Blackburn Comp Bottle Bicycle Cage

I bough this to go on a custom built and designed commuter bike. It certainly does the trick, but the finish looks like a cheap powder coat rather than the brushed anodized look that I was going for. Can''t really argue for the price and really it''s meant to hold a water bottle. If you''re looking for something to style a bike with pony up and get the stainless version. Otherwise, this does its job.

I recently purchased two of these cages for a new MTB.

The first issue I encountered with them had less to do with the cages (though certainly an issue they could have prevented with slightly different dimensions) and more to do with the bike itself, a Redline Monocog 29er. With both cages installed, the bottles were allowed to rub up against one another, clanging around during ridding. I promptly uninstalled one cage.

The second issue I had is with whatever the coating is on these cages. After my first short outing I began to notice black marring on the formerly pristinely yellow bottle I was using. It has proven to be difficult to remove.

The third issue is that is simply does not hold a new bottle I purchased for it well at all. A 27oz Klean Kanteen has considerable wiggle side to side due to it''s rounded base and the lack of bracing these cages offer on the sides of the bottle.

The forth and final issue, and why I will ultimately be replacing these cages, is that they are simply too flimsy. After less than 25 miles on the bike, I began to notice that the bottle (a smaller... 20 oz? bottle) was rattling around considerably more than it had before. As it turns out, the allow these cages are made out of is weak enough that through casual riding, largely road in it''s nature, the weight of the full bottle was enough to slowly bend these cages out of shape.

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The bottle cage holds my bottles securely, but isn''t as pictured. The ones I received are painted silver, and are not the bare metal which is shown in the product image.

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I bought a metal one because I was worried a plastic one would break. Very easy to install and of sturdy construction.

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