ENVE

I ordered these bottle cages for a specific application. I'm looking for a water bottle cage that can be used with a top tube in-frame bag. As such, it needs to have a decent angle to get the bottle in from the side because the bag limits the overhead space to the cage. This cage has that and it works well. BUT....

It's very picky about which bottles you use. I've been using Bivo stainless steel bottles (insulated and uninsulated) recently in trying to both cut down my exposure to plastics and to keep my drinks cool when riding on hot days. The Bivo bottles rattle excessively in this cage. On the other hand, the Spesh Purist style bottles fit perfectly and work great. With any bottle though, I would definitely not use these on a mountain bike or riding gravel.

But in the final analysis, a cage should work pretty well with all bottles. A bottle falling out can be pretty dangerous to you or other riders. So.... these are going back.

The good news is that the Enve C.I.M. cages hold pretty much all bottles with solid authority. They also have a good side angle entry capability albeit it less than this cage.

I use a couple of these on my Enve road bike. Before getting overly matchy I read the previous reviews, bought one, now two and generally agree with the positive reviews . They�re obviously light weight, look fine, but what makes them really nice is the balance between holding bottles and letting one easily removed the bottle. This balance works great on a road bike or gravel bike, but might be on the too loose side for riding cobbles or technical MTB trails. Well no cobbles in SoCal and I haven�t tried them on a mountain bike.

I put this bar on my gravel bike as for me, the flare on the Enve Gravel Bar was too much.

The bar is expensive but for me worth it.

I was very careful about making this choice as my preferences were very particular, but when I held the bar in my hand at the Enve tent at Unbound, I knew this was my preference.

I installed it myself with a Fizik Terra Bondcush tape and could not be happier with the set-up.

The flats give me better space to put my hands just off of the hoods. I've been very happy with the bar so far.

Solid product - very clean looking design and I've done probably 600 miles since install and haven't had to adjust or mess with it once. Install was a little fussy, it took some fiddling around with angles to get the bolt started, which makes me nervous when dealing with a $300 stem. The adjustment range is fairly limited, though if you're this far down the dollars-per-watt curve then you should be willing to make sacrifices.

2 stars for price, I don't care if it's my punishment for running an Enve bar/stem, it is ridiculous for 2 pieces of CNC metal and some fiddly bits.