The new LEGGERO CARBON enriches Elite's range of ultra light bottlecages for bicycle rides and competitions.
Carbon fiber-reinforced, this bottlecage ensures very high resistance on record lightness: it only weighs 17 grams. It'ss not a coincidence that it's one of the bottlecages Elite supplies to their WorldTour teams.
The Elite LEGGERO CARBON bottlecage's record lightness though is not detrimental to its resistance and sturdiness.
The registered design has beed studied to eliminate all non essential components in the bottlecage's structure as much as possible, reinforcing at the same time those areas more subject to loads and strains during use.
This is how carbon fiber ensures great resistance and durability without affecting the product's weight. On the contrary, it's what makes it one of the lightest and more resistant commercially available bottlecages.
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Cage Material: Carbon Fiber | |
Mfg PartNum: 120190101 | |
I've used various Elite products for years, always happy with the purchase, though they do tend to be pricier than competitors. I bought these to pair with a speedy Italian bike that I wanted to trim with Italian bling.
Based on about 25 hours of road riding, this holds various bottles of standard diameter well and even hitting some hard bumps I'm confident I won't be losing bottles. If anything, the weight-saving design with the thin, angled arm may work too well, catching on any indented bands on some bottles.
One general concern with carbon cages over plastic or metal is the flexibility versus fragility. There's enough flex in this to accommodate slightly different sizes/styles of bottles, and other than the potential catching on indented bands, I find it is reasonably forgiving when trying to return the bottle when riding by feel, imperfectly aligned.
I just replaced both of my cages on my road bike out of necessity. I used to have the Blackburn very light carbon cage which was just kept breaking all the time. This Elite cage is much better design no problem at all and almost as light as the blackburn.
