Water bottle cages can wear out
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Water bottle cages can wear out
I wore a hole in my down tube bottle cage after 35,000 miles since resuming bike computer use in 2010 and unknown count back to 1997:
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Is that aluminum?
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
I've got over 40k miles on a pair of King Cages, which are stainless steel. They still look like new.
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Been there. Done that. Not earth shattering news.
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That's not a weight-bearing hole! Get a bottle and get back out there!
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Ti bike deserves some nice new cages, stainless or Ti, no plastic.
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you've unlocked the hole that stores an additional .09345 ounce of water! AWESOME!
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You're using the wrong bottle lube.
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My stainless cages don't put black marks on the bottles like aluminum does. And they are springy, so they grip the bottles very well, but it's still easy to put the bottle back without looking. Essentially the same weight as aluminum, and they last forever.
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I had an aluminum cage break on a long ride. Went to King cages after that.
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all my aluminum ones failed me eventually. I upgraded to SS and so far so good.
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King Cages are awesome. Super nice guy running the show and really solid sturdy cages that could last a lifetime. They look like your standard bottle cage that everyone and their grandmother has done a variation on but these are top notch quality and Made in 'Murica. Plus Ti is fly.
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King Cages are awesome. Super nice guy running the show and really solid sturdy cages that could last a lifetime. They look like your standard bottle cage that everyone and their grandmother has done a variation on but these are top notch quality and Made in 'Murica. Plus Ti is fly.
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King Cages are awesome. Super nice guy running the show and really solid sturdy cages that could last a lifetime. They look like your standard bottle cage that everyone and their grandmother has done a variation on but these are top notch quality and Made in 'Murica. Plus Ti is fly.
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Natural drillium!