$95 bottle cage, (or, how to throw your money away ...)

https://secure1.nexternal.com/reparto/images/RE-Portaborraccia.gifUnbelievable.

https://secure1.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/product_detail.asp?CS=reparto&RowID=489&All=

Another reason to avoid everything SCAMpagNOlo!

here’s a 4.5 gm (yes, 4 paperclips worth) cage for $35

http://www.hi-techbikes.com/largepixs/Components/B-T-P%20Misc/B-T-P_Bot_Cage_Aramid_390x390.jpg

http://www.hi-techbikes.com/cgi/display.cgi?BTP_Cage_Aramid
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what is it? a plastic coated shoelace?

My thought exactly. Looks just like a “stiff” shoelace.