Using my Salsa anything cages today with a dry bag attached. Seemed secure enough to me, so was happily riding along when the cage became loose and turned a wee bit. Unfortunately, it turned into the wheel :evil:
No prizes for guessing the outcome! My dawn to dusk ride was cut short, my cage had snapped and my chin/lips aren't going to win me a modelling contract
Guess in future I won't be putting floppy dry bags on the cages next to my front wheel! That's me watching Christmas films for the afternoon now...
lesson learnt the hard way
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lesson learnt the hard way
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Re: lesson learnt the hard way
I've never liked the look of fork mounted cages - the consequences of a bit of vibration induced movement are too great. Healing vibes!
Re: lesson learnt the hard way
yikes, very sorry to hear that.
Like you I run an Anywhere cage with a drybag attached plus a normal waterbottle cage on my Mukluk.
Think I'll be looking at alternative options from now on.
Like you I run an Anywhere cage with a drybag attached plus a normal waterbottle cage on my Mukluk.
Think I'll be looking at alternative options from now on.
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Re: lesson learnt the hard way
Not going to use the anything cages any more :( In hindsight, it does seem daft putting such an object near the wheel!
My water bottle cages are secure on the forks and the bottle never moves, but I may rethink that option
My water bottle cages are secure on the forks and the bottle never moves, but I may rethink that option
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Re: lesson learnt the hard way
I never had any issues with things in my Anything cages (only the cages themselves) but I never used the standard straps ... I'm sure I've said this before but if you make some QR bungees to hold stuff in with, things remain secure.
Hope you repair quickly.
Hope you repair quickly.
May the bridges you burn light your way