Chinese Carbon Bottle Holders

christurbo
christurbo Posts: 432
edited May 2011 in Road buying advice
Has anyone purchased these? What are the quality like? How stable do they hold the bottles?

Thanks

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  • skyblue337
    skyblue337 Posts: 135
    Had a couple from carbon_bicycle. Finish is good and they've been absolutely fine so far over 300 miles or so
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    dunno - but that chinese carbon GPS is rubbish
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I got a pair via Carbonista in the UK. They are very nicely finished and hold the bottle well. Better with bottles with bevelled bases (eg Camelbak Podium) as it is slightly tricky to get the bottle back in otherwise on the design I got.

    The only real negative is that one wet and very bumpy (112 mile!) trip and the bottles and cages had mutually sandpapered each other and the lacquer has worn off on the inside. It can be relaquered easy enough but my Look cages have more durable lacquer (but then they cost far more).
    Faster than a tent.......
  • bobbyl001
    bobbyl001 Posts: 17
    ive got these and they are fine hold the bottle really well i would recomend them.
  • benjboy
    benjboy Posts: 258
    skyblue337 wrote:
    Had a couple from carbon_bicycle. Finish is good and they've been absolutely fine so far over 300 miles or so
    +1 Same here I have bought 2 sets they are very good.
    Keep the chain tight all the way.
  • shane r
    shane r Posts: 326
    How log to they take to snail their way here from the far east?
    Coupla Road Bikes
  • benjboy
    benjboy Posts: 258
    I think mine took about 5 - 7 days..
    Keep the chain tight all the way.
  • Butterd2
    Butterd2 Posts: 937
    I got a pair from carbon_bicycle for £15, took a couple of weeks to arrive but well worth the wait.
    Scott CR-1 (FCN 4)
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  • hagar123
    hagar123 Posts: 369
    I got a set on ebay from Hong Kong. £14 but the postage was about two months for delivery (maybe down to the fact that I ordered them at Chinese New Year). I actually complained about a failed delivery at first and they posted another set. Both sets arrived on the same day, so 4 bottle cages for £14 was a bargin.

    Agree with the previous posts about the laquer finish but at this price it is cosmetic issues that i can live with.

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