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weeni
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by weeni on Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:03 am
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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www.aliexpress.comvery cheap and Free shipping.
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ToffieBoi
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by ToffieBoi on Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:52 am
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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ph
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by ph on Thu Aug 14, 2014 6:30 am
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
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by ToffieBoi on Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:37 pm
ToffieBoi wrote: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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mpulsiv
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by mpulsiv on Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:19 am
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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g32ecs
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by g32ecs on Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:09 am
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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shlammed
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by shlammed on Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:40 pm
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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aaric
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by aaric on Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:16 pm
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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Miller
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by Miller on Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:44 pm
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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Evo400
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by Evo400 on Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:02 pm
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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Rick
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by Rick on Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:40 am
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.