Does anyone know what aero bottle cages the following pros used that can hold a “sport” bottle of Ozarka, Arrowhead, etc. water?
(see pics: http://www.slowtwitch.com/Products/Tri_Bike_by_brand/Kona_2011_-_Top_15_men_on_the_bike_2416.html)
Fontana looks like he has profile cages.
On his rear bracket, yes - but I’ve tried one between the aero bars and it bounces around too much b/c the water bottle is so narrow.
Metal cage would solve that. My arms end up keeping it from bouncing around.
I used the Elite cage - whatever raynard has dangling off the back.
I use a King Cage bracket attached to my stem cap. I’ll try the metal cage and see if it’s too high for my arms to keep from rattling around. I like the location of the bottle up front, but so far I can only keep a standard bottle up there, which means no refills - a bad thing here in TX.
Also, Andi Bocherer :
A big flat bottle on his seattube, weird. What’s the brand ???
And what happens when you have to move your arms then hitting a bump?
Those are TorHans bottles including a new prototype on the frame.
Yep. That was one of the first sample Vr bottles.
Why would you move your arms?
Seriously? on a climb or a turn or to brake, etc
Well that seems sillly
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Really, I’m seriously not understanding, or else we are talking about different things. If you have to clamp the bottle between your arms to keep it from popping out of the cage, what do you do when you can’t have your arms in that position?
He’s pretending to not understand. James totally comes out of aero for corners (or perhaps never rides aero to begin with). Fun fact: earlier this year his hands were so firmly clamped down on the bullhorns that when he crashed his hand got stuck between the bar and the ground and the results were not good…
I found that Topeak makes an adjustable cage (http://www.topeak.com/products/Bottle-Cages/ModulaCageEX) that may be the solution to keeping the “sport” bottles secure. I ordered one b/c they’re cheap enough ($9 on Amazon), so I’ll give it try. Kind of ugly though, but it’s not too heavy. I think I’ll end up getting the Speedfil A2 though, looks pretty cool and fits my needs.
Update: the Topeak cage sucked. Trashed it.
That orange and black looks sweet. But then again the hs I went to as well as college was an orange and black school!
Can you share any more information on the new Vr bottle.
Can you share any more information on the new Vr bottle.
Sure. 2 Holder versions. First one is exclusive to Felt, specifically the 2010 and newer DA frames. For 2012 we will have the universal holder available, that will work on most other frames.
21ozBite valve spout. Not a traditional thread cap and spoutWind tunnel tested and proven numerous times by TorHans and Felt. Shown to reduce drag, on the Felt frame and other frames.Easy drop in, squeeze and pull to remove
BOTTLE WILL NOT EJECT!!!MSRP $39.95Contact your local Felt dealer in early 2012 for availability or visit our website at www.torhans.com or our Facebook page.