Oh, I forgot...one of my Velo Orange cages broke, so I repaired it with a fillet of transparent epoxy. It's held so well I forgot I'd done that... but on really bumpy rides I have the habit of using an old toe strap to keep things from falling out of the cage I'm not drinking from.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Roger <[email protected]> wrote: > I like that the Iris is stiffest at the top of the cage where it can > best restrain the bottle. My old Riv Aellee's (sp?) are quite rattly > with a Klean Kanteen because the whole cage pivots from the bottom > edge of the cage. > > The only flaw I see with myfavorite Iris/KK 28oz wide mouth combo is > that the King cages don't have a tab for strap mounting. One of my > bikes has cage mounts on the down tube but not seat tube, and I need > straps to attach a bottle cage. > > I see that VO says of their Moderniste that the "newer, stronger > version cannot be used with bottle cage clamps" so even if they are > now made better, they no longer would solve my only issue with King. > Pity... > > On Jun 15, 1:51 pm, Benedikt <[email protected]> wrote: > > My Velo Orange cages fell apart after a few short mile. Broken > > weld. > > > > My Kleen Kanteen's have no rattling AT ALL in my King Cage Iris. Both > > insulated and regular. > > > > On Jun 15, 1:14 pm, andrew hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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-cage... > > > > > > 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 athttp:// > 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 athttp:// > 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 athttp:// > 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. 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