I purchased two of the Nitto stainless bottle cages when Rivendell first introduced them. They are very beautiful, and enhance the appearance of a bike (I had them mounted on my 1996 Riv Road Standard). Unfortunately, I didn't find them to be particularly sturdy for my use. I often have occasion to carry my bike upstairs, quite frequently I'd find my arm or shoulder would bend the thin cage out of shape. I reverted back to my stock of NOS T.A. water bottle cages, and haven't looked back. The T.A. bottle cages are classic in appearance and extremely sturdy. Just my 2 cents.
Jim On May 17, 3:49 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > The worst thing? They break easily. I broke three, two of which had modest > use. All broke at the same place: just above where the wire is brazed to the > mounting plate. > Steel bottles, 8 oz heavier full but carrying slightly less liquid than a > large plastic bottle, also full; but still, for the price? And very few > miles of steel bottles broke them. The much cheaper VO retro cages have, so > far, been fine. > > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:19 PM, d2mini <[email protected]> wrote: > > >http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/536957627_xrwk8-O.jpg > > > They can carry my smoothie! :D > > So easy to expand/close for various size containers and due to their > > design, your container is always secure. > > > The fact that they are uber sexy is just an added bonus. ;) > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > Professional Resumes. Contact [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
