35 gram water bottle cage for less that $4
05-12-07, 09:52 PM
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35 gram water bottle cage for less that $4
A friend recommended this cage to me ...
https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1179028056510
Holds a powerade 710 mL bottle in place quite well. MEC's web page states the cage is for MTB's but works well on my road bike. All I needed was 2 @ 4mm thick alloy washers to space the back of the cage off the frame. At 35 grams, it should make any weight weenie happy.
https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1179028056510
Holds a powerade 710 mL bottle in place quite well. MEC's web page states the cage is for MTB's but works well on my road bike. All I needed was 2 @ 4mm thick alloy washers to space the back of the cage off the frame. At 35 grams, it should make any weight weenie happy.
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Originally Posted by MIN
For frame of reference what does a typical cage in alumnimum weigh?
05-13-07, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Cypress
Powerade bottle?
05-13-07, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
The bottle that contains Powerade.
Oh ok.
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Powerade bottle?
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Originally Posted by Cypress
Oh ok.
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Powerade bottle?
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Powerade bottle?
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Originally Posted by Rman
MEC's web page states the cage is for MTB's but works well on my road bike. All I needed was 2 @ 4mm thick alloy washers to space the back of the cage off the frame. At 35 grams, it should make any weight weenie happy.
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I used to fill up my bottles at the Nuclear Building at school, but I stopped when I found out it was heavy water.
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FYI...they suck.
Unless you like having bottles come out when you hit expansion joints or railroad tracks.
Unless you like having bottles come out when you hit expansion joints or railroad tracks.
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I love my Performance stainless steel MTB cages (on my road bike). Stiff, don't bend out of shape, hold large bottles securely, look beafy, and cheap. Blackburn Chicane stainless cages are identical to the Performance ones. They weigh 55 grams each and I couldn't care less about the extra weight. Lightweight cages tend to spit out large heavy bottles which is a no-no in my world. https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=4342
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Originally Posted by jschatz
Bike Nashbar has full carbon cages (28 grams) for $19.00
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Originally Posted by Cypress
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I have a stash of old Cateye and Specialized cages. I loved using them but they're faded and brittle now so I don't use them anymore. But man they're cool.
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Bring powdered water. Way lighter than anything. Then just add water when you need to drink it.
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Originally Posted by bung
I was looking at these today at REI. I couldn't get a standard 20oz bottle to fit. It was too narrow at the top.
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Originally Posted by registered usar
27 grams, 22 bucks case closed
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05-13-07, 04:35 PM
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well i cant say for sure since i've only had mine for 2 months but they are light and cheap. they also grip the bottle very well and are easy to push in/take out bottles.
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Originally Posted by registered usar
27 grams, 22 bucks case closed
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Originally Posted by registered usar
27 grams, 22 bucks case closed
https://cgi.ebay.com/2-Meks-Carbon-Fi...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/2-Meks-Carbon-Fi...QQcmdZViewItem
I bought a pair of the 12 gram cages. Shipped, they were slightly more expensive than what those Performance ones would be after CA sales tax... ($2.32 more to be exact) but 30 grams less, and they don't have a Forte logo on them.
They hold a bottle REALLY tight, and look pretty hot on a bike too...
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