£107 bottle cages, enduro knee pads, street mtb shoes and a boozing or cruising jacket

Plus highlights from this week’s content

By Nick Clark

Published: Friday, 10 February 2023 at 12:00 am

The weekend is upon us, and a marked weather improvement shows some early signs that spring is here in the UK.

While daffodils are yet to line our lanes, they are now in supermarkets, giving hope to those of us who are seasonally affected.

Knowing the weather of our island nation is never promised, we’ve tested jackets galore, with reviews of Rapha’s Core Rain II, Castelli’s Perfetto RoS 2, and Endura’s MT500 Freezing Point going live this week.

Alex Evans gave his thoughts on the fun-focused Santa Cruz 5010 CC X01 AXS RSV MX, which now features a mullet setup – as is the fashion in the mountain bike industry.

Our deputy editor Jack Luke advocated for cycle commuting and shared 6 commuter bike accessories he couldn’t live without.

Elsewhere, Cube announced the release of a revamped family of Stereo ONE mountain bikes.

There were also developments on the eco front, with Schwalbe taking delivery of its first shipments of rCB for its upcoming recycled tyre.

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Wolf Tooth Morse Cage Ti

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Wolf Tooth adds a bit of muted bling to your gravel rig.
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This titanium bottle cage from Wolf Tooth is handmade in the brand’s Minnesota workshop.

Made from 8mm hollow titanium tubing that’s welded onto a titanium plate, the cage weighs in at 31.5g on our scales.

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The cage came in under the claimed weight of 32g.
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Carbon and plastic cages may be lighter and cheaper, but the Morse Cage adds a level of elegance to my winter road bike. Knowing it’ll never rust and is unlikely to crack is nice, too.

An anodised finish means the cage cradles bottles as if they were newborns, offering a level of grip that plastic on plastic could only dream of. However, your bottles may pay the price for this level of friction.

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The ‘Morse’ holes enable you to mount the cage in various places.
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The plate features eyelets sequenced in a dot-dash formation, hence the Morse name. This enables 32mm of vertical adjustment, meaning gravel lovers should be able to position the cage away from any frame bags, or out of the way of wheel spray.

The cage is available in six colours – black, blue, green, olive, purple and the espresso colour pictured.

  • £107 / $84.95 / €139.99