It has two large arms that wrap around a bottle to prevent it from bouncing out and a substantial lip that holds the grooved middle section of a bike bottle.

Put a small amount of grease on the threads of the two bolts, slide them through the bolt holes on the bottle cage, and thread them into the threaded bottle bosses on your bike’s frame. The lightest bike bottle cages we tested are the Bontrager Pro Bottle Cage at 29 grams and the Silca Sucuro bottle cage weighing 30 grams.Performance often depends more on the style and construction of the cage, rather than the material it's made of though, so don't assume a carbon bottle cage is better just because it costs more. When you start carrying larger water bottles on your bike, the options for water bottle holders shrink. Vinyl-coated Quick Cage, Arundel Looney Bin, or Portland Design Works Hot Beverage Holder are your best options for carrying a reusable steel bottle. These are great because they allow the bottle to be taken out from the side, as well as from the top.

When commuting with these water bottle holders, we carried a variety of beverages, from coffee tumblers and beer cans to water bottles ranging from 20 to 40 ounces. We used this cage on a bikepacking trip and never once lost the bottle it held, no matter what we rode over. We ultimately didn’t pick this as a winner because we found the Portland Design Works Hot Beverage Holder held our coffee tumbler more securely and is more versatile because it can hold most other water bottles, too.A side-loading water bottle cage lets you remove and replace a bike water bottle on the side of the cage. We recommend purchasing this whenever they’re available on Widefoot’s site so you have it ready for your next bikepacking trip. Staying hydrated is essential while you ride, and having a bottle holder on your bike helps you to keep track of your water intake. Bottle CagesBottle cages are the most common way of taking your cycling water bottle with you, side access, handlebar or frame-mounted styles allow you to have easy access to your water when you need it, without hassle.

If you don’t have the space to use a top-loading water bottle cage on your bike frame, whether that’s because you’re using a half-frame bag or you have a smaller-sized bike with a small center triangle, a side-loading cage is the way to go. Bike riding and water bottles go together like salt and pepper, bacon and eggs, and Saturday nights and awful TV entertainment. You can tighten or loosen the fit of your bottle in the cage by squeezing it together or pulling apart the separate sides.Many cages will bend from the weight of a liter of water bouncing inside, forcing you to bend the cage back almost daily if riding long distances on bumpy surfaces.