Elite Vico Carbon Bottle Cage

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The spacing of the mounting holes for a standard bottle cage is 64mm / 2.5in apart, measured centre to centre. This matches the standard spacing of the bosses on most bikes. While we can’t say that all bottle cages will definitely fit all bikes, the overwhelming majority of each do fit each other. Where should I put my bottle cage on my bike?

The granting of a best price is not combinable with other promotions (e.g. "free articles) from Bike-Discount. Elite's own bottles push in with a reassuring clunk as the shape of the bottle fits in perfectly to the shaped cage, and once in there, it's definitely not moving. When you want to release the bottle, it's a little firm but easy enough; a consequence of the fact that it holds your bottles so well. The standard spacing for bottle cages mounts is 64mm / 2.5in and this applies to the overwhelming majority of bikes and bottle cages. You can be 99.9% certain that any bottle cage you buy will fit your bike. But as ever with these things, we can’t absolutely guarantee that there isn’t one brand of bikes or bottle cages doing things differently. Where should I put my bottle cage on my bike? Elite talks up the ‘holding power’ of the Custom Race Plus, even on “high speed descents, rough roads and off road.” To the touch the Custom Race Plus appears to blend firmness with flexibility. This balance varies depending on the area of the cage. Around the base that is secured to the bike frame the cage is pretty rigid. As you move to the front of the cage this is superseded by a degree of flex. The rubber insert itself is pliable and you can see how it might ‘adapt’ to the various shapes of water bottle.The injection-molded carbon fibre construction, according to Elite, “features structural sections that vary according to the tension level applied to different areas of the bottle cage during use, ensuring high reliability and performance.” screen. Unless stated otherwise, bikes also do not qualify for free postage. Please see below for details on

For pre-Christmas we now strongly recommend you upgrade from our standard post (Royal Mail 48) to either The design is pretty straightforward, with a structure that wraps around the bottle at its side and front. The rear of the cage features a little ‘shelf’ at the base which the bottle rests on while at the top there’s an angled tab of sorts that provides additional grip. It results in a snug fit with the bottle, seemingly, held very securely indeed. Perhaps the simplest way of carrying more bottles is buying a cage such as Topeak’s Ninja Cage, which can be strapped to your bike with a set of zip ties.However, a securely held bottle has to be removed. I’m someone who likes to sip little and often on my rides. I found that I needed to give the bottle a pretty firm tug to remove it. It wasn’t a significant issue but I did find I needed to slow down and focus on the task at hand. VICO is made in an innovative carbon fiber material which makes it very light (only 23 gr), resistant and reliable. a) If we have sent you the incorrect bicycle, we will cover the cost of collection and delivery of the correct model. a guarantee, but we will do our best! If we can't dispatch on the same day, we will dispatch the next For most of you reading this, the most important function of a bottle cage is that it holds your bottles securely, without making it too hard to actually release them. I tested the Elite Vico Carbon cage with a number of bottles, and with Elite's own it's brilliant. Other bottles can be a bit of a squeeze, though.