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Metal Bottle Cages/Damaging Frame

  • 25-08-2009 3:42pm
    #1
    Dr.Millah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭


    Recently got my first carbon framed bike and was wondering if force was applied to metal bottle cages from the side (from a crash or accident etc) would they do a lot more damage than plastic?

    bottle%20cage%20black.jpg


Comments

  • #2
    Lumen
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    Maybe, maybe not. Most likely the cage will just get bent.

    In the event of a side-on collision, you'll have more worries than scratching your frame.

    In any case, most people use carbon cages on carbon bikes for aesthetic reasons.


  • #3
    Dr.Millah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Dr.Millah


    Lumen wrote: »
    Maybe, maybe not. Most likely the cage will just get bent.

    In the event of a side-on collision, you'll have more worries than scratching your frame.

    In any case, most people use carbon cages on carbon bikes for aesthetic reasons.

    Yea, i understand the whole carbon cage/carbon bike. But i just cant justify the price of a carbon cage just yet :P


  • #4
    peterako
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 720 ✭✭✭peterako


    Check out this recent thread on Bottle Cages:

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055639753

    I got a pair (now two pairs) of nice Carbon Cages for less than €20 (a pair) :)

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/D3-Pair-Brand-...d=p3911.c0.m14

    I LOVE them :)

    Peter


  • #5
    Dr.Millah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Dr.Millah


    peterako wrote: »
    Check out this recent thread on Bottle Cages:

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055639753

    Peter

    Wrong url?


  • #6
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    The bottle cage will bend WELL before it would do any damage to the frame. Very unlikely that it would contribute to frame damage (although you could well have frame damage independently from that sort of side impact.) As Lumen says carbon cages are mainly for aesthetic reasons (and a TINY bit of weight saving.)


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  • #7
    peterako
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 720 ✭✭✭peterako


    Dr.Millah wrote: »
    Wrong url?

    Hopefull not :o

    Was trying to refer to the links for 'cheap' carbon cages for the orignial poster.

    Peter


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