Elite's new dual side entry bottle cage - Elite T-Race Cycling Water Bottle Cage Review

[@diverg3]

Nice review! Super nice look of that Cofidis bottle against the black bike frame 🤌🏻

[@valiantabello]

I like this and I like that it comes in blue.

[@TheSweetCyclists]

Yea, it's great to see some color options as most bike accessories just come in black.

[@Volkmannx]

In-depth review, thanks - liked and subscribed!

[@TheSweetCyclists]

Thanks! Glad the review could be useful, it's a simple water bottle cage but has some features.

[@agguoomb]

May I know what is the model name of your Specialized bike? The top tube looks unique!

[@TheSweetCyclists]

The bike shown is a Specialized Roubaix. There is a Silca Impero frame pump below the top tube which is what you might be referring to, it isn't part of the bike but just a removable bike air pump.

[@agguoomb]

@@TheSweetCyclists Thanks for your kind explanation. I was surprised to see it in the 1st glance and thought "Wow, Specialized developed a road bike which has suspension shock on the top tube!" Feel embarrassed to my silly misunderstanding~haha

[@andhikawibisana9845]

I have this bidon cage also, my bidon fall when hit the bumpy road. Do you have the same isue?

[@TheSweetCyclists]

Sorry to hear that, I haven't had that issue. It could be the shape of your water bottle as well, the grove on the bottle should match up with the raised portion on the bottle cage - otherwise you may not have fully inserted it down.

[@robbo9229]

Is this as good or better than a side mount bottle cage when it comes to tight spaces on the frame? Like if the bottle on my seat tube is almost kissing the frame bag, can I get it out as good as a side mount?

[@TheSweetCyclists]

It's not quite as good as a traditional side mount as you do need to slide the bottle up slightly to remove it. If you just need a little more space they sell brackets that help you move the water bottle cage down slightly.

[@codak29]

Great review.

[@PorscheSoPrettyR6]

If I put Jbl Bluetooth speaker will it fall off?

[@TheSweetCyclists]

It depends on the shape of the speaker. Standard water bottles are designed to fit bottles that have a ~74mm diameter. If the speaker is close to that it should work.

[@PorscheSoPrettyR6]

@@TheSweetCyclists thank

[@rgollon]

do you have link on where to buy?

[@TheSweetCyclists]

Good question. It doesn't seem like it's available from many retailers or Todson US distributor currently. It looks like merlincycles.com has it, but I've never bought from them before.

[@Chris-0703]

I really hate when the bottle isn't flush against the cage/frame

[@dannyli5946]

weight？

[@TheSweetCyclists]

It's 30g on our scale (see 01:43). There are light cages on the market though - we have a review for the Topeak Fezo 10g cage coming up - but the weight honestly doesn't really matter.

[@dannyli5946]

@@TheSweetCyclists is it the carbon version for 30g each or normal plastic version

[@TheSweetCyclists]

​@@dannyli5946 The one in this review is the "fiber reinforced" version. Elite lists the weight of the T-Race Carbon as 15g (www.elite-it.com/en/products/bottle-cages/carbon/t-race-carbon).