Excellent water bottle cages - cheap
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I use the Cateye BC100 cages on most of my bikes. Inexpensive, functional and durable. Can usually find them for around $8.
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And I just paid extra for a Chris King titanium crown race, so I can see myself being crazy enough to eventually shell out the insane cost for a pair of these...
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If I didn't already have all the cages I need, I would buy those King ti cages.
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The nice thing about King cages is that they come with a lifetime warranty, though you will likely never need it. So, if you are younger, it is easier to justify $60 each for water bottle cages. Bought my first King Cages while in my early forties, and they are now on their third bike and have been used for >40k miles - and I've never had to even tweak either of them back into shape.
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The only criteria I see missing from above is the ability to easily reinsert the bottle when on the fly.
LBS talked me into a couple of new Specialized cages which do everything well other than remounting the bottles. Takes a bit more futzing which equals time with one hand off the bars. And when I used to go to a bar, I usually had one hand off it, so it’s not an unfamiliar feeling.
LBS talked me into a couple of new Specialized cages which do everything well other than remounting the bottles. Takes a bit more futzing which equals time with one hand off the bars. And when I used to go to a bar, I usually had one hand off it, so it’s not an unfamiliar feeling.
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The only criteria I see missing from above is the ability to easily reinsert the bottle when on the fly.
LBS talked me into a couple of new Specialized cages which do everything well other than remounting the bottles. Takes a bit more futzing which equals time with one hand off the bars. And when I used to go to a bar, I usually had one hand off it, so it’s not an unfamiliar feeling.
LBS talked me into a couple of new Specialized cages which do everything well other than remounting the bottles. Takes a bit more futzing which equals time with one hand off the bars. And when I used to go to a bar, I usually had one hand off it, so it’s not an unfamiliar feeling.
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Is this a fixable problem? Bottle cage ripped off downtube
Crack in Aluminum frame at bottle cage
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Have never considered the rigidity of a bottle cage upon impact with the ground affecting the frame. When I have hit the ground, it’s usually the bars or my body, impacting the ground first. I assumed that since my cages were made of plastic or very thin aluminum they would flex or deform, but with carbon frames maybe those assumptions go out the window.
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I've used 50Strong cages on a couple of bikes for two years. They work fine on the downtube -- just enough tension to hold the bottle but easy to use. Enough colors to suit most bikes.
However the 50Strong cages lacked sufficient tension to reliably hold my 24 oz bottles on the seat tube -- hard jolts on pavement or gravel would dislodge the bottles. So I switched both bikes to different cages with more tension on the seat tubes only. Those cages -- Tacx and some brand I don't recall -- had a little too much tension to easily grab and replace the bottle on the downtube.
So now I have mismatched bottle cages to go along with my mismatched bottles, and mismatched color accents in cables and bar wrap.
However the 50Strong cages lacked sufficient tension to reliably hold my 24 oz bottles on the seat tube -- hard jolts on pavement or gravel would dislodge the bottles. So I switched both bikes to different cages with more tension on the seat tubes only. Those cages -- Tacx and some brand I don't recall -- had a little too much tension to easily grab and replace the bottle on the downtube.
So now I have mismatched bottle cages to go along with my mismatched bottles, and mismatched color accents in cables and bar wrap.
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My old Cannondale Six-13 was destroyed because the frame fell over and the weight of the full bottle pulled the rivets out and cracked the frame. Given the construction of the Six-13, which used carbon tubes pressed into aluminum lugs, it could not be repaired. But I was able to get a warranty replacement.
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One of my favorite features of these bottles is you squeeze and water comes out. When you don't squeeze the valve self seals - no need to pull out a button with your teeth and push it back in.
https://www.camelbak.com/recreation/...SABEgIe9fD_BwE
Comes in multiple colors. I find smoke helps me ride faster
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I actually don't know and can't find any data on it. I can only tell you they are lighter than any steel or aluminum cages I've owned. Publishing the weight might drive up the sub $10 cost
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Just discovered that these come in colors on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/50-Strong-Wat...6904159&sr=8-1
I love mine. Highly recommended paired with Camelbak 24 oz water bottles https://www.amazon.com/CamelBak-Podi...6904363&sr=8-4
I love mine. Highly recommended paired with Camelbak 24 oz water bottles https://www.amazon.com/CamelBak-Podi...6904363&sr=8-4
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This is the exact issue I have. Pre-pandemic I carried one large Camelbak Podium Chill bottle, but since the pandemics started I began to carry two matching small Polar Breakaway bottles. Most of the time I can one-handedly drink from and reinsert the bottle on the down tube, but I have not learned how to do that with the bottle on the seat tube. Not that taking a break to swap bottles is such a huge deal.
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Walmart has products made in the USA?! Seriously though, those do look good. My favorite cages are still the Pedros Milk cages... inexpensive, made from recycled materials, and do a great job holding the bottles.
Yes, unless you are using different fluids in each bottle, just swap them when the front one gets empty.
This is the exact issue I have. Pre-pandemic I carried one large Camelbak Podium Chill bottle, but since the pandemics started I began to carry two matching small Polar Breakaway bottles. Most of the time I can one-handedly drink from and reinsert the bottle on the down tube, but I have not learned how to do that with the bottle on the seat tube. Not that taking a break to swap bottles is such a huge deal.
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I use a pair of cheap ones from Amazon. Everything else on the bike, it's important to me to use quality stuff. Water bottles don't impact ride quality, performance, comfort, safety, or any of that. With the caveat that I don't ride in groups so if I ever do launch a bottle all it means it's I'll have to stop and get it. The only bottle I've lost so far, I threw at a dog and wasn't going back for.
The cheap Amazon ones came with obviously fake Enve branding. From China.
The cheap Amazon ones came with obviously fake Enve branding. From China.