Gwinner bottle cages

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Stolichnaya
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by Stolichnaya

So, back in the summer I picked up two of these cages from Gwinner.

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These are also available under some other brands I have seen on the net, but I went direct to Gwinner. (Apparently this is an auto sector company)
Each one came with a small sticker on it with a handwritten weight - one stated 6.9 grams and the other 7.0 grams.
For the weight the price was quite acceptable. I recall mine were about €35 per piece.
I have been using them on the bike I have set up for climbing (which I am still terrible at, by the way.)
Some thoughts on them:
- They have a more polished look than expected but still some rough edges - which is expected for something this light.
- The rough edges have not hindered bottle insertion, but I don't make it a habit yet of jamming bottles down super hard. The more I ride them the more I have to admit that my fear of 'fragile' carbon pieces is perhaps overdone. They have a flexibility that can take a good hit.
- With no bottle loaded it would seem that the tension is not enough to hold a bottle securely, but oddly enough, I have not had an ejection yet and I have to ride over cobbles in any direction I choose from my ride starting point - both downhill and up.
- They do not require bottle cage bolts that are flush or low profile as the bottle does not abut the bolt area when installed.
- I have only used 500 to 600 ml bottles so far. As there is no top retention lip on these cages, I would hesitate to use a full 750 ml bottle.
- There is certainly more flex in the cages when the bottle is full than an Arundel (zero flex) but there is no visible swaying with the Gwinners.
- For a climbing bike the cages are appropriate. I personally would not use these in a criterium, where smacking a bottle down is a regular occurrence.

I will try to upload a shot of these on the bike eventually.

- Stoli

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by Devon

Stolichnaya wrote:I would hesitate to use a full 750 ml bottle.


Surely that would defeat the point in spending $70 on 7g bottle cages anyway :wink:

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A R U N D E L.

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by Stolichnaya

PSM, WE HEAR YOU!!!
:D
Arundel are wonderful, faithful and arguably the best cages on the market. I use them too.
But trying something new is also in order.
These Gwinners are more than 3 times lighter than the Arundels, cost less and seem to work acceptably well.
No worries, I won't leave Arundel behind. I still need big bottles once and a while after all. :wink:

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by mariovalentim

why not opt for tune's cages then? same weight, more or less same price and you can use 750ml bottles...

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Arundel is nice!

But heavy, heavy, heavy by comparison...
I'm using a variation of the open-mold cages, 16g a piece, and they hold bottles (both large and small, anything I've tried works) without being too tight nor losing any bottles regardless if I'm on road or off. And they cost a fraction of what Arundel's asking.

But the ultra-light weight bottle cages, those are worthy of discussion. :twisted:
Getting cages sub 10g that work well in all circumstances is like chasing down a visible unicorn... it's there, in the distance, and attainable, we just aren't there quite yet.
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by Frankie - B

PSM, please enlighten us on what your comment ads to the discussion, as I fail to see the point.

Please keep in mind that this forum is called W E I G H T W E E N I E S
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I am sorry. Maybe I am not a real weenie but this was actually 3 times LIGHTER!(?) Sorry... :lol:

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by ohhyeok90

light weight is good, but bottle cage should do his job.

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by PSM

But if this cage actually grab the bottle and there's no rattle, I like it. But I doubt that.

I have used Tune Wassertäger in the past. They were light. But not very steady. It requires quite a lot of force to get out of the bottle also...
My BlackBurn looked nice but there was a lot of rattleing.

Function before weight. :wink:

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by Devon

It's been brought up in other topics a few times, but if you truly want lightweight 'cages' (1.5g each) you should be looking at fabric. And yes they work - really well. Both on and off road. Secure fit, no rattle (but you do have to use a proprietary bottle).

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by rodebaron51

WOW... Fabric.... so simple but so clever...
Anybody uses them???
If they are good, I am in for it...

Weight, looks.... costs....

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by Devon

Mine are on pre-order (the colour option I want was delayed) however I've experienced them at trade shows and have friends who use them. They're rock solid.

I'll post-back when they arrive.

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by mariovalentim

too bad that Fabric doesn't offer an insulated version of their bottles

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by Devon

Being a UK brand, their target market will be British riders. We never see temps cold enough for insulated bottles.

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