Anyone have experience with the double-walled KK bottles in the Iris cages?
I have used the VO Retro cages with leather on them, but they are all bent out of shape now and I am thinking of getting some new cages when I get my Sam next month. On Jun 15, 4:14 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've found the VO cages to be underwhelming in build quality - I've had 3 > different styles (type I, II, and moderniste) and two of them have separated > at the welds, and one of the three wasn't even close to "true" either - e.g. > crooked lines set-up pre-weld (one of the type I/II - forget which). > > On Jun 15, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Bill Gibson (III) wrote: > > > > > I have and daily enjoy my Klean Kanteens (sp?) both single and double wall > > bottles. The folks at the company seems to be great, too, it might be a > > family design and sourcing operation, except the bottles aren't made > > locally, as in the USA. They sent me a recall notice for one of my bottle > > caps, then sent me two replacements even though the cap I sent in wasn't > > defective, so I bought another Klean Kanteen. I'm using them in some > > Camelback neoprene sleeves in off bike use, and in my Quickbeam's bottle > > cages in on bike use. I got my Quickeam's cages from Velo Orange. > > >http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/water-bottles-cage... > > > I like what Velo Orange is up to almost as much a what Rivendell is up to > > and want to support both, but... > > > I can't think of a better use of the wool in an > > all-used-up-and-can't-be-darned-any-more-sock-or-sweater than an > > evaporative cooling sleeve for a feeder bottle. Boil the wool, then use > > scissors, then sew it up to fit. > > > I remember bike shops selling little wool bottle socks just for that > > purpose decades ago. At this time of year they dry out in about 1/2 hour in > > Southern Arizona. Remember those canteens with the wool serape pattern > > covers? Works. > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Do they fit on KK Iris cages? I thought they didn't... > > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > > On Jun 15, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Zack <zack...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Robert: You should try one of the double-walled insulated KK > > > bottles! They are awesome. You can keep coffee hot and water cold > > > for a pretty good amount of time. In my experience it's a little > > > better at keeping coffee hot for a while than water cold, but it's > > > still a vast improvement over the single walled KK. > > > > -Z > > > > On Jun 15, 1:19 pm, "Robert F. Harrison" <rfharri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I use KKs but I've always put a wet sock around them. This not only stops > > >> the rattling but keeps the water much cooler in the Hawaiian sun. With > > >> the > > >> right sock it's not terribly unattractive and as it works well I don't > > >> worry > > >> about how it looks. > > > >>http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4355453296_13cf567091_z.jpg > > > >> <http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4355453296_13cf567091_z.jpg>Aloha! > > > >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:54 AM, Darin G. <dbg...@mac.com> wrote: > > >>> Those of you using the Kleen Kanteen--do they rattle around? I > > >>> suspect there is a difference between being secure in the cage and not > > >>> making noise every time you go over a bump. > > > >>> On Jun 15, 6:14 am, John Aydelotte <j.m.aydelo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> +1 for the King Kage Iris. I have them on almost all my bikes. They > > >>>> fit the Klean Kanteen bottles extremely well. > > > >>>> I actually met the guy who makes them at the Rocky Mountain Bicycle > > >>>> Festival this past weekend. He made most of a cage in front of me in > > >>>> under a minute (not including the part that holds it onto the bike -- > > >>>> I think that's welded on). I am happy to support a local businessman > > >>>> (Durango, CO) who makes such a great product. > > > >>>> On Jun 15, 5:05 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > >>>>> On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 21:59 -0700, cyclotourist wrote: > > >>>>>> King Cage Iris cages. Not as elegant as the Nittos, but still look > > >>>>>> interesting and have held up well so far (bought earlier this year). > > >>>>>> They carry KK bottles fine, with no need for twine or leather. > > > >>>>> The King Iris is the best cage there is for an under-the-downtube > > >>> upside > > >>>>> down mount, as the weight of the bottle cannot pull the cage open. > > > >>> -- > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >>> Groups > > >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > >> -- > > >> Robert Harrison > > >> rfharri...@gmail.com > > >> statrix.com > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Bill Gibson > > Tempe, Arizona, USA > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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