jumpa
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***long term review below original review***
Picked up two of these from halters. I didn't care about the weight as much as I did the aesthetic of the bottle (super clean) but I wanted to see it in person instead of buying blind online. And it still came out cheaper than my usual cage and bottle combo.
Price 20$ + tax
600ml
Single bottle comes with 4 plastic mounting nubs and associated hardware. The literature that comes with the bottle says over time if the fit becomes loose to swap the mounting studs out. I guess they anticipate over time the plastic on plastic snap in fit interface will wear out. Initially the fitment is snug with a obvious click to know the bottle is secured. I have no doubt the bottle would initally not fall out during a road ride or on single track. But time will tell with wear and tear. Pulling the bottle out is deffinatly a little bit more effort than using a cage. Maybe cause super new? Break in period?
Build quality is nice. The plastic on the bottle is firm and not " got a bottle from a random company picnic " feeling. bpa free if you care. The cap has a slotted diaphram to let water out and uses the standard lift up to open and press down to close system. The body of the bottle is thinner and tapered in on one side with textured grip grooves making it easier to line the bottle up with the mounting studs. Paired with the channels on the female side of the mounting system to help guide the studs in place, lining the bottle back uo will come second nature in a ride or two. Slight learning curve for sure. But nothing crazy.
Aesthetically I haven't seen a better bottle and "cage" set up. As for its function, the old system worked just fine. But if you care about weight, these weigh almost nothing compared to even the most expensive carbon cages and way cheaper at that. And if you have used a traditional bottle and cage system before these should be a snap to figure out.
***Long term review (1year +)***
The bottle unfortunately didn't hold up to well towards the end of it's usable life span. The screw on cap developed a slow leak and the slotted diphram in the mouth piece that squirts out water, on occasions, would invert itself out. These things where not to much of a problem realisticly but compared to cheap free'be bottles I have that perform flawlessly it was some cause for concern.
These two bottles have been on rotation on three different bikes. They have survived a trip out west to Utah, downhill days at creek, Killington and thunder and potholes and cobles on NYC roadie rides. To top it off, the clean asthetics they leave on a bike are unbeatable. Unfortunately my first incident of dropping a bottle happened on a road ride in Jersey city down a hill where I hit a raised manhole cover and lost a bottle last summer. I know the bottle was clipped in correct. Upon retreval, the bottle was already crushed by a car and unsalvageable. This was a head scratcher seeing as how well they held up on trail for me. My other bottle has now started to fall out on trail on fast rooty sections causing me to have to stop and search for them. I have tried replacing the plastic pegs to try and rectify the problem with little success. It was a good run but I am now back to a cage and traditional bottle set up.
The click in feeling that was very prevalent when the bottle was new is now less noticeable. There is obvious wear on the female plastic connector that is attached to the bottle and the four retaining nubs look slightly worn down.
The bottle was great for about a year but I don't know if I want to use a bottle system that needs to be replaced yearly. I also feel that this design could be improved greatly if the slot on the bottle and frame pegs where made out of aluminum Inserts instead of plastic to negate long term wear.
Picked up two of these from halters. I didn't care about the weight as much as I did the aesthetic of the bottle (super clean) but I wanted to see it in person instead of buying blind online. And it still came out cheaper than my usual cage and bottle combo.
Price 20$ + tax
600ml
Single bottle comes with 4 plastic mounting nubs and associated hardware. The literature that comes with the bottle says over time if the fit becomes loose to swap the mounting studs out. I guess they anticipate over time the plastic on plastic snap in fit interface will wear out. Initially the fitment is snug with a obvious click to know the bottle is secured. I have no doubt the bottle would initally not fall out during a road ride or on single track. But time will tell with wear and tear. Pulling the bottle out is deffinatly a little bit more effort than using a cage. Maybe cause super new? Break in period?
Build quality is nice. The plastic on the bottle is firm and not " got a bottle from a random company picnic " feeling. bpa free if you care. The cap has a slotted diaphram to let water out and uses the standard lift up to open and press down to close system. The body of the bottle is thinner and tapered in on one side with textured grip grooves making it easier to line the bottle up with the mounting studs. Paired with the channels on the female side of the mounting system to help guide the studs in place, lining the bottle back uo will come second nature in a ride or two. Slight learning curve for sure. But nothing crazy.
Aesthetically I haven't seen a better bottle and "cage" set up. As for its function, the old system worked just fine. But if you care about weight, these weigh almost nothing compared to even the most expensive carbon cages and way cheaper at that. And if you have used a traditional bottle and cage system before these should be a snap to figure out.
***Long term review (1year +)***
The bottle unfortunately didn't hold up to well towards the end of it's usable life span. The screw on cap developed a slow leak and the slotted diphram in the mouth piece that squirts out water, on occasions, would invert itself out. These things where not to much of a problem realisticly but compared to cheap free'be bottles I have that perform flawlessly it was some cause for concern.
These two bottles have been on rotation on three different bikes. They have survived a trip out west to Utah, downhill days at creek, Killington and thunder and potholes and cobles on NYC roadie rides. To top it off, the clean asthetics they leave on a bike are unbeatable. Unfortunately my first incident of dropping a bottle happened on a road ride in Jersey city down a hill where I hit a raised manhole cover and lost a bottle last summer. I know the bottle was clipped in correct. Upon retreval, the bottle was already crushed by a car and unsalvageable. This was a head scratcher seeing as how well they held up on trail for me. My other bottle has now started to fall out on trail on fast rooty sections causing me to have to stop and search for them. I have tried replacing the plastic pegs to try and rectify the problem with little success. It was a good run but I am now back to a cage and traditional bottle set up.
The click in feeling that was very prevalent when the bottle was new is now less noticeable. There is obvious wear on the female plastic connector that is attached to the bottle and the four retaining nubs look slightly worn down.
The bottle was great for about a year but I don't know if I want to use a bottle system that needs to be replaced yearly. I also feel that this design could be improved greatly if the slot on the bottle and frame pegs where made out of aluminum Inserts instead of plastic to negate long term wear.
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