Well, they are comparable for the use of heavy bottles, right? At any rate, I prefer a duller finish with worry free strength than shiny and cool with less strength.
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On 08/01/2013 01:58 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I've used the Nitto butterfly cages, the VO similars as well as the VO >> retros, and the King Irises, and I've managed to break two Nittos and >> (IIRC) one VO but never a King, even with almost 30 oz double wall steel >> bottles (= long and heavy). The King's don't look as shiny but IMO they are >> the best out there regardless of value, and this is true even more given >> the price. >> > > Those two aren't really comparable. The Nitto Butterfly isn't meant for > loads as heavy as those you used, and it isn't meant for under the downtube > use either; but it looks marvelous, holds a normal size and weight bottle > very well, and yet it's easy to remove and replace the bottle. The King > Iris, by contrast, is perfect for overloading and under the downtube use; > there's simply no way it can open from the weight of a bottle. However, I > found it damned near impossible to get the bottle out from either the > downtube [i.e., NOT under the downtube] or seat tube positions with one > hand with the bike moving. > > The King Iris is a whole lot cheaper, too. You can buy two King stainless > cages (either the conventional style or the Iris) for less than half of > what one Nitto Butterfly costs these days. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > To post to this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.**com<rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > . > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/**group/rbw-owners-bunch<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch> > . > For more options, visit > https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > . > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
