Bottle cage colour
h34e0f
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White or black on this frame?
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White and blue Elite.English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg0
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bare carbon
or bare ti
with red or green alloy bolts (add a splash of colour)0 -
Black probably. It will go with the forks and if, if you went white, it would look a bit crap if the whites didn't match perfectly (if you have two different whites, the less white white will always look grubby).
Besides, black tends to wear better as well.
Or bare Ti as estampida suggests. That would suit the frame.Faster than a tent.......0 -
estampida wrote:bare carbon
or bare ti
with red or green alloy bolts (add a splash of colour)
I really don't see the point in using Carbon; that's like getting a carbon dashboard in a car. Plastic is the same weight, and there is no need for expensive materials where strength is not required. The term 'trail wanker' comes to mind tbh.
Also the day I see a cage actually made out of carbon rather than plastic made to look like carbon, I may be tempted.0 -
Black looks like this:
Rob0 -
well ti then
maybe 1 day they will make a plastic one that looks like ti, but isn't0 -
it will be the last bottle cage you will ever buy
buy plastic buy twice0 -
estampida wrote:it will be the last bottle cage you will ever buy
buy plastic buy twice
Well, probably not really - I suspect a decent plastic or composite cage will last indefinitely. IMO, the reason to buy a Ti cage is that if you want a traditional wire type cage, the alloy ones are a bit crap really. The softness of the metal seems to abrade the bottles and the paint smears off as well. So I reckon a Ti cage might actually keep the bottle smarter too being both harder and unpainted.Faster than a tent.......0 -
white!0
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h34e0f wrote:I really don't see the point in using Carbon; that's like getting a carbon dashboard in a car. Plastic is the same weight, and there is no need for expensive materials where strength is not required. The term 'trail rubber' comes to mind tbh.
Oh dear, not quite got the hang of this roadie lark, have you ?
Also the day I see a cage actually made out of carbon rather than plastic made to look like carbon, I may be tempted.
What ????Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved0 -
Buy whatever is cheapest and buy a new door & frame ... ffs, It's like worrying about what colour toilet papaer to buy whilst forgetting to flush ...0
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Crankbrother wrote:Buy whatever is cheapest and buy a new door & frame ... ffs, It's like worrying about what colour toilet papaer to buy whilst forgetting to flush ...
whilst forgetting to wipe.........0 -
MattC59 wrote:h34e0f wrote:Also the day I see a cage actually made out of carbon rather than plastic made to look like carbon, I may be tempted.
What ????
Yeah - that's a bit bonkers. There are some pretend carbon cages out there but the vast majority I've seen are genuine carbon. Probably costs more to make a plastic cage with fake carbon weave on it than the real thing.
My extravagent Look cages are definitely carbon fibre and the cheap crap ones from China that I'm replacing with composite Elites are definitely carbon fibre too.Crankbrother wrote:Buy whatever is cheapest and buy a new door & frame ... ffs, It's like worrying about what colour toilet papaer to buy whilst forgetting to flush ...
Why should the OP get a new door and frame? You should probably read the thread properly
BTW, do you go out of the house wearing unmatching socks? I mean, worrying about wearing matching socks is like worrying about what colour toilet paper to buy whilst forgetting to flush......Faster than a tent.......0 -
Just get a pair of PX carbon cages for £30 as you'll probably pay £15 for a pair of plastic ones:
http://planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BOPXPCP ... loss_black
But obviously if you prefer plastic then that's up to you. You've probably wasted £30 in time trying to decide the colour
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springtide9 wrote:Just get a pair of PX carbon cages for £30 as you'll probably pay £15 for a pair of plastic ones:
http://planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BOPXPCP ... loss_black
But obviously if you prefer plastic then that's up to you. You've probably wasted £30 in time trying to decide the colour
£30 for bottle cages? :shock: I was looking at abour £2 each...0 -
h34e0f wrote:springtide9 wrote:Just get a pair of PX carbon cages for £30 as you'll probably pay £15 for a pair of plastic ones:
http://planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BOPXPCP ... loss_black
But obviously if you prefer plastic then that's up to you. You've probably wasted £30 in time trying to decide the colour
£30 for bottle cages? :shock: I was looking at abour £2 each...
You won't like these then at £110ea
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/campagnolo-record-carbon-item134978.html
I have these though, somewhat more reasonably and great quality. (they do white ones as well, by the way)
http://www.comtat.co.uk/products/297.htmScience adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved0 -
h34e0f wrote:springtide9 wrote:Just get a pair of PX carbon cages for £30 as you'll probably pay £15 for a pair of plastic ones:
http://planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BOPXPCP ... loss_black
But obviously if you prefer plastic then that's up to you. You've probably wasted £30 in time trying to decide the colour
£30 for bottle cages? :shock: I was looking at abour £2 each...
I paid £7.50 each for crappy ones from Halfords :oops: Yes, yes you may laugh.... but it was a case of needing them there and then (and it was hard parting with the £15!)
You seem to be putting in a lot of effort to build up a lovely looking 'colour matched' Dolan, and then are going to make it look cheap by skipping on the trimmings?
Would you have a handbuilt solid wood kitchen with granite worktops, and finish it with plastic taps?
Exactly... now remove that mothballed wallet from your pocket and buy yourself a nice pair of cages Simon0 -
springtide9 wrote:h34e0f wrote:springtide9 wrote:Just get a pair of PX carbon cages for £30 as you'll probably pay £15 for a pair of plastic ones:
http://planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BOPXPCP ... loss_black
But obviously if you prefer plastic then that's up to you. You've probably wasted £30 in time trying to decide the colour
£30 for bottle cages? :shock: I was looking at abour £2 each...
I paid £7.50 each for crappy ones from Halfords :oops: Yes, yes you may laugh.... but it was a case of needing them there and then (and it was hard parting with the £15!)
You seem to be putting in a lot of effort to build up a lovely looking 'colour matched' Dolan, and then are going to make it look cheap by skipping on the trimmings?
Would you have a handbuilt solid wood kitchen with granite worktops, and finish it with plastic taps?
Exactly... now remove that mothballed wallet from your pocket and buy yourself a nice pair of cages
Hardly, the thing cost me a few hundred quid. The photo I posted was off google just to show the frame colour.0
