bottle cages

[Red17]

I just use the cheap ones from Decathlon - they do the job

 

[cyberknight]

I use these,http://www.dhgate.com/product/black...road-bikes/239343910.html#s2-23-1b|2750060481
i bought mine a couple of years ago and still going strong. Don't like the plastic ones they always break, The metal wire ones work and last forever.

I had a plastic one break when on a sportive, had to ride with a bottle of drink in a back pocket .

 

[Kevoffthetee]

I think I'm going to just go down to halfrauds or Evans and see which has some to match the black, white and green of my defy0. From what I've seen the elite cannibal would be the closest match

 

[woohoo]

Decathlon are/were selling an Elite cage (black and white) including bottle for £6.99.

 

[bikeman66]

Sorry for what is most definitely a stupid question but does anyone have any recommendation for a pair of bottle cages or are they all pretty much the same. I'm not after carbon as my new Giant Defy 0 isn't but is there any difference in Giant versus elite versus topeak etc except price. are there any that are worth the extra?

I always find it quite amusing when people get so hung up about the weight of a bottle cage, especially if they're willing / sucker enough to pay £30-40 for one. How much of a weight penalty can a £5 cage burden you with over something cost eight times as much? The two Zefal cages on my road bike spent the first 17 years of their life on my Kona MTB. It's so long ago that I bought them that I can't remember how much they cost, but it certainly wouldn't have been any more than £2-3 each. They (unsurprisingly) work fine, still look OK and are showing no signs of letting me down. Strangely it says Zefal Carbon on the side of them, but I'd be astounded if there was even the minutest percentage of the alleged miracle material in them.

If you find a bottle cage you're happy to have on your bike, even if you don't have to sell your house to close the deal, just buy it. One thing is for sure, you'll notice the 15gram weight penalty (perhaps equivalent to half a packet of crisps)of a cheap cage less than you'll notice the dent a £40 cage will make in your wallet.

 

[Kevoffthetee]

Weight nor cost is the reason for my post, I'm after design and build quality. I've used cages that rattled and other where is was difficult to place or remove a bottle.

As I said in my op, carbon isn't an option as my bike isn't carbon and I'm not pinching grams. If I wanted to do that I'd loose a few lbs off my ass

 

[ayceejay]

Lezyne do a side load cage that makes the removing and replacing easy (there is a left and a right version) not expensive $10 and doesn't rattle.

 

[Cuchilo]

I always find it quite amusing when people get so hung up about the weight of a bottle cage, especially if they're willing / sucker enough to pay £30-40 for one. How much of a weight penalty can a £5 cage burden you with over something cost eight times as much? The two Zefal cages on my road bike spent the first 17 years of their life on my Kona MTB. It's so long ago that I bought them that I can't remember how much they cost, but it certainly wouldn't have been any more than £2-3 each. They (unsurprisingly) work fine, still look OK and are showing no signs of letting me down. Strangely it says Zefal Carbon on the side of them, but I'd be astounded if there was even the minutest percentage of the alleged miracle material in them.

If you find a bottle cage you're happy to have on your bike, even if you don't have to sell your house to close the deal, just buy it. One thing is for sure, you'll notice the 15gram weight penalty (perhaps equivalent to half a packet of crisps)of a cheap cage less than you'll notice the dent a £40 cage will make in your wallet.

I find it amusing that you refer to the weight saving in crisps . It probably explains why your not to bothered about it .

 

[martint235]

I now have 4 of these. Well made, holds the bottle tight and price works. I've had carbon cages, alu race type cages and the wire ones but these SKS are certainly the best I've had so far.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sks-topcage-bottle-cage/rp-prod54322

 

[mr messy]

Another for Elite wire....nice fluorescent orange one for a princely £1 last one i bought. They just work!

 

[bikeman66]

I find it amusing that you refer to the weight saving in crisps . It probably explains why your not to bothered about it .

That's a somewhat bizarre reply from someone who has never even met me. It suggests that because I used a reference of weight comparison that most people might be able to relate to, that you assume I must be some fat bloater who doesn't care about weight. You are wrong! If it makes you feel better (although it would seem you feel pretty good about yourself anyway) perhaps the weight saving would be equivalent to two segments of an orange, quarter of a stick of celery, or five pages of a Buddhist manual on how to live a perfect and faultless life!

 

[Dave7]

Sorry for what is most definitely a stupid question but does anyone have any recommendation for a pair of bottle cages or are they all pretty much the same. I'm not after carbon as my new Giant Defy 0 isn't but is there any difference in Giant versus elite versus topeak etc except price. are there any that are worth the extra?

I hope it's not a stupid question as I went through exactly the same .
I thought........a) cant be rocket science b) cheap will do as the weight difference will be insignificant..........HA!!
Bought a cheapy from Decathlon only to find there was no recess for the nuts so they were proud of the cage and the bottle just wil not go in
Swapped them for Elite @ £7.00 each and they are really good.

 

[Cuchilo]

That's a somewhat bizarre reply from someone who has never even met me. It suggests that because I used a reference of weight comparison that most people might be able to relate to, that you assume I must be some fat bloater who doesn't care about weight. You are wrong! If it makes you feel better (although it would seem you feel pretty good about yourself anyway) perhaps the weight saving would be equivalent to two segments of an orange, quarter of a stick of celery, or five pages of a Buddhist manual on how to live a perfect and faultless life!

Careful of your blood pressure . Especially with your diet

 

[alecstilleyedye]

if cheapness is what you're after, these from ribble are pretty good (got them on my son's bike), and are available in a range of colours…

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...50mm-welded-aluminium-bottle-cage/tortbotc250

 

[RegG]

Ive got the Elite Custom Race cages on my Giant Defy 0 and my partner has them on her Liv Avail 1. Cheaper than Giants own and even better if you get them from Halfords on line when they have a discount offer! Great cages so far with no problems of breakage etc.