bored girl Posted June 3, 2009 Share seen a set of these in the shop? ? ? ?and the owner's away this weekend?so i may be giving myself a beeeeeeg discount They're like R700 a pop.....what kind of person spends R1500 on cages???? even with discount I think it's over the top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored girl Posted June 3, 2009 Share I got a Specialized cage on mine' date=' with the rubber piece (I'd have 2 but then someone thinks that people riding Small frames don't get thirsty)[/quote'] ? i have those and i hate them. they are so noisy If I can adopt and edit a line someone gave me a while back....go faster, then the wind will disguise the noise coming from the cages (which in itself is just weird???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted June 3, 2009 Share seen a set of these in the shop? ?and the owner's away this weekend?so i may be giving myself a beeeeeeg discount They're like R700 a pop.....what kind of person spends R1500 on cages???? even with discount I think it's over the top... like i said' date=' a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeg discount Any other specials HR? i did post on fb about a certain trance x1 that is going verrrrrry cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted June 3, 2009 Share I got a Specialized cage on mine' date=' with the rubber piece (I'd have 2 but then someone thinks that people riding Small frames don't get thirsty)[/quote'] i have those and i hate them. they are so noisy If I can adopt and edit a line someone gave me a while back....go faster, then the wind will disguise the noise coming from the cages (which in itself is just weird???) ?except i'm built for comfort, not speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaManiak Posted June 3, 2009 Share I just use el cheapo's and bend them in a bit to fit tighter. +1 what Scotty said. Goto sportsmans warehouse or somewhere, and get the no-name brand ones for R20. Bend it. If that's not good enough, then look for something with a more suitable brand-name like the one below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mob Posted June 3, 2009 Share If your bottles arent rattling out you're not riding hard enough!! I have a BBB cage - useless and cuts bottles.I use carbon cages on my road bike that held my bottles fine on Sani. needed a push down every now and then but didnt lose any.I think I will give either the spesh cages a try or the Ravx Plastic ones - any reviews? I have a silverback carbon cage that I put some polyurathane on the edges. At first it grips the bottles so hard you cant get them in or out! But after a while it wears in and works like a charm. the carbon cages on a mtb rub my waterbottles something nasty tho! Tarmac-GSTR2009-06-03 02:34:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern Posted June 3, 2009 Share Specialized plastic ones, as can be seen on Yang's thread 'intern I got summing to show ya'. Those ones right there have seen me through 2 Cape Epics, a Sani2c, a Sabie X and a whole bunch of marathon races. I use 750ml bottles and have never, ever had one go AWOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored girl Posted June 3, 2009 Share I just use el cheapo's and bend them in a bit to fit tighter. ? +1 what Scotty said. ? ? Goto sportsmans warehouse or somewhere' date=' and get the no-name brand ones for R20. Bend it. ? If that's not good enough, then look for something?with a?more suitable brand-name?like the one below: ? [/quote'] If you bend the cage the bottles won't fall out but you'd struggle to take them out and put them back in....try doing that at a bit of a speed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mob Posted June 3, 2009 Share I was thinking of putting my bottles in my shirt pocket until they were half full, then transferring them to the cages, just so there is less weight in the bottle to move it around... I reckon those spesh cages are calling my name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaManiak Posted June 3, 2009 Share I just use el cheapo's and bend them in a bit to fit tighter. +1 what Scotty said. Goto sportsmans warehouse or somewhere' date=' and get the no-name brand ones for R20. Bend it. If that's not good enough, then look for something with a more suitable brand-name like the one below: [/quote'] If you bend the cage the bottles won't fall out but you'd struggle to take them out and put them back in....try doing that at a bit of a speed..... It's all about the bend. Bend = Speed * Terrain(Roughness^2) / ArmStrengh * 2Pi(Bottle Radius) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored girl Posted June 3, 2009 Share Just look for the old style(that's what I was talking bout and seems Intern has the same ones. The new ones look good but I don't know if they work as well as their looks. And while we on the topic of cages.....HR you got any Spez rd cages in white (new look) going on sale this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted June 3, 2009 Share Just look for the old style(that's what I was talking bout and seems Intern has the same ones. The new ones look good but I don't know if they work as well as their looks. And while we on the topic of cages.....HR you got any Spez rd cages in white (new look) going on sale this weekend? we don't stock spaz stuff unfortunately?but i could give you the old ones off my my tarmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted June 3, 2009 Share I always test the ease of getting my bottles in and out before riding and adjust when required. The only down side to using el cheapo's is that they mark your bottles pretty badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored girl Posted June 3, 2009 Share Just look for the old style(that's what I was talking bout and seems Intern has the same ones. The new ones look good but I don't know if they work as well as their looks. And while we on the topic of cages.....HR you got any Spez rd cages in white (new look) going on sale this weekend? ? we don't stock spaz stuff unfortunately?but i could give you the old ones off my my tarmac? Oh yeah? which ones are they? They white? How many beers for them do you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted June 3, 2009 Share I also have the old Rib Cage on my bike and it works great. http://www.bikesport-stuttgart.de/specialized_bottle_cage/cage_rib_pro.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted June 3, 2009 Share Just look for the old style(that's what I was talking bout and seems Intern has the same ones. The new ones look good but I don't know if they work as well as their looks. And while we on the topic of cages.....HR you got any Spez rd cages in white (new look) going on sale this weekend? we don't stock spaz stuff unfortunately?but i could give you the old ones off my my tarmac Oh yeah? which ones are they? They white? How many beers for them do you want? the plastic ones - like on intern's bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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