[tom_w]

I’m off to Flanders for the first time in a few weeks and I’d like to hold on to my bottles if possible.

My Elite cages do a terrible job of holding onto my newer style Podium bottles, has anyone got any recommendations for cages that work well with these bottles? I want something where you can still get the bottle out reasonably easily if possible as I’m bad about hydrating well enough at the best of times!

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[The _Kaner]

DaveE128 wrote:

DaveE128 wrote:

Strange – I’ve found my Elite Custom Race cages work really nicely with my Camelback Podium. Much better retention and ease of use than any other combo I’ve used. Which Elite cage are you using currently?

I second this^^

I’ve never had any issue with My Elite Custom Race cages (and I use elite exclusively these days)

My Podium bottle is the 21 oz size (smaller one), the roads around me are the surface dressing, potholed variety, so rough as the proverbial ‘badger’…never had a bottle bounce out in over 7 years…

The only issues I’ve had with Elite cages are with some oddly designed bottles I got with Swisside wheels, don’t know who the manufacturer is, the notch/lip of the bottle is in totally the wrong place for the cage to ‘lock’ in…

 

[ktache]

There is a gentleman in

There is a gentleman in America who has decided to start making the excellent Ringle H2O design, but he reckons better.

https://www.sellutionmtb.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MC-RNG1&CartID=1

And he’s on Ebay too.  Seperate hardware, but he does Ti.  

Purple sold out of course.

It holds the bottle in a tube, with no pokey in bit at the top, 

For me this was the greatest mountain bike cage ever made, never lost a bottle no matter how rough the terrain.  Only thing about them was the Ali destroyed itself, but hopefully he’s solved that a bit.

Started buying them on ebay when you could get them for a fiver, the price kept going up so had to stop.

I will be buying a few of these.

[Gasman Jim]

Bomtrager RL cages (the cheap

Bomtrager RL cages (the cheap non-carbon ones) work well with Camelbak Podium bottles both old and newer designs.

[Chris Hayes]

Resurrecting this thread as I

[quote=Scheißenberg]Resurrecting this thread as I’ve been having trouble with my Camelbak Podium bottles coming out of Elite custom race cages…..

King stainless if you can stretch to them or just plain bendable steel ones otherwise…. Flanders and Paris Roubaix are littered with water bottles from fancy, over-complicated bottle holders on equally fancy bikes… 

[Scheißenberg]

Resurrecting this thread as I
Resurrecting this thread as I’ve been having trouble with my Camelbak Podium bottles coming out of Elite custom race cages.
They’re both only a month old.
Really tight for the first couple of weeks but now find that the bottles get pushed out on bumpy roads.
I’m having to push them back in every 10 seconds.
Put on some Specialized Ribcage instead and problem solved!
Bottles don’t move even on the roughest roads.

[SimonS]

Just looking for some cages

Just looking for some cages for my new bike and was on the verge of hitting buy on some Elites…

I’ve used Specialized rib-cages for years without losing a bottle (including Flanders, though the bolts did rattle loose on the first section of Pave. ) 

[Rapha Nadal]

Arundel Mandibles.  Come in

Arundel Mandibles.  Come in both carbon & stainless steel and both are tight like a well done up vice.  They don’t tend to “stretch” over time and mine are still as tight now as they were 3 years ago.  Thorougly recommended.

[Spiny]

Gasman Jim wrote:

Gasman Jim wrote:

Bontrager RL works well with the new camelbak bottles. Lots of colours available. Around £10 from Evans.

+1 for these. Seem to hold very well around lumpy cotswold lanes.

[ibr17xvii]

Thanks for all the replies

Thanks for all the replies everyone, I’ll have a look at those different options.

I also quite like the look of the Elite Pria Pave cages that are adjustable that were mentioned originally.

[21xtreme]

i use Topeak Modula Cage EX

i use Topeak Modula Cage EX

 

as they are adjustable to fit most types of bottles

 

i use Camelbak podium Big chill bottles and they stay firm in the cages 

[Woldsman]

I have the Podium Chill type

I have the Podium Chill type bottle that I *think* is the new version. I have used the cheap Blackburn Competition cages without any problems. 

[wombat]

Also using these bottles with

Also using these bottles with Tacx Tao cages. Reeeeally tight fit. I don’t always push them in fully to make sure I can get them out easily..

[tritecommentbot]

I use these podiums. Have

I use these podiums. Have stacks of them here. I use the Tacx Tao cages. Very grippy because they’re a tad tight. Pros were using them on the cobbles in 2015 which tipped me off. 

[cdean]

ibr17xvii wrote:

Sorry to resurrect this old topic but I’m having exactly the same issue as the OP. I have 2 Camelbak Podium 750ml bottles & they are constantly working their way loose so much so I end up pushing them down literally 10 mins. The 500ml bottles are slightly better but if I’m on a long ride 2 of them aren’t enough.

I have Elite Custom Race cages & the Camelbak bottles were a really tight fit at 1st but now after a year they hardly hold them in.

Anyone with similar experience or got a solution as it’s driving me mad!!!

 

I just use the bog-standard aluminium Tortec ones that you can get for £2 from Evans and whilst I’ve never tested them on a long stretch of cobbles, I’ve been over plenty of bumpy rural roads and potholes (28mm tyres) and I’ve never had a problem with one of those Camelbak podium bottles working their way loose. I reckon you could probably squeeze them a bit tighter if you wanted too.

[ibr17xvii]

Sorry to resurrect this old

Sorry to resurrect this old topic but I’m having exactly the same issue as the OP. I have 2 Camelbak Podium 750ml bottles & they are constantly working their way loose so much so I end up pushing them down literally 10 mins. The 500ml bottles are slightly better but if I’m on a long ride 2 of them aren’t enough.

I have Elite Custom Race cages & the Camelbak bottles were a really tight fit at 1st but now after a year they hardly hold them in.

Anyone with similar experience or got a solution as it’s driving me mad!!!

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