lasted 2 seasons.
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I'm going to try one of those plastic cages next time I replace my metal ones (which do eventually end up breaking). I find that just about every part of both my road and mountain bike get covered with fine black dust and no matter what I do (even when I bring the camel back instead of bottles) I end up with black dust on my hands and where ever I touch. Perhaps it's just my local riding conditions or my bikes, but at least in my case I don't find my water bottles actually contribute to the mess very much.
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I use a black bottle cage with a clear, transparent bottle but this has never ever happened to me in the 800km I have ridden since purchasing that cage. I've never encountered it.
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If your cages are aluminum, that'll happen.
Try Stainless or Titanium cages if you're so worried about the marks.
Try Stainless or Titanium cages if you're so worried about the marks.
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Just as silly as making a comment about water bottles into a personal attack.
I happen to prefer a bottle to carrying around a ridiculous bag of water on my back... these are opinions people, nothing worth getting your panties in a wad over.
I happen to prefer a bottle to carrying around a ridiculous bag of water on my back... these are opinions people, nothing worth getting your panties in a wad over.