Stupid Carbon Fibre Cages!

[smokeysmoo]

Lost 2 x Camelbak Podium bottles on today's ride

That is all

 

[surfdude]

made your bike lighter and faster which with carbon cages is the whole idea

 

[smokeysmoo]

made your bike lighter and faster which with carbon cages is the whole idea

It was a whole lot lighter after the stoopid cages had ejected the full bottles

 

[mattobrien]

I have got two Arundle Mandible carbon cages. Not chance of losing a water bottle out of them.

Annoying to lose your bottle though, hope it didn't spoil your ride.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Hope it didn't spoil your ride.

Not really, I turned for home a little earlier than planned but overall it was a decent ride.

I've just been to fuel my van up ready for the week and then had a mooch and I've found them. They were about 3 miles into my ride. Not much use to anyone now though!

 

[potsy]

How did you not notice either of them falling out?

 

[smokeysmoo]

How did you not notice either of them falling out?

The joys of listening to music I'd guess, (but I wouldn't have it any other way ).

I have felt bottles jump out in the past, (bigger bottles though, never these ones), but I never felt a thing this time, and obviously didn't hear anything either, I've also never had two go either

I'd cleaned the bike before I went out today, and after drying the frame I always wipe it down with a cloth and some GT85, I can only think some GT has got inside the cages and eased the way for the bottles to bounce out.

Can't afford new bottles and cages, so the cages are going to get cleaned and I might look at fitting some thin rubber on the inside edges of them.

 

[Dragonwight]

They about £8 a bottle?

 

[smokeysmoo]

They about £8 a bottle?

Yup, worth it though I've used them for years.

 

[Pikey]

The joys of listening to music I'd guess, (but I wouldn't have it any other way ).

I have felt bottles jump out in the past, (bigger bottles though, never these ones), but I never felt a thing this time, and obviously didn't hear anything either, I've also never had two go either

I'd cleaned the bike before I went out today, and after drying the frame I always wipe it down with a cloth and some GT85, I can only think some GT has got inside the cages and eased the way for the bottles to bounce out.

Can't afford new bottles and cages, so the cages are going to get cleaned and I might look at fitting some thin rubber on the inside edges of them.

Or some sticky Velcro, some on the side of ur bottle and on the bit where the bolts are on ur bottle cage.

 

[Peteaud]

Find some of those little round pea sized flat silicon stick on things and put a couple on the inside of the cages.

find em on fleabay.

 

[400bhp]

Not really, I turned for home a little earlier than planned but overall it was a decent ride.

I've just been to fuel my van up ready for the week and then had a mooch and I've found them. They were about 3 miles into my ride. Not much use to anyone now though!

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Oh, I dunno, I reckon @ColinJ would use em.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Find some of those little round pea sized flat silicon stick on things and put a couple on the inside of the cages.

find em on fleabay.

Sounds intriguing, got a link there Pete?

Don't disable your hearing.

It's not upto much anyway TBH

 

[ColinJ]

Oh, I dunno, I reckon @ColinJ would use em.

I suspect this might be an oblique reference to the fact that I am still using a couple of outwardly-manky 12 year old SiS bottles!

(They look bad on the surface, but I do keep the insides clean!)

 

[potsy]

I suspect this might be an oblique reference to the fact that I am still using a couple of outwardly-manky 12 year old SiS bottles!

(They look bad on the surface, but I do keep the insides clean!)

Only 12 years old, thought they were last century at least