Dogtrousers
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Magnetic bottles are the way to go.
Do I Pay More For A Couple Carbon Bottle Cages?
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Someone may have googled itI bet someone on this thread would buy them
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User169
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These are the ones to go for. Popular with the pros for Paris Roubaix.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Elite Cuissi Gel on the tourer/commuter (which gets used on some proper nasty roads). Hilariously, I've seen those described as "special steel bottle cages" by Cycling News' "Pros' Bikes" segment, in a special about the cobbled classics.
On the SCR2, I use Elite Patao - that bike doesn't get as much mileage, but has been used on some bumpy stuff.
Yet to lose a bottle from either, in (I reckon) a combined 15,000 miles or so.
On the Brompton, I have a Costa loyalty card
On the SCR2, I use Elite Patao - that bike doesn't get as much mileage, but has been used on some bumpy stuff.
Yet to lose a bottle from either, in (I reckon) a combined 15,000 miles or so.
On the Brompton, I have a Costa loyalty card
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
How would you stop the water from melting them?
Louch
105% knowledge on 105
- Location
- Kingdom of Kinnard
The very marginal gain from bottle weight when your intents of the bottle will weigh many times as much to me makes carbon bottle holders aesthetic than performance gain.
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
It's no good saving a few grammes on components and then sitting a pie bucket like me on top.
I just have one less pasty...save lbs and £'s.
I just have one less pasty...save lbs and £'s.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
This is where I'm going wrong. I have the pasty anyway, and just have to ride harder.
Edinburgh Coop: 'bendy just enough to adjust' alloy, 24g (measured mine and it is), under a tenner, black or white 4.99 at the mo. Also allows right/left rotation in the mounting as has a slot rather than a hole. They need straightening up at the bottom occasionally where the lips bent a bit from the bottle being slammed back in, but the price/weight is surely unbeatable.
Also do cheaper traditional bend, in two gauges for 3.99
Also do cheaper traditional bend, in two gauges for 3.99
Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
With carbonated drinks?
sidevalve
Über Member
Eat the pasty - it gives you another reason to ride the bike.
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
Carbon overload!
Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
Gassy too.
NorvernRob
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield
Mine too, used 750ml bottles for over 1,000 miles and none have moved. Changed to smaller 600ml bottle recently for most of my rides and they don't move either. Planet X sell them in pairs for £35 but mine came with the bike anyway.
I ordered some of the Chinese carbon ones for a mate and they seem pretty good too, only 16g each if that kind of thing bothers you!
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
16g! So eat half a bag of crisps and that's ruined the weight advantage then
