Chinese carbon bottle cages

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wrcompositi
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by wrcompositi

simnorm wrote:I don't know who stated 15g, the ones I got are 17g or 18g.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Bont ... 61857.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Black-BO ... 65741.html

I have three of these, one with Hylix branding from ebay - 15.6g, the other two Bontrager fakes from aliexpress - 17.6g & 18.1g.
They hold bottles just fine, never drop a bottle.
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spdntrxi wrote:I have the fake bontrager XXX on my bike 15g a piece. They hold my Elite bottles just fine and my podium chill too. I have some scratch labs bottle that is a little loser then the others. My wife bike has the legit Bontrager XXX cages also 15g but $80 per pop.. they are a little more snug on all bottles .


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mpulsiv wrote:
ToffieBoi wrote:
Now I am using Zipp Alumina cages, which are holding the bottle really really well and just 8 grams heavier each.


I was looking at Zipp Alumina as well. 27 grams as listed? http://zipp.com/accessories/detail.php?ID=16748
http://www.competitivecyclist.com no longer carry them, it had poor reviews :-(


I will weight them this evening. I recently moved to another country and I didn't have a weight when I bought the cages...
I also bought them on merlincycles. I like their service. If you are in US, shipping time might be a bit long though.

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by Sykes

mine were 32g. had them for a year now and still work perfectly.

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by ph

A few years ago an Arundel Mandible I bought used developed a crack. I contacted the manufacturer and was sent a replacement. Admittedly used Mandible cages don't come up for sale that often but could be worth considering as a light cage that grips well.

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ToffieBoi wrote:
mpulsiv wrote:
ToffieBoi wrote:
Now I am using Zipp Alumina cages, which are holding the bottle really really well and just 8 grams heavier each.


I was looking at Zipp Alumina as well. 27 grams as listed? http://zipp.com/accessories/detail.php?ID=16748
http://www.competitivecyclist.com no longer carry them, it had poor reviews :-(


I will weight them this evening. I recently moved to another country and I didn't have a weight when I bought the cages...
I also bought them on merlincycles. I like their service. If you are in US, shipping time might be a bit long though.


I finally found some time to weight the cages.
Both came 27 grams on my weight. 53 together.

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by mpulsiv

I ordered a pair of fake Bontrager XXX (no logos) cages on August 14th from China and they arrived to my front door on August 21st.
They are sold as a pair for $20. Although they are identical, one of them is 16g and the other is 19g. The lighter one is not as snug using Camelbak but its secure enough.
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by g32ecs

I have the Spesh Rib Cage copies and after 2 years of using them I conclude that they hold the bottle too tight (might be a good thing to others).

I have another set which I'm not sure what a copy of but it holds the bottles just fine.

Each cage weight around 20-23g.

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by shlammed

I bought these:

no rattling bottles, unless I use a steel coffee tote when I ride into work... and then its just the sound over excessively large road lumps( 2" across deep road gashes that you cant avoid on a tight road commute with traffic)

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by aaric

g32ecs wrote:I have the Spesh Rib Cage copies and after 2 years of using them I conclude that they hold the bottle too tight (might be a good thing to others).


I've found that if you sand the clearcoat a little from the interior surfaces of these, they behave a lot better. Also, make sure to keep them clean. A bit of sticky drink residue on them can make them a bear to pull the bottles out.

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by Miller

Prompted by this thread I dropped GBP17 on a pair of carbon cages from Icann Sports. They're 27g each and the matte finish is a good match for the bike. I could wish they gripped the bottle a bit tighter but having been out for an hour there was no issue.

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by Evo400

I can also vouch for aliexpress XXX carbon cages. They are light and hold up well. Much cheaper then ebay when you add paypal fees,delivery,etc.

Will post my pics later on.

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by simnorm

No problem with my fake aliexpress cages

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by KarlC

I got a set of these, they really are 11 grams, we will see how they work.

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Rick
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by Rick

Follow up to my prior post: The repair I attempted to the broken tab failed pretty quickly. So I gave up on these and bought some genuine Blackburn polycarbonate cages at the LBS. Not much heavier and not much more money.

Obviously I now don't think the chinese knock-offs are worth the hassle.

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