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1. Taff - Member

   I'm after some new bottle cages for my road bike. Was originally after some more Rib Cages but I don't like the new style as miuch as the old one so had a gander at fleabay. Anybody tried the cheap carbon fibre ones before? Don't know if they would be any cop or not? Any opinions?

   CLICKY

   Posted 8 months ago #
2. Omar Little - Member

   The best cage i've had (no bottles falling out, nothing breaking and fairly light) has been a cheap plastic zefal one, only cost about £4. Maybe i was just unlucky with carbon ones but they both broke within about a years use.

   Posted 8 months ago #
3. davidtaylforth - Member

   Tesco, are about £3 for a plastic one. Ive use them for ages and I havent lost my bottle.

   Posted 8 months ago #
4. andrewh - Member

   Mt Zoom Ti ones are excellent, although more than £3!
   More suited to us ham-fisted riders than the carbon ones though

   Posted 8 months ago #
5. matthewlhome - Member

   elite cages. can be bent a bit to hold bottles more or less firmly. cheap and also look nice.

   Posted 8 months ago #
6. Taff - Member

   The robustness of the carbon cages was my main worry. They would be going on a road bike so wouldn't be susceptible to the crap that my rib cages have endured over the years. The elite Custom race cages were another choice

   Posted 8 months ago #
7. iDave - Member

   If you're worried about the weight of cheap bottle cages, have a mouthful of drink before you set off and the combined bottle and cage be similar to if you had a carbon cage and a full bottle.

   Posted 8 months ago #
8. shedfull - Member

   I bought these and they've been excellent.

   Prior to that, I was using these, which weigh practically nowt even though they're not carbon and are available off the shelf at most Specialized dealers.

   Posted 8 months ago #
9. Taff - Member

   iDave - Member
   If you're worried about the weight of cheap bottle cages, have a mouthful of drink before you set off and the combined bottle and cage be similar to if you had a carbon cage and a full bottle.

   Definately not worried about weight! I ride a retro steel road bike!!

   Shedful- I have the Spesh ones at the moment on the mtb but I couldn't find the older style anywhere and I don't like the new ones as much.

   Posted 8 months ago #
10. binners - Member

    I like the Tacx Ultralight

    here

    They're really light (is carbon really necessary for bottle cages?), look good and happily take the weight of a light battery without complaint

    Posted 8 months ago #
11. stumpy01 - Member

    I use the Spesh one that shedful has linked to and it works great.

    Posted 8 months ago #
12. james266 - Member

    +1 for the Spesh rib cage ones. I use them on my road and MTB bikes and they are great. They dont damage the bottles either like a lot of other ones do

    Posted 8 months ago #

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