Subject: RE: Xlab Gorilla Cages & Flying Water Bottles The heavier the bottle, the more apt it is to fly out ... regardless of the cage. Think of it this way: you hit a bump with your tire, your bike is built to be stiff and so the energy travels through the bike and makes it way to your seat, it then flexes the rear bottle cage carrier that then flings the bottles out. The heavier the bottle, the more force it has pushing it out. I use a normal 20 or 24 fl oz bottle with "normal" carbon cages. While I still have a bottle drop occassionally it does not happen as frequently. I have also noticed that only full bottles fly out, not empty ones. Bottom line: you'll have to rid yourself of those heavy bottles ... or at least not put them in the rear cages. |