Pretty from the off, as the bottle isn’t being repeatedly inserted into a gritty cage, it’ll stay looking new almost indefinitely.

Minimalist design: Its small size and low weight mean it can be attached to even the narrowest bike frame. Simply hold the bottle near the magnetic holder, and it will snap firmly into place. To remove, twist it away from the holder and it will come free. As the bottle can only be disengaged in a twisting motion it's impossible for the bottle to get ejected on even the roughest descents. If you’re a speed enthusiast and keeping your bike as light as possible is a priority, a carbon or lightweight polymer cage will help you shave off those extra grams.Hover the bottle directly above the the mount and magnetism does the work of aligning and syncing the two. Pulled together, there’s no need to be too precise in your placement. Pros: Impressive bottle grip, lightweight, expanded entry angles, 9 colour options, sliding mount, tough

Perhaps its closest direct competitor is Fabric’s Cageless Bottle. Eschewing magnets, this simple push-on/pull-off bottle relies on studs that fit the base of the bottle and attach above the frame bosses. Where the bottle cage sits on the bike is also important. Most modern bottle cages have machined eyelets to attach them to the frame via mounting bolts included with the bike, though the degree of height adjustability is different for each. Freestyle: If you’ve got no eyelets on the bike for bottle cages (highly unlikely) or if the eyelets aren’t exactly where you’d like them to be, you can always go for a bottle cage that attaches to your bike using something similar to voile straps. Do bottle cages fit all the bikes? We all use our bikes in different ways and this will reflect on the key factors you should consider when choosing a bottle cage.Some manufacturers aim to fill a specific brief for bottles that fall outside of this range, offering specific over-sized cages. This was taken before the bottle was lost. Quite a bit of grime accumulated beforehand. Photo by Matt Miller. The bottle itself comes in cool looking clear smoked plastic. Made of dishwasher safe polypropylene and 600ml in size, it’s pleasingly free of the chemical taste that can mar some bottles. Primarily a bag maker, Restrap is hoping you’ll jam one of its frame bags inside the main triangle of your bike. However, if you decide to do so you’ll suddenly find the exit trajectory of a standard water bottle boxed in. High-quality material: the Twist 600ml drinking bottle is free of BPA and can be easily washed in the dishwasher.

With an Arundel Mandible Carbon bottle cage, you might have to use 40% more force to get that bottle out, but you can rest assured as there’s no seismic force flinging your bottle out of the cage. You can still get it out when you need to though, with a firm but consistent release straight up or at a slightly sideways angle, and the open mouth makes it easy to relocate your bottle if you’ve got tight frame clearances to work with, you can always go for the option of a side-release cage. If you’re fighting for space on your bike, Topeak Ninja Cage and Tubi 11 tool is one of the many practical solutions to help your case. The side-access design is minimalistic and allows for your multi tool to be bolted to the bottle cage. The standard bolt spacing is around 64mm apart. Brands typically use elongated eyelets for frame height adaptability and compatibility, while some will use a series of smaller eyelets to achieve the same effect. Secure magnetic holder: Magnets pull the drinking bottle into the holder with snap-in hooks. The bottle will stay firmly in place over every bump!

The twist and pull motion also prevents potentially painful encounters with the top tube and, for me at least, felt less exaggerated than Lezyne's likeable side-entry Flow.