bottle cages

[HLaB]

i find it slightly hilarious that folk spend a wedge on a bottle cage that's a few grams lighter, only to fill it with a bottle full of water/juice. how much does that weigh? it's like having a carbon bike and putting fatty arbuckle on it.

OT it reminds me of that US site where posters spend a fortune on lightweight bikes only to carry heavy guns.

 

[roadiewill]

But it is important to carry enough water, especially in summer. Im planning on filling one bottle with energy drink, and the other with water ... anyone else do that?

 

[Dave5N]

Why?

If you need energy drink, use energy drink.

If you need diluted energy drink, fill two bottles.

 

[simonali]

Fook Mi! There's a cage on Wiggle that costs 75 squid!!

 

[Steve Austin]

But it is important to carry enough water, especially in summer. Im planning on filling one bottle with energy drink, and the other with water ... anyone else do that?

yep. i do that.

 

[Chris James]

it's like having a carbon bike and putting fatty arbuckle on it.

That's pretty common too!

 

[bonj2]

ok found a few now, but can anyone explain why this cage is specifically a MTB one? I quite like the look of it, it would be fine on a road bike surely???

It would work, the only reason it's described as a MTB bottle cage is that it is designed to take an MTB bottle - but there's no reason why you couldn't fit a road bottle in it. As others have said - people do do that with much success.

 

[walker]

But it is important to carry enough water, especially in summer. Im planning on filling one bottle with energy drink, and the other with water ... anyone else do that?

depends on the distance I'm riding, I can normally last on just one bottle of Energy drink

 

[gavintc]

But it is important to carry enough water, especially in summer. Im planning on filling one bottle with energy drink, and the other with water ... anyone else do that?

Yes, I find that energy drink can become quite sickly after a time and I like a swig of clean water, particularly after taking a gel. On a sportive, I will take a bottle of energy drink and one of water. On shorter training rides, I take just a bottle of weaker energy drink.

 

[nikonboy]

Anyone know a good way of fitting a bottle cage when you have no mounting holes?

 

[shimano]

ty-wraps, cheap, cheerful and effective! bit like me really...

 

[HLaB]

Anyone know a good way of fitting a bottle cage when you have no mounting holes?

I used these on a previous frame that had no eyelets, IME they were worked very well and were very secure.

 

[nikonboy]

thanks, it looks like a tiewrap method is the only easy way, HLaB's looks good

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Love the Panet X carbon bottle frames. Available in gloss or matt finish.

Hold the bottle well, but still accessible whilst riding.

http://tinyurl.com/64a9aj

 

[John the Monkey]

Fook Mi! There's a cage on Wiggle that costs 75 squid!!

Campag's Record Carbon Cage is £85 at CRC - and that's with a 15% reduction on rrp...