Review - X-Lab Gorilla Cage
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 3:00AM Below is a guest post by ZenTri friend and Coach Matthew Bates. Thanks, Matty B!
Anyone who has tried a seat-mounted rear water bottle holder has probably experienced the "Ejecting Bottles" and has felt the first hand frustration. While I considered going "Al-Sultan" on the problem, I just couldn't pull off the speedo.
I have tried different angles of mounting the cages and have tried every water bottle cage from $5-$50. The final straw came in my 70.3 when I ejected a very important nutrition bottle that exploded it's contents on impact with the asphalt. Now it was personal.
It seems obvious now that the company who makes my rear water bottle holder would make the best cages to match, but it took much heartache to get here. The X-lab Gorilla Cage has been the most dependable and reliable cage I have ever used. The company claims the secret is, "The cage has over 2X the gripping force of conventional carbon cages due to the 6 high shouldered carbon gripping fingers, tall retention tab at the top and thicker carbon".
I have ridden over train tracks, seriously bumpy roads (IronBaby - Thanks, Brett), and everything that would ever eject and bottle and nothing happened! I have talked friends out of using duct tape, Livestrong bracelets and old inner tubes to keep the bottles from ejecting, and they all have never looked back (literally).
At a measly 38 grams they won't add much weight at all to your bike, although the $50 price tag can be a bit high; but is worth every penny!
Pros: Holds bottles and won't let go Look cool on the bike
Cons: Price
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