Arundel Sideloader cages

[p nut]

I’m building up a dropbar MTB. Frame space is limited and to fit larger bottles, a Sideloader will work best.

How well do the Sideloader hold the cages? I have the Arundel Daveo cages and they are solid.

Thanks.

[Upcountry]

I’ve got the Arundel Mandible STR and STL and they’re great. I swap them into a bike when I’m running a partial frame bag and they hold a 1L bottle really well, even on gravel/dirt.

[notsew]

I have a sideloader on my mountain bike (and have for years now). I almost always carry a bottle there and have never come anywhere near losing a bottle. It is about as secure as I could imagine and still be able to get the thing out. Worry not.

[deluz]

I have Arundel side loaders on my tandem.
Work great no problems

[Likes2ridefar]

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[ap_az]

Same here. Sildeloader and othersideloader on my Epic EVO and they work beautifully.

[p nut]

Thanks all! I’ll have to see if I can find a good cyber Monday deal!

[Lovetoclimb]

Originally Posted by p nut

I’m building up a dropbar MTB. Frame space is limited and to fit larger bottles, a Sideloader will work best.

How well do the Sideloader hold the cages? I have the Arundel Daveo cages and they are solid.

Thanks.

Been running them for years on a gravel bike through the roughest terrain WNC could throw at it. Never a loose bottle. Highly recommend.

[benb]

A gotcha..

If you always pull out your bottles with the same hand and you're outfitting a bike with 2 cages realize you need one left hand and one right hand cage to put both openings on the same side of the bike. A cage mount on the seat tube is mirror image of one on the down tube.

I have been riding my fat bike all year with this being annoying cause I went and got 2 left handed cages cause I wasn't thinking and I like to pull out the bottles with my left hand. That means my seat tube cage requires me to use my right hand instead.

I personally wouldn't use them on a road bike or anything I was riding in a tight pack. For some reason I have trouble getting them back in compared to traditional cages if:

- I don't break cadence
- I don't look down

Some of it could be the ones I have are just extra secure, but it's not like I'm using loose cages on the road.

On a MTB where you're not in a pack those are no big deal and they are the right thing.

[Likes2ridefar]

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[p nut]

Ha! Thanks for the heads up! I usually like to pull from the right side from DT and left side ST. So I’ll have to keep that in mind when ordering. Thanks.