Originally Posted by
jdawginsc
Not an expert but I seem to remember brands like REG, Avocet maybe, the Blackburn, TA offering various types of alloy cages by 1980. There was another brand I forgot that made cages as well...Zefal? Minoura?
I used a TA welded aluminum cage in 1975
came black with a gold fleck plastic retainer
and silver anodized with a black bottle retainer.
the black anodizing was more durable.
terrific not for the weight savings but the lack of rust.