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In relation to bottle cages, I’ve my favorites. And I’ve a bin filled with extras, so it’s a uncommon event once I actively search for something new. It took a really particular use case, however I discovered that the Wolf Tooth Morse Cage’s a number of mounting holes might clear up an issue for me. And, possible, you.
Once I bought my new Pursuit All Highway (which I like and talked about in my Editor’s Alternative record), I discovered that my knee would brush the highest of the bottle on the seat tube as a result of it sat very excessive on the body.
The Pursuit’s bottle bosses sit fairly excessive, as do many street bikes, possible in order that any bottle cage will clear a entrance derailleur’s band clamp and/or physique and/or cage.
Whether or not this bike’s bosses are abnormally excessive, or the cage I had on there had its bolt holes positioned to magnify that, didn’t matter. What mattered is that it brushed my knee and was annoying.
Wolf Tooth’s Morse Cage Ti (as a result of, why wouldn’t I need the titanium model?) bottle cages have 4 positions for every bolt, with the 2 sliding positions giving the holes a morse code sample (therefore the product identify… )
This let me mount the bottle cage a lot decrease, eliminating the issue completely.
However perhaps you don’t have that downside. However perhaps you need to simply hold the water weight decrease in your bike. Or make room for a small body bag. Or transfer the bottle up on the seat tube and slide the one on the downtube decrease to it nests beneath it barely.
No matter it’s you’re making an attempt to make room for, these (together with their wonderful B-RAD adapters and mounting bases) provide you with extra choices and suppleness so as to add stuff to your bike. Or perhaps simply make the issues you have got simpler to succeed in, extra aerodynamic, or simply much less annoying.
Oh, and sure, they maintain bottles very securely. Not too tight, however positively comfortable sufficient to stop wiggle or undesirable ejection. That stated I’ve solely ridden them on my street bike, which sees gentle gravel on many rides, however I’d really feel comfy placing them on a correct gravel bike, too. (I exploit side-entry bottles on just about each mountain bike, and WTC doesn’t supply a type of.
For those who like the concept however need extra coloration, relaxation straightforward, Wolf Tooth is consistently including new colours, some solely as restricted editions (that appear perpetually out there). The Ti cages are $69.95 (33g claimed, 33g on my scale), which is perhaps the one purpose why you’d go for the $29.95 (58g) chrome steel ones. The colour-Cerakoted cages are all Ti and run $84.95.
