[RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
Can't speak for the Laken specifically, but I had the same rattle problem with bottle cages (Nitto 'R', Blackburn, Specialized, you-name- it) with Klean Kanteen bottles. I found these http://www.logocoolies.com/bottle-bag-insulator.php laying around the house - they're vendor give-away insulators and they work perfectly. Not only do they cinch up tightly around the bottle neck and keep the bottle from rattling, but they also make the bottle fit the cage more snugly - less likely to bounce out. On Mar 14, 12:01 pm, Forrest wrote: > For those of you who have used them (or I guess ridden in close > proximity to them), do the Laken aluminum watter bottles sold by RBW > tend to rattle in cages such as the King and the Nitto? Or pretty > solid/silent in those? Thanks. -- Forrest -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
I've tried the VO Classic, the VO Moderniste and King cages with varying degrees of success in securing my Kleen Canteens. The Modernistes seem to be the weekest and require a squeeze every now and again to hold the canteens quietly. The King cages work the best for me. On Mar 14, 1:01 pm, Forrest wrote: > For those of you who have used them (or I guess ridden in close > proximity to them), do the Laken aluminum watter bottles sold by RBW > tend to rattle in cages such as the King and the Nitto? Or pretty > solid/silent in those? Thanks. -- Forrest -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
Another vote for the King Iris. Have them on my Sam Hillborne. Luckily, my LBS (Hiawatha Cyclery) usually has them in stock. The inexpensive Planet Bike cages seem to do a good job of holding Kleen Kanteen bottles without excess noise. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Apr 4, 11:37 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > +1 for the King Iris cages. Just bought them last week, and very > happy with them. Work great w/ 23oz metal bottles and are slightly > bendable. Good stuff. FWIW, I got 'em from these guys on > ebay:http://tinyurl.com/4xa9cdz > > On 4/4/11, Jim Cloud wrote: > > > > > > > Just a personal opinion, but I don't think the Nitto cages are > > particularly sturdy. Very handsome, and obviously well made, but not > > very tough. I've had two of them on my Riv Road and took them off, > > after bending one somewhat askew when I shouldered my bike to carry it > > up some stairs. At the time, I was using a conventional large size > > plastic water bottle (not a Klean Kanteen). I think the larger size > > of the Kleen Kanteen (27 oz.) would be particularly ill suited for a > > Nitto cage, although the 18 oz. bottle would probably work > > sufficiently well. > > > At this point, I'm using a classic Specialites T..A. steel water > > bottle cage, which is sturdy as all git out, and another T.A. cage > > that was originally marketed for the "Randonneur" aluminum water > > bottles that T.A. made. These cages are squarish in configuration, > > and held the aluminum bottle that was either 750ml or 1000ml in size. > > The original water bottle had a "Grolsch" beer type cap. Just by > > luck, I purchase a couple of Laken Prisma water bottles from REI last > > year that are virtually the same form factor and have a sport cap, > > with a capacity of 1000 ml > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ > > > On Apr 4, 6:24 pm, Eric Norris wrote: > >> I had one of those fail, but not as quickly as yours. VO promptly sent me > >> a replacement, and I haven't had any trouble since then (about a year > >> ago). > > >> During that time, on another bike, a genuine Nitto cage broke. I checked > >> with Rivendell, and the said it was out of warranty. > > >> Bike stuff breaks. Some manufacturers stand behind their stuff better than > >> others. > > >> --Eric N > >> Sent from the iPad 2 > > >> On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Benedikt wrote: > > >> > I had two VO Retro Waterbottle cages > >> >http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/water-bottles-cage... > >> > and I a weld broke on one within 50 miles. Granted I may have > >> > squeezed it a little to much but it seemed pretty flimsy. > > >> > I just picked up two King Cage Iris > >> > cageshttp://www.kingcage.com/assets/img/Cage3.jpg > >> > and, while I haven't rode with them yet, they look far superior. Less > >> > welds. Stronger looking welds. Thicker tubing. They appear to hold > >> > the Kleen Canteen waterbottles pretty snug and standard plastic > >> > cycling waterbottles VERY well. > > >> > On Mar 14, 10:01 am, Forrest wrote: > >> >> For those of you who have used them (or I guess ridden in close > >> >> proximity to them), do the Laken aluminum watter bottles sold by RBW > >> >> tend to rattle in cages such as the King and the Nitto? Or pretty > >> >> solid/silent in those? Thanks. -- Forrest > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
+1 for the King Iris cages. Just bought them last week, and very happy with them. Work great w/ 23oz metal bottles and are slightly bendable.Good stuff. FWIW, I got 'em from these guys on ebay: http://tinyurl.com/4xa9cdz On 4/4/11, Jim Cloud wrote: > Just a personal opinion, but I don't think the Nitto cages are > particularly sturdy. Very handsome, and obviously well made, but not > very tough. I've had two of them on my Riv Road and took them off, > after bending one somewhat askew when I shouldered my bike to carry it > up some stairs. At the time, I was using a conventional large size > plastic water bottle (not a Klean Kanteen). I think the larger size > of the Kleen Kanteen (27 oz.) would be particularly ill suited for a > Nitto cage, although the 18 oz. bottle would probably work > sufficiently well. > > At this point, I'm using a classic Specialites T..A. steel water > bottle cage, which is sturdy as all git out, and another T.A. cage > that was originally marketed for the "Randonneur" aluminum water > bottles that T.A. made. These cages are squarish in configuration, > and held the aluminum bottle that was either 750ml or 1000ml in size. > The original water bottle had a "Grolsch" beer type cap. Just by > luck, I purchase a couple of Laken Prisma water bottles from REI last > year that are virtually the same form factor and have a sport cap, > with a capacity of 1000 ml > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > On Apr 4, 6:24 pm, Eric Norris wrote: >> I had one of those fail, but not as quickly as yours. VO promptly sent me >> a replacement, and I haven't had any trouble since then (about a year >> ago). >> >> During that time, on another bike, a genuine Nitto cage broke. I checked >> with Rivendell, and the said it was out of warranty. >> >> Bike stuff breaks. Some manufacturers stand behind their stuff better than >> others. >> >> --Eric N >> Sent from the iPad 2 >> >> On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Benedikt wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I had two VO Retro Waterbottle cages >> >http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/water-bottles-cage... >> > and I a weld broke on one within 50 miles. Granted I may have >> > squeezed it a little to much but it seemed pretty flimsy. >> >> > I just picked up two King Cage Iris >> > cageshttp://www.kingcage.com/assets/img/Cage3.jpg >> > and, while I haven't rode with them yet, they look far superior. Less >> > welds. Stronger looking welds. Thicker tubing. They appear to hold >> > the Kleen Canteen waterbottles pretty snug and standard plastic >> > cycling waterbottles VERY well. >> >> > On Mar 14, 10:01 am, Forrest wrote: >> >> For those of you who have used them (or I guess ridden in close >> >> proximity to them), do the Laken aluminum watter bottles sold by RBW >> >> tend to rattle in cages such as the King and the Nitto? Or pretty >> >> solid/silent in those? Thanks. -- Forrest >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
Just a personal opinion, but I don't think the Nitto cages are particularly sturdy. Very handsome, and obviously well made, but not very tough. I've had two of them on my Riv Road and took them off, after bending one somewhat askew when I shouldered my bike to carry it up some stairs. At the time, I was using a conventional large size plastic water bottle (not a Klean Kanteen). I think the larger size of the Kleen Kanteen (27 oz.) would be particularly ill suited for a Nitto cage, although the 18 oz. bottle would probably work sufficiently well. At this point, I'm using a classic Specialites T..A. steel water bottle cage, which is sturdy as all git out, and another T.A. cage that was originally marketed for the "Randonneur" aluminum water bottles that T.A. made. These cages are squarish in configuration, and held the aluminum bottle that was either 750ml or 1000ml in size. The original water bottle had a "Grolsch" beer type cap. Just by luck, I purchase a couple of Laken Prisma water bottles from REI last year that are virtually the same form factor and have a sport cap, with a capacity of 1000 ml Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Apr 4, 6:24 pm, Eric Norris wrote: > I had one of those fail, but not as quickly as yours. VO promptly sent me a > replacement, and I haven't had any trouble since then (about a year ago). > > During that time, on another bike, a genuine Nitto cage broke. I checked with > Rivendell, and the said it was out of warranty. > > Bike stuff breaks. Some manufacturers stand behind their stuff better than > others. > > --Eric N > Sent from the iPad 2 > > On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Benedikt wrote: > > > > > > > > > I had two VO Retro Waterbottle cages > >http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/water-bottles-cage... > > and I a weld broke on one within 50 miles. Granted I may have > > squeezed it a little to much but it seemed pretty flimsy. > > > I just picked up two King Cage Iris > > cageshttp://www.kingcage.com/assets/img/Cage3.jpg > > and, while I haven't rode with them yet, they look far superior. Less > > welds. Stronger looking welds. Thicker tubing. They appear to hold > > the Kleen Canteen waterbottles pretty snug and standard plastic > > cycling waterbottles VERY well. > > > On Mar 14, 10:01 am, Forrest wrote: > >> For those of you who have used them (or I guess ridden in close > >> proximity to them), do the Laken aluminum watter bottles sold by RBW > >> tend to rattle in cages such as the King and the Nitto? Or pretty > >> solid/silent in those? Thanks. -- Forrest > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
I had one of those fail, but not as quickly as yours. VO promptly sent me a replacement, and I haven't had any trouble since then (about a year ago). During that time, on another bike, a genuine Nitto cage broke. I checked with Rivendell, and the said it was out of warranty. Bike stuff breaks. Some manufacturers stand behind their stuff better than others. --Eric N Sent from the iPad 2 On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Benedikt wrote: > I had two VO Retro Waterbottle cages > http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/water-bottles-cages/vo-retro-cage-type-i-no-hook.html > and I a weld broke on one within 50 miles. Granted I may have > squeezed it a little to much but it seemed pretty flimsy. > > I just picked up two King Cage Iris cages > http://www.kingcage.com/assets/img/Cage3.jpg > and, while I haven't rode with them yet, they look far superior. Less > welds. Stronger looking welds. Thicker tubing. They appear to hold > the Kleen Canteen waterbottles pretty snug and standard plastic > cycling waterbottles VERY well. > > On Mar 14, 10:01 am, Forrest wrote: >> For those of you who have used them (or I guess ridden in close >> proximity to them), do the Laken aluminum watter bottles sold by RBW >> tend to rattle in cages such as the King and the Nitto? Or pretty >> solid/silent in those? Thanks. -- Forrest > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
I had two VO Retro Waterbottle cages http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/water-bottles-cages/vo-retro-cage-type-i-no-hook.html and I a weld broke on one within 50 miles. Granted I may have squeezed it a little to much but it seemed pretty flimsy. I just picked up two King Cage Iris cages http://www.kingcage.com/assets/img/Cage3.jpg and, while I haven't rode with them yet, they look far superior. Less welds. Stronger looking welds. Thicker tubing. They appear to hold the Kleen Canteen waterbottles pretty snug and standard plastic cycling waterbottles VERY well. On Mar 14, 10:01 am, Forrest wrote: > For those of you who have used them (or I guess ridden in close > proximity to them), do the Laken aluminum watter bottles sold by RBW > tend to rattle in cages such as the King and the Nitto? Or pretty > solid/silent in those? Thanks. -- Forrest -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
For the record: I broke three Nitto butterfly cages after relatively few miles holding 28 oz Eleven Gear thermos (= double wall) water bottles, and they were designed for regular bike cages. King Iris cages are far more secure and, for that matter, far more quiet. Point of this mss: Nitto cages aren't up to all metal bottles. On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Brad Gantt wrote: > I have both types cages and the Laken bottles are silent in each. The Kings > are super solid, even off-road. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Laken aluminum watter bottles rattle in cages?
I have both types cages and the Laken bottles are silent in each. The Kings are super solid, even off-road. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
