Comments on The Service Course: Unsolicited Advice

I've got the Rav-X stainless cages. I crushed them...

2008-05-08T14:14:12.188-04:00

I've got the Rav-X stainless cages. I crushed them as much as the frame would allow before the race. I lost both bottles on the first lap.

Maybe that says something about the Rav-X cages, but I hadn't lost a bottle in the 3 years I've been riding them on the road bike, FS mtb, and singlespeed MTB.

Hmph.

Another vote for Arundel cages (the Dave-0 ones, a...

2008-05-08T10:50:55.192-04:00

Another vote for Arundel cages (the Dave-0 ones, at least). I've used them in Iron Cross and on some pretty nasty gravel/dirt road descents out in WV and never lost a bottle. I remember a quote from some Euro pro a while back when asked about all the loose bottles on the Koppenburg descent. His answer was that they should have been using Arundel cages.

Ryan, that totally fails the critical test most am...

2008-05-07T11:00:36.117-04:00

Ryan, that totally fails the critical test most amateur racers apply before selecting equipment - the Three Figure Test. Simply put, if a piece of gear costs less than three figures, it isn't good enough to be on the bike. And in some of the pricier joints in this neighborhood, that Three Figures test is actually the High Three Figures Test.

How many times have I felt silly, spinning

Hey--Arundel bottle cages do NOT eject bottles. (...

2008-05-06T22:04:49.349-04:00

Hey--

Arundel bottle cages do NOT eject bottles. (And they last practically forever. Yeah, they are carbon, they do cost $40, but given that they hold onto bottles in all conditions, they don't mark the bottles, and they last --at least 4 years . . . they're a good buy.