Silca Ti cage - $70, really?!?

[Clancy]

Sorry, Silca makes some cool stuff no doubt but their advertising hype is often over the top and with their roll out of their new Ti cages, the BS machine has gone into warp drive.

I just can’t see where this thing is worth $70. Is one buying a truly innovative and improved product or perceived status and exclusivity?

Blackburn makes a killer cage that sells for $55. So is one paying 15% more for the name?

Sorry, I just don’t get it. But I also don’t get Rapha either. I find their advertising to be completely pretentious, but that’s a different rant.

Silca does make some very fine products so I won’t put them in the same league as Rapha, but their new cages are bumping up against them.

Forgive me, it’s been raining non stop here in The Texas Hill Country

[BikeNY]

But the mounting holes are slotted! Genius!

No thank you.

[AngryScientist]

i find threads like this unbecoming.

it's a premium niche product with premium niche pricing.

as you mention, there are plenty of alternatives, if this does not suit you, no pressure to buy. why start a thread to complain about a product that you neither need or intend to buy?

[dbnm]

Same price for the Moots Ti Cage
https://moots.myshopify.com/products...er-bottle-cage

[ergott]

A Porsche and a Corvette are both excellent track cars. One costs a lot more.

They are both great cars with buyers lining up.

[FriarQuade]

The original titanium bottle cage, King Cage has been $60 for as long as I can remember. I don't think $70 is a stretch, especially since they are US made.

[93KgBike]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

i find threads like this unbecoming.

it's a premium niche product with premium niche pricing.

Let the kids have their fun complaining. It's a $70 water bottle cage.

If that's not funny enough for you, the Silca homepage has a close-up picture of the cage with the text, "HANDMADE BY LASERS" printed over it in all caps 30pt font.

Handmade by lasers... lol. C'mon that's worthy of Monty Python.

[bicycletricycle]

It looks pretty nice. Not sure if it is $20 dollars better than the king Ti cage. I don't think $70 dollars is out of line with current "high end" cages, the nitto ones I like are about that much. On the other hand, the stainless king cages are really great and only $20 dollars.

[buddybikes]

Same people that buy 200.00 Rapha jerseys... But least made in US...

[R3awak3n]

look, silca can be overpriced, sure and people buying TI cages have the money for it because the SS cages do exactly the same thing and are less than half the price... but $70 is $10 more than king cage and it does come with TI bolts which usually cost a few bucks each so its barely more expensive than king and does have some nice features...

am I going to buy it? no... am I bitching and moaning about it? also no because I welcome variety in the market...

also the blackburn care for $55... is it made in the USA?

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

It looks pretty nice. Not sure if it is $20 dollars better than the king Ti cage. I don't think $70 dollars is out of line with current "high end" cages, the nitto ones I like are about that much. On the other hand, the stainless king cages are really great and only $20 dollars.

I have bought the SS kings for as low as $13... they are a bargain and a great cage. Funny enough, and imo they are better looking than the TI cages... the TI cages are too thick and look weird on skinny steel bikes... they look fine on large tubed ti bikes

[Aaron O]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

i find threads like this unbecoming.

it's a premium niche product with premium niche pricing.

as you mention, there are plenty of alternatives, if this does not suit you, no pressure to buy. why start a thread to complain about a product that you neither need or intend to buy?

I don't like broccoli.

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

I have bought the SS kings for as low as $13... they are a bargain and a great cage. Funny enough, and imo they are better looking than the TI cages... the TI cages are too thick and look weird on skinny steel bikes... they look fine on large tubed ti bikes

This is exactly right. I love the ti cages...on the right bike...but that bike is usually not a steel road one without OS tubing. I've gotten some incredibly good deals on the ti king cages at events he attends btw, and you can watch him make them.

[bicycletricycle]

I agree on both counts. SS King cages are one of the best values in cycling, they look good on just about anything and they work great. Also, the Ti tubular cages do look funny on skinny tube bicycles.

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

I have bought the SS kings for as low as $13... they are a bargain and a great cage. Funny enough, and imo they are better looking than the TI cages... the TI cages are too thick and look weird on skinny steel bikes... they look fine on large tubed ti bikes

[93KgBike]

HAND MADE BY LASERS, to hold your water bottle.



PS - I am not saying they're not worth $70...

PPS - Full disclosure - I have Ti Am. Class. cages on a bike. They weren't cheap. But they were cheaper.

[johnniecakes]

Most of my cages are the "2 for $20" variety from China via ebay. Several are 4 years old and hold the bottle nice and tight. My upper limit is $25 for a nice Tacx that matches the paint. It is just a bottle holder, it either holds it or doesn't.