Archive for January 6, 2017

New cycling water bottle does away with the cage

Although most cyclists probably don’t give much thought to their water bottle or bottle cage, the fact is that like just about anything else, those components can be lightened and simplified. That’s just what British cycling design company Fabric has done, with its new Cageless water bottle.

The idea behind the product is pretty simple. Instead of a separate cage and bottle, Cageless consists of a BPA-free 600-mL bottle with built-in retaining clips, and a couple of plastic studs that mount on the bike’s existing cage bosses. The clips on the bottle engage those studs, so there’s no empty cage left sitting on the frame when the bottle isn’t being used. Read more