Traditional bottle cage suggestions please..

[wafter]

Excitement abound

The CdF needs cages; I'm ideally looking at traditional aluminium tubular types rather than anything too modern / out of keeping with the steel frame.

I bought some Topeak Shuttles which got great reviews, look good and are light.. however they look like they've been fabricated by a blind many in the dark so are going back.

Suggestions please!

 

[andrew_s]

If you want traditional, how about a Nitto T?
Use up some of that dosh you haven't been spending on beer, if you are anything like me.

 

[Vantage]

I have two myself. Very nice.

 

[russ.will]

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-ciussi-gel-bottle-cage/

 

[biggs682]

If you want traditional, how about a Nitto T?
Use up some of that dosh you haven't been spending on beer, if you are anything like me.

How much !!!!!!!
Must admit they do look nice but , i would feel like someone is pulling my whats it paying that much

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

My favourite traditional looking tubular bottle cages both came off scrap donor bikes so essentially cost bugger all. I've got others, in black finish, that literally cost a couple of quid a pop from Decathlon/Chain Reaction when on special offer. All my cages are the traditional metal types made of round tubes or rods. I don't think they need to be fancy, so long as they are in keeping with narrow tubed steel frames. The ones that I would never fit to any of my bikes, are the weird shaped plastic or carbon ones, or any that have any pretention to being "aero". Those just look ugly, and I don't care if they save 2 watts, I ain't putting them on any bike I ride..

 

[chriswoody]

I've got several of these Bontrager bottle cages on my bikes. Not too pricey, functional and do the job well.

 

[vickster]

Condor have a few options
https://www.condorcycles.com/products/condor-stainless-steel-bottle-cage

https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/bottles-cages/products/arundel-stainless-steel-bottle-cage

https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/bottles-cages/products/condor-alloy-bottle-cage

https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/bottles-cages/products/king-cage-bottle-holder

https://www.condorcycles.com/collec...ts/king-cage-iris-stainless-steel-bottle-cage

 

[BalkanExpress]

Condor have a few options
https://www.condorcycles.com/products/condor-stainless-steel-bottle-cage

https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/bottles-cages/products/arundel-stainless-steel-bottle-cage

https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/bottles-cages/products/condor-alloy-bottle-cage

https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/bottles-cages/products/king-cage-bottle-holder

https://www.condorcycles.com/collec...ts/king-cage-iris-stainless-steel-bottle-cage

The Arundel stainless gets my vote, I have a couple and they are secure, nice design, should last a lifetime and not going to rust like mad after a winter on salted roads. Spendy but you will be able to find them on offer somewhere.

Equally, I have Decathlon ones on a different bike, they are dirt cheap and the bottle stays put, sp job done.

 

[midlife]

Ended up with a modern elite on my Basso.... Ah, the sound of silence lol

 

[fossyant]

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-ciussi-gel-bottle-cage/

There can only be one... I use these on the MTB also.

 

[wafter]

Thanks for the suggestions

Lots to think about there; thinking the Bontrager is most likely currently on the grounds of price / colour / spec (thanks @chriswoody!).

Failing this I might go down @SkipdiverJohn route and just get some cheapo offerings.. I guess I can even go into a shop with my bottle and check fit / quality... which would have prevented getting stung by the Topeak turds.


It's a real shame these didn't pan out as otherwise they're ideal and were selected in record time for me.. just my luck to get dicked further down the line!

 

[Mike_P]

Halfords have their own which is almost the same as the Bontrager pictured above but just £4
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi...s-alloy-water-bottle-cage---black-868596.html

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Rose own brand in stainless steel are nice

 

[Rusty Nails]

For making people pay silly money for very little, bottle cages must be near the top of the tree.

As long as they hold the bottle firmly and it's not difficult to get out on the move they're one as good as another. The style difference is only reasonably noticeable when there is no bottle in there anyway, and then you won't need a cage anyway.