Quote Originally Posted by tzvia View Post
I almost make 5'2" if I try very hard to stand up real straight, and ride a 44cm Ruby. As much as I would like to use a light weight beautiful cage like those, I know I will need to yank the seat-tube bottle sideways, so I use these:


They are Elite Ciussi tubular SS cages. Not as light or pretty as the CF cages I wish I could use, but they 'give' a bit so I can get the bottle out. They look kinda retro on a CF bike, but I just don't have the room to pull the bottle straight up. They do work great; I've never lost a bottle, even on my MTB (use it for an energy drink.)

Camelbacks are fine for MTB, where you need to carry more water than you would on a road bike (no 711 on the mountain side), but the weight, carried high on the back or hips, just does not feel right on a road ride IMO. I used to do that, but went back to the bottle, and much prefer it.
On this bike Specialized used their collective brain and put one of the bottle bosses BELOW the front derailleur clamp on the seat tube. On Smurf's bike they are both above the clamp. Your bike is smaller than Smurf's but fits a bottle hers won't. It's not the cage that is magical. It is someone thinking about details.