Hi all, I’ve love my metal Podium bottles, and I love the look of my titanium cages on my Secan. I don’t love the rattle of the metal bottle in the metal cage.
What have people used done to stop the rattle? The cages are traditional design, so made from tubing/rod.
Please no ‘use plastic cage/bottle’ responses as I want to stick with my metal bottles and cages.
I have no experience with titanium bottle cages, but I was able to squeeze my aluminum one so tightly that nothing rattled anymore. However, now all my bottles are scratched heavily.
I have no experience with titanium bottle cages, but I was able to squeeze my aluminum one so tightly that nothing rattled anymore. However, now all my bottles are scratched heavily.
I should have said that I’d already ’re-engineered’ my cages this way already, to the point where the compromise between tight and still ok in terms of ease of removal/insertion when bumping along forest roads.
Buy a thin pair of socks, one for each bottle. Pick a colour you like!
Works perfectly, I’ve done it. 
Aero socks?
Maybe some electrical tape or rubber bands on strategical places?
Won’t be pretty tho.
Of course!
Have you tried Bivo bottles? I use the coated ones with Silca titanium cages and haven’t had any issues with rattling. Are the Podiums coated?
My Bivos are beginning to rattle in King Ti cages as the coating is wearing off… someone had similar issues and they touched up the paint with bed liner touch up paint.
So, interesting responses. Namely, that I should look to do something with the bottles, not the cages.
I’m not sure about the sock idea, as I can see that slipping on the bottle and thus reducing grip. I do wonder though if a silicone like sleeve could be the answer, like the thing you see on some outdoor coffee mugs.
One slight issue there is that the bottles are used on other bikes that have plastic cages, so the sleeves would have to be taken on/off depending on which bike is being used. May be best option though.
What about the cages? Any options there? Heat shrink on the cage tubing would work, but there is no way of getting it on as there is no open end to the tubing, while tape just unwraps (and didn’t do much).
I think your best bet is to use some sort of tape on the edges of the cage that contact the bottle. You can use some clear, self-fusing silicone tape, or maybe 3M Scotchguard Paint Protector tape on the cages.
Nice. Will check those out. Don’t need the full roll so may ask around to see if local tradesmen are willing to give me a short strip of the silicone tape. I wrapped the frame in frame protection film, so not sure if that’s similar to the scotchguard tape.
Yes, the paint protector tape is the same as the frame protection film. If you have any left over, give that a try first. I use both insulated (raw stainless) and the non-insulated (but soft-touch paint) Bivo bottles in my Ti cages and haven’t had much trouble with noise. I doubt you need much tape to stop it though, but maybe it’s the shape of the Podium bottles that make it more prone.
My wife has a similar issue with the Bivos in here carbon cages (I think it’s a mismatch of shapes that cause the rattling) and I tried wrapping what I thought were the contact points with tape; didn’t work, unfortunately. I haven’t tried it yet, but we use Plastic-Dip at work and I think this might actually work to solve the problem. Might be another option?
This seems like a solid idea. I had previously tried wrapping electrical tape on bottles but didn’t provide enough cushion. Some thicker PPF could do the trick…curious to see how those turns out!
Perhaps the cloth Tesa tape that is used for wrapping automotive wiring would work better than generic electrical tape. They make several versions and the type rated for under hood applications would likely work best … I use it to hold cables tight to handlebars under bar tape and it’s pretty rugged.
Was on a ride and a fellow rider had just got their new stainless bottles in the stainless cages. At every decent sized bump, the bottles would eject. We tried tightening the cages down - no luck. In the end, my Gorilla Tape that is stored on a plastic card in my bag (use for tire boot) was deployed. A wrap around the bottle at the right spot solved the problem.
I don’t see the allure of the metal bottles. Would like to hear what it is.
I have stainless King Cages and use 850ml Klean Kanteens (raw steel) in them without any rattling whatsoever. I would say it’s a combination of bottle and cage and if you are committed to not using plastic you may have to experiment a bit with different cages.
Thanks all for the thoughts. Will try a few things out over next few weeks and then hopefully report back.