Bike Accessories Reviews

Dropping a bottle while racing or riding in large group is beyond inconvenient; it can create chaos in the immediate sense and leads to dehydration later on if a feed or teammate isn't nearby. Modern carbon bottle cages are light and a stunning accent to any bike, but many make it difficult to grab your bottle, or to slide it back into its cage. Enter the Sampson EZ Grip bottle cage. Designed primarily to ease bottle entry and exit, the cage has few peers. The cage uses two arms with large tabs to help guide the bottle into place, even if your aim is slightly off. The polymer composite (fiber-filled nylon) construction doesn't look as sexy as woven carbon fiber but it's still quite light at 45 grams. You can remove the bottle with a straight pull or a slight sideways motion. The cage also holds a full bottle secure over rough and bumpy roads.—Ron Koch