Parlee Carbon Bottle Cage

We didn’t invent the carbon bottle cage. We perfected it. The demands on a carbon cage are more complex than most cyclists imagine. A bottle cage weighs just about an ounce but is routinely asked to carry 30x its weight attached to your bicycle with nothing more than two 5mm screws. Cages must carry a pound or two of liquids securely, in all types of weather conditions and more and more, over the roughest terrain around. A bottle cage also needs to “release” your needed hydration without too much effort and needs to receive your bottles back without visual cues. A cyclist needs to be able to remove and stow their bottle with one hand while speeding down the road, avoiding obstacles, braking, shifting, and maintaining position in a group or navigating what used to be considered terrain suitable only to mountain bikes.All the while a cage needs to be as light as possible and match the aesthetics of modern performance bicycles.Our development process was extensive. We 3D printed countless