Light bars and bottlecages on a budget?

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I'll second the Elite Fly bottles. They aren't easy to find in the US, but they are my favorite bottles. They just work better than other bottles it seems, they don't leak and a re light. They do get scratched up pretty quickly, but that doesn't bother me.
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Elite fly bottles here too

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Weird to see so many good reviews of the Elite Fly bottles, mine leak like crazy

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Happy user of elite fly bottle too.
No leek here.


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robbosmans wrote:
Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:47 am
Weird to see so many good reviews of the Elite Fly bottles, mine leak like crazy
I've got 1 that leaks and 5 that don't :noidea:

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Interesting. My two Elite Fly bottles are the only brand of bottles I have that don't leak.
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Beancouter wrote:
Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:47 am
Wish me luck….:.

250g ALPINIST NEW Super Light Integrated Handlebar Outdoor Riding Broken Wind Carbon Road Handlebar For 28.6mm Fork Steer
https://a.aliexpress.com/_u7oWqc

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These actually look pretty good. Looking forward to hear your feedback. Where is the computer mount? Same as the S-Works bars?
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Beancouter wrote:
Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:18 pm
Kurt1980 wrote:
Beancouter wrote:
Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:28 am
MrCurrieinahurry wrote:Which ones did you go for?

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Silver in 42cm. They don’t have any super light in stock and in any event only go to 40cm.


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Can confirm that silver in 42cm (40cm at the hoods) are very good. No problems so far, light and strong enough for my 77kg.
Interesting - EXS have the 42 shown as c-c at the hoods….


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They'd be 2cm wider at the drops then, so 44cm. Not sure how they label the bars, but they are flared by +1cm as you go down from the hoods to the drops.

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All the details and dimensions below.

https://exs-cycling.com/products/rx-01-road-handlebar

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As for cheap lightweight bars the Prime X-Light Carbon Handlebar is 169g and $159USD. That's a pretty good price on a light bar.
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Beancouter wrote:
Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:47 am
Wish me luck….:.

250g ALPINIST NEW Super Light Integrated Handlebar Outdoor Riding Broken Wind Carbon Road Handlebar For 28.6mm Fork Steer
https://a.aliexpress.com/_u7oWqc

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Just ordered a pair of these as well. May try them on my Tarmac SL7 but I'm skeptical about the cable routing. If they don't work, at least I'm not out a ton of money and I can put them on my trainer bike.
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Just got an Elite Aero TT bottle. 47 grams, 400 ml. Slightly smaller diameter at the base than a standard bottle. I'm using a piece of cork to hold it tight in a standard cage. Don't want to buy the smaller cage which Elite sells.

https://www.bikester.co.uk/elite-crono- ... id=G983093
https://www.elite-it.com/en/news/our-ne ... t-the-tour

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LanceLegstrong wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:54 am
I have some Ali Carbon Works copies that are 8g each and have been great for the past few months, even on my shitty local roads. Really solid. Not super cheap though at ~$30 each with bolts.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1000041 ... 6008bc1e-2
Did you have to torque the bolts to a specified inch pound?

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by froze

LanceLegstrong wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:54 am
I have some Ali Carbon Works copies that are 8g each and have been great for the past few months, even on my shitty local roads. Really solid. Not super cheap though at ~$30 each with bolts.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1000041 ... 6008bc1e-2
Did you have to torque the bolts to a specified inch pound?

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by froze

Buying a generic ultralight bottle cage from Ali is one thing, but buying a generic ultralight handlebar from Ali and trusting your life on it is a whole different thing that I personally wouldn't do.

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