Secure side entry Bottle Cage

[SlowManiac]

Can anyone recommend a cage that grips a water bottle like a frightened monkey? No $70 carbon cages please. Are side entry ones more or less secure than the normal ones?

 

[Dozer]

A friend of mine runs a Lezyne side entry cage. It's alloy so it's got some give in it if you need to pressure it to hold on a little tighter. I know he's never dropped a bottle ou tof it.

 

[SlowManiac]

Cheers, I had a look on the Lezyne site and they don't have an alloy side entry one (only carbon or plastic) so maybe it's been discontinued. But they look pretty good, I'll see if I can find something similar.

 

[cleeshoy]

Can anyone recommend a cage that grips a water bottle like a frightened monkey? No $70 carbon cages please. Are side entry ones more or less secure than the normal ones?

I got one of these on the MTB. Wife has at least 1 also.


http://www.specialized.com/au/en-au/ftb/bottlescages/cages/zee-cage-ii-left


They come in left or right

I think they were $25?

 

[Dozer]

Here you go mate, cheap as! http://www.mountainbikesdirect.com.au/lezyne-flow-cage-side-load

 

[XYGTHO]

Yer my Giant one is great also, never lost a bottle. Was $18 or something.

 

[SlowManiac]

Here you go mate, cheap as! http://www.mountainbikesdirect.com.au/lezyne-flow-cage-side-load

Cheers looks good - I like cheap!

 

[99_FGT]

+1 for the lezyne, you can get left or right hand load ones...

 

[Flint]

Yer my Giant one is great also, never lost a bottle. Was $18 or something.

+1, mine cost $10. The only time the bottle came out was when I had a very hard stack on the same side it opens, otherwise its stayed in thru jumps and even a few DH runs on the Santa Cruz Bronson.

https://mtbm8.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/side-cage.jpg

 

[T.3]

I've got the Specialized side entry alloy. $15, it's very secure.

 

[redbruce]

Can anyone recommend a cage that grips a water bottle like a frightened monkey? No $70 carbon cages please. Are side entry ones more or less secure than the normal ones?

BBB made a good, secure side entry model (aluminium). Have used it for 8 years on different bikes with no mishaps.

This is the updated version:

http://bbbcycling.com/accessories/bottle-cages/BBC-35

 

[MATTY R]

I've got a specialized plastic one, I've never dropped a bottle.

 

[kaji]

I wouldn't rate the specialized side entry cages. Found it way to easy losing bottles while racing especially on a hard tail. They are great for road however.

If space allows just go for a regular top mounted one like the elite bottle cages. Never lost a bottle with them.

 

[pharmaboy]

This also depends a little on the type of bottle you use for side loaders - I use podiums, and after reading everything I could decided on an arundel sideloader - I know breaks the rules of the thread, but still as tight as when I first got it and easy to use on the run