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ridemoreoften
03-08-2008, 12:34 PM
I've added a carbon ride to my stable and really like the bike for a variety of reasons e.g. comfort, acceleration, road feel, climbing. I am considering carbon cages but would like to hear peoples opinions - besides the bling factor is there any other reason to consider shelling out $100+ bucks for 2 water bottle cages?
LesMiner
03-08-2008, 06:49 PM
You don't have to pay $100 You can get two of these for $50 plus shipping

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=22655&subcategory_ID=4342
LesMiner
03-08-2008, 07:06 PM
Or here is another one for under $60 for a pair.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=600072&subcategory=60001025&brand=&sku=16686&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Cages
John H.
03-08-2008, 07:08 PM
Bad idea IMO- A guy in my neck of the woods had one snap off and his bottle flew in his front wheel- crashed him really hard. He got a lawyer and sued the MFG.
Spend that dough on a King Ti cage and you will never lust for other cages again.
LesMiner
03-08-2008, 07:10 PM
You may be able to get this Serfas one at your LBS for a discount price.

http://www.serfas.com/product.asp?ProductID=340
Chris
03-08-2008, 07:19 PM
Arundel. There are no others.
nicrump
03-08-2008, 07:45 PM
Arundel. There are no others.

+1
Skrawny
03-10-2008, 08:11 AM
I've broken a few.
It always happens in mile 60-80 of a hard ride, when I am tired and my bottle is usually a little sticky.
It was always the cage on the seattube.
I manage to cram the bottle in the cage and break the little tab on the bottom that keeps the bottle from sliding.

I got tired of shelling out all the $$$ for it and bought a Ti cage for the seat tube. I figured I'd get a Ti cage for the down tube when I broke that one, but I haven't broken it yet (I guess I don't directly force the bottle in that one).

Now I have missmatched bottle cages.
But the good thing is that I can pick the whole bike up by the Ti cage and it weighs about the same as the carbon ones.
Ti rocks.

-s
flux
03-10-2008, 08:50 AM
+1

+2

Arundel. Best cages made.
Steve D
03-10-2008, 09:02 AM
I too bought a carbon bike and thought that I sort of "had to" put carbon cages on it. Maybe it's me, but I just don't like the look of most carbon cages. They seemed to work fine, but I ended up going back to King cages, and am glad I did.
Big Daddy
03-10-2008, 01:24 PM
+2

Arundel. Best cages made.

+1mo - atmo
jimcav
03-10-2008, 02:49 PM
no issues.
of course i had no issues with the Time cages on either Time bike i had.

jim