I've found the VO cages to be underwhelming in build quality - I've had 3 different styles (type I, II, and moderniste) and two of them have separated at the welds, and one of the three wasn't even close to "true" either - e.g. crooked lines set-up pre-weld (one of the type I/II - forget which).
On Jun 15, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Bill Gibson (III) wrote: > I have and daily enjoy my Klean Kanteens (sp?) both single and double wall > bottles. The folks at the company seems to be great, too, it might be a > family design and sourcing operation, except the bottles aren't made locally, > as in the USA. They sent me a recall notice for one of my bottle caps, then > sent me two replacements even though the cap I sent in wasn't defective, so I > bought another Klean Kanteen. I'm using them in some Camelback neoprene > sleeves in off bike use, and in my Quickbeam's bottle cages in on bike use. > I got my Quickeam's cages from Velo Orange. > > http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/water-bottles-cages.html > > I like what Velo Orange is up to almost as much a what Rivendell is up to and > want to support both, but... > > I can't think of a better use of the wool in an > all-used-up-and-can't-be-darned-any-more-sock-or-sweater than an evaporative > cooling sleeve for a feeder bottle. Boil the wool, then use scissors, then > sew it up to fit. > > I remember bike shops selling little wool bottle socks just for that purpose > decades ago. At this time of year they dry out in about 1/2 hour in Southern > Arizona. Remember those canteens with the wool serape pattern covers? Works. > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > Do they fit on KK Iris cages? I thought they didn't... > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On Jun 15, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Zack <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Robert: You should try one of the double-walled insulated KK > > bottles! They are awesome. You can keep coffee hot and water cold > > for a pretty good amount of time. In my experience it's a little > > better at keeping coffee hot for a while than water cold, but it's > > still a vast improvement over the single walled KK. > > > > -Z > > > > On Jun 15, 1:19 pm, "Robert F. Harrison" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I use KKs but I've always put a wet sock around them. This not only stops > >> the rattling but keeps the water much cooler in the Hawaiian sun. With the > >> right sock it's not terribly unattractive and as it works well I don't > >> worry > >> about how it looks. > >> > >> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4355453296_13cf567091_z.jpg > >> > >> <http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4355453296_13cf567091_z.jpg>Aloha! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:54 AM, Darin G. <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Those of you using the Kleen Kanteen--do they rattle around? I > >>> suspect there is a difference between being secure in the cage and not > >>> making noise every time you go over a bump. > >> > >>> On Jun 15, 6:14 am, John Aydelotte <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> +1 for the King Kage Iris. I have them on almost all my bikes. They > >>>> fit the Klean Kanteen bottles extremely well. > >> > >>>> I actually met the guy who makes them at the Rocky Mountain Bicycle > >>>> Festival this past weekend. He made most of a cage in front of me in > >>>> under a minute (not including the part that holds it onto the bike -- > >>>> I think that's welded on). I am happy to support a local businessman > >>>> (Durango, CO) who makes such a great product. > >> > >>>> On Jun 15, 5:05 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>>> On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 21:59 -0700, cyclotourist wrote: > >>>>>> King Cage Iris cages. Not as elegant as the Nittos, but still look > >>>>>> interesting and have held up well so far (bought earlier this year). > >>>>>> They carry KK bottles fine, with no need for twine or leather. > >> > >>>>> The King Iris is the best cage there is for an under-the-downtube > >>> upside > >>>>> down mount, as the weight of the bottle cannot pull the cage open. > >> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > >> > >> -- > >> Robert Harrison > >> [email protected] > >> statrix.com > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > > > > -- > Bill Gibson > Tempe, Arizona, USA > > -- > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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