Bottle cages and bottles for my new baby!!

corriebee1

I took delivery yesterday of my very beautiful new FELT Z6 carbon.

This is my first serious road bike which i picked up for £892, and I'm very excited to get out on it.

I wondered what peoples thoughts are re bottle cages, I'm not at all fussed about weight as I'll be using the bike for Spring/Summer commuting and weekend leisure (and bottle cages make such little difference anyway!) but I'd like something that looks quite smart and will not do any harm to my lovely carbon frame.

Any suggestions on materials/brand etc?

Thank you!!

jotko

I got 2 of these from CRC



http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=83688

£8.99 and comes with a free bottle - I would buy again, they look good, the bottle is decent, and they work as well as can be expected.

ShutUpLegs

Arundel or blackburn

ratsbeyfus

Tacx Tao

mroli

Ebay carbon specials:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARBON-FIBRE-BOTTLE-CAGE-PAIR-19-99-WOW-OTR-002-/121031053953?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item1c2e035281

essjaydee

I love these http://www.tweekscycles.com/bike-accessories/water-bottle-cages/elite-custom-race-resin-cage

rolf_f

mroli wrote:

Ebay carbon specials:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARBON-FIBRE-BOTTLE-CAGE-PAIR-19-99-WOW-OTR-002-/121031053953?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item1c2e035281

I got some Ebay carbon specials (not these ones) - they were terrible. Hard to imagine how they could have made such a duff job of such a mechanically simply item in so many ways but they did!

essjaydee wrote:

I love these http://www.tweekscycles.com/bike-accessories/water-bottle-cages/elite-custom-race-resin-cage

So I got some of these. Not as pretty as the Elite Sior mentioned above but I suspect the function is a little better. TBH, the function is faultless hence why your bike gets extra credibility if you buy these as it is the most used bottle holder in the Pro Peleton apparently!

mroli

I've got some ebay carbon specials (not these) and they've done a mechanically simple job in exactly the same manner as cheaper (Tacx Tao) cages and more expensive (Arundel) ones. To be honest, the only cages I ever had problems with were the dirt cheap Wiggle Lifeline ones - where one snapped and I had to carry my bottle in my back pocket...

dyson1590

jotko wrote:

I got 2 of these from CRC

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=83688

£8.99 and comes with a free bottle - I would buy again, they look good, the bottle is decent, and they work as well as can be expected.

+1 I have these too...and loads of colour options to coordinate with your bike.

corriebee1

D'oh!!

Just read all these replies (thank you loads!) but those elite sior cages are now out of stock at CRC! grrr. 59% of too!!

Danny_B9

I have just bought an elite custom race bottle cage, cheap, looks good (plenty of colour choices) and without getting all technical it holds my bottle! haha don't know what other expect from a bottle cage anyway, it was used this weekend and bottle went in and out pretty easy but had a good grip on the bottle. It's light too but before I care about how light things are I need to lose about 2 stone!

EDIT: Cheapest with discount code (15XSCPA) at £8.49 is evans cycles (all colours in stock):

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/elite/custom-race-bottle-cage-ec035471

Cheapest I can find with free delivery and no discount is at wiggle and a couple others at £8.99.

Ribble is cheaper but you have to spend over £35 to get the discount on it.

jotko

corriebee1 wrote:

D'oh!!

Just read all these replies (thank you loads!) but those elite sior cages are now out of stock at CRC! grrr. 59% of too!!

Black is in stock now...

corriebee1

I think i got the last one, as they wouldn't let me buy two. It's now saying "out of stock" again.