bottle cages?

mikey0303

any recommendations? .... I dont want anything state of the art, but dont mind spending a few pounds on something decent

thanks in advance

Duffer65

I use these, probably not for everyone, but I like them and the fact that they are adjustable is handy.


http://www.topeak.com/products/Bottle-C ... d0sld86831

Secteur

I have been berated for my non-matching bottle cages, so make that your first priority!!

mikey0303

thanks i'll take a look at those



damn .....they have to match? lol

Monkeypump

I use these:

http://bontrager.com/model/04072?lang=e ... ed_kingdom

Cheap, secure, lots of colours.

micken

These do the job fine, and you'll only have to spend just over a couple of quid on each one.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-basic-bottle-cage/

Duffer65

mikey0303 wrote:

thanks i'll take a look at those



damn .....they have to match? lol

Oh yes, they HAVE to match. Just think of the shame if they didn't. :oops:

Andyb10

Nah you need these

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/campagnolo/cycl ... le%20Cages

mikey0303

Andyb10 wrote:

Nah you need these

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/campagnolo/cycl ... le%20Cages

yes i'll have 3 of those and then i'll always have a spare one

Hinzy9

Just noticed you have the same bike as me .... I use the black ones of these

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-custom-race-bottle-cage/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

Skerryman

I have been using the Elite ones mentioned above. Look great for the price but they've gone all scuffed and are scraping the crap out of my bottles. Not a big deal, just looks a bit messy.

Matt the Tester

what ever bottle cage you get, for gods sake!! make sure your bottles match!!

colour co-ordinate everything! :P

mikey0303

saw this while browsing, so thought it might be worth taking a chance at that price

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002CM271E/ref=oss_product

derosa

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BOP ... loss-black

schlepcycling

derosa wrote:

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BOPXPCPRG/pair-of-planet-x-pro-carbon-bottle-cages--gloss-black

+1

TyeBag

I feel terrible for not having matching cages and bottles 

I have an elite bottle cage from halfords and bottle to and a cheap tesco bottle/cage

Feel that I should really have two spesh cages thou 

tarbot18

i bought 2 carbon fibre ones off ebay £15 with postage look good and most important of all they match ...............

MountainMonster

I just got my hands on an all gold Specialized Elite bottle cage as a gift from father in law. RRP is expensive as fark, 80 euros. They do look lovely though!

Avezius

After much deliberation, i've ordered a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-pcs-Full-Carbon-MTB-Road-Bike-Bottle-Water-Cages-001-/300556143947?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item45fa8acd4b

This place has a good rep, so thought it was fairly safe (or at least a calculated gamble). Funky carbon cages from China for a similar price to plastic ones from here.

Abot 25 different styles too (http://shop.ebay.co.uk/carbon_bicycle/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686) took me about 10 days to decide which style! If/When they arrive, I'll post a review.

MountainMonster

Looks a good deal to me, delivery times are normally quite long coming from the far east, but the products are normally well made and are always well priced. They often come from the same factory that makes the bigger brands parts, just have no major label names on them so you get huge savings!

Thebigbee

I have the ones that Duffer and Mickey reccomended - although on different bikes.

Cost me a grand total of £6 delivered. The Topeak was from CRC for £3.99 and the other one was from Wiggle and I paid £1.99 for it.

Both of them only weigh under 100 grams.

I think the plastic one weighs about 20 grams more than the cheapest carbon fibre one.

As long as it holds my bottle - job done.

HTH

MattC59

Avezius wrote:

After much deliberation, i've ordered a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-pcs-Full-Carbon-MTB-Road-Bike-Bottle-Water-Cages-001-/300556143947?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item45fa8acd4b

This place has a good rep, so thought it was fairly safe (or at least a calculated gamble). Funky carbon cages from China for a similar price to plastic ones from here.

Abot 25 different styles too (http://shop.ebay.co.uk/carbon_bicycle/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686) took me about 10 days to decide which style! If/When they arrive, I'll post a review.

Very nice !!!! I may have to invest !
Let us know what they're like, especially how well they hold the bottle.
Cheers............ M

unixnerd

http://bontrager.com/model/04072?lang=en&region=united_kingdom

+1. Not dear and work really well.

MattC59

unixnerd wrote:

http://bontrager.com/model/04072?lang=en&region=united_kingdom

+1. Not dear and work really well.

Yep, +1 here too, but I still hanker after some carbon

Gav2000

Avezius wrote:

After much deliberation, i've ordered a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-pcs-Full-Carbon-MTB-Road-Bike-Bottle-Water-Cages-001-/300556143947?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item45fa8acd4b

This place has a good rep, so thought it was fairly safe (or at least a calculated gamble). Funky carbon cages from China for a similar price to plastic ones from here.

Abot 25 different styles too (http://shop.ebay.co.uk/carbon_bicycle/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686) took me about 10 days to decide which style! If/When they arrive, I'll post a review.

I have those carbon cages and they've served me well for about 2 years now. At first they didn't seem grippy enough but I've only had 1 bottle bounce out so far.

dilemna

According to BR's article if you want to save weight - remove them .

Headhuunter

micken wrote:

These do the job fine, and you'll only have to spend just over a couple of quid on each one.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-basic-bottle-cage/

I bought a pair of those and they were rubbish. Went on one ride and the bottles kept coming out of them as soo as I hit a bumpy patch of road. Incredibly annoying. Took them off, threw them into the back of the shed and bought a carbon pair....

rdt

MattC59 wrote:

unixnerd wrote:

http://bontrager.com/model/04072?lang=en&region=united_kingdom

+1. Not dear and work really well.

Yep, +1 here too, but I still hanker after some carbon

Best I've tried. Bottles slip in v easily but never bounce out (fast descents over cattle grids being my staple).

Avezius

If anyone is still interested, I got my cages today (ordered a week ago)...











Initially looked too small, but they fit a standard bottle fine. Nice tight grip too - I feel it's very unlikely to end up bottleless in normal conditions.

Very nice looking & really nice finish - the pics don't do them justice.

For under £15 delivered (in a week) I'm VERY impressed.

Dan

mikey0303

hmm ... quite nice they are 8)

chiark

I have some monies in my paypal account, and feel the need for some of these... Thanks for the tip!