Bottle cage suggestions.
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This may be too much pink for your bike.
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Would much rather just stick to a solid color.
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On a triathlon bike, bright colors are a great idea. It helps you locate your bike in the transition area.
On a traditional road bike with a quill stem and shifters on the downtube, I'd probably go in the opposite direction and go for a traditional look, perhaps with Elite Ciussi water bottle cages.
On a traditional road bike with a quill stem and shifters on the downtube, I'd probably go in the opposite direction and go for a traditional look, perhaps with Elite Ciussi water bottle cages.
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I think the pink is a little weird but that's just me. Plastic cages can be spray painted if you can't find a color you like.
There are a billion cages on the market, you should be able find what you want fairly easily; I too am partial towards Chris King cages, and they make titanium ones of course, I have stainless ones because the weight savings going to TI is meaningless but the money difference is not meaningless.
There are a billion cages on the market, you should be able find what you want fairly easily; I too am partial towards Chris King cages, and they make titanium ones of course, I have stainless ones because the weight savings going to TI is meaningless but the money difference is not meaningless.
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Not my color choices, but it looks very good, in a custom bike way.
I would go pink on the large chainring and seatpost (hard for me to say since I am a real silver component fan), to match the stem and spacers. To top it off, I would get Ti bottle cages to offset the added weight of the pink paint...
I would go pink on the large chainring and seatpost (hard for me to say since I am a real silver component fan), to match the stem and spacers. To top it off, I would get Ti bottle cages to offset the added weight of the pink paint...
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Not my color choices, but it looks very good, in a custom bike way.
I would go pink on the large chainring and seatpost (hard for me to say since I am a real silver component fan), to match the stem and spacers. To top it off, I would get Ti bottle cages to offset the added weight of the pink paint...
I would go pink on the large chainring and seatpost (hard for me to say since I am a real silver component fan), to match the stem and spacers. To top it off, I would get Ti bottle cages to offset the added weight of the pink paint...
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On their website CeraKote is now featuring bike coatings. I always wondered why they did not chase that market. https://www.cerakote.com/news/100/ro...m-gravel-bikes
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That part about paint weight was just a pun. But seriously, I think the look you got is great. It the Cerakote on your bike the air or oven cure? I do know it is very scratch resistant, especially the oven cured coatings. I believe it is more durable than DuPont Imron, a 2 part epoxy paint that from personal experience lasted over 40 years on my old Fuji, and still looked wet and shiny when I sold it.
On their website CeraKote is now featuring bike coatings. I always wondered why they did not chase that market. https://www.cerakote.com/news/100/ro...m-gravel-bikes
On their website CeraKote is now featuring bike coatings. I always wondered why they did not chase that market. https://www.cerakote.com/news/100/ro...m-gravel-bikes
I caught the pun. Just figured I would give the numbers that I found just out of curiosity.
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Velo-Orange SS cage
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OP, what brand & model are those cages you have affixed on the bicycle now? It looks like something that might suit my needs & I'd appreciate the info.
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Speaking of cages, I ordered a pair of 50 Strong cages made in the USA(?!) last year and they seem to be fine despite the incredible low price, see: https://www.amazon.com/50-Strong-Bic.../dp/B08HSC2F31 Bottles seem to fit a tad loose but none of the bottles remotely thought about coming out, and I was using heavy large plastic insulated bottles.
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The one you showed is a rip off of the original made by Arundel called the Looney Bin, this cage can lock down any bottle, even smooth stainless steel bottles, and take that bottle over any terrain, even off road terrain, without ever worrying about the bottle being ejected. I have a pair of these on my front forks and liked them so much I'm ordering another pair for the frame. https://www.arundelbike.com/product/looney-bin/
Speaking of cages, I ordered a pair of 50 Strong cages made in the USA(?!) last year and they seem to be fine despite the incredible low price, see: https://www.amazon.com/50-Strong-Bic.../dp/B08HSC2F31 Bottles seem to fit a tad loose but none of the bottles remotely thought about coming out, and I was using heavy large plastic insulated bottles.
Speaking of cages, I ordered a pair of 50 Strong cages made in the USA(?!) last year and they seem to be fine despite the incredible low price, see: https://www.amazon.com/50-Strong-Bic.../dp/B08HSC2F31 Bottles seem to fit a tad loose but none of the bottles remotely thought about coming out, and I was using heavy large plastic insulated bottles.