Water Bottles & Cages
If you are out cycling you need to drink regularly to stay hydrated. Even if you are only slightly dehydrated it will have a negative impact on your performance and enjoyment.
Frame mounted water bottle cages means that your drink is always close at hand whenever you need to take a sip.
Bottle cages are all fairly simple in design but there are variations. As ever in the pursuit of the lightweight carbon has been employed for the most stylish and desirable cages. Standard aluminium cages wear well and are also often very light. For small frames where it can be difficult to fit a bottle side entry cages are available.
Water bottles generally come in 500ml, 750ml or 1000ml sizes. If you are using an energy drink from nutrition company Science in Sport it's worth buying their own branded bottles as they act as a measure for energy powder.
Frame mounted water bottle cages means that your drink is always close at hand whenever you need to take a sip.
Bottle cages are all fairly simple in design but there are variations. As ever in the pursuit of the lightweight carbon has been employed for the most stylish and desirable cages. Standard aluminium cages wear well and are also often very light. For small frames where it can be difficult to fit a bottle side entry cages are available.
Water bottles generally come in 500ml, 750ml or 1000ml sizes. If you are using an energy drink from nutrition company Science in Sport it's worth buying their own branded bottles as they act as a measure for energy powder.
This story was last updated on 18/01/2012
