stratus24 Bottle

Great water bottle system.After you get used to it, easy on, easy off. Takes up very little space too.I had my first 24 oz bottle fall off a few times going over railroad trackswhen I first got it, but I learned to be a little more gentle on those specifictracks I've been fine ever since.Also, the smaller 20 oz bottles never fall off.

Having raced mountain bikes for years I was interested in keeping my new mountain bike lite and decided to give this product a try. I've been using it now for 10+ rides and it holds tight, no bottle detaching issues. The release and reattachment requires some getting used to but once you practice with it for a ride or so it goes back into the slot w/o looking. The bottle itself is actually pretty cool too b/c it does not have the pull top on it, making getting to the h2o that much faster.Worth the $$'s and the cool factor is pretty high tooChris

I've got this system on my road bike. I've been using it for about a month now on my ride to work. The bottle attaches to the bracket through a magnet and a slight wedge which keeps it from popping off.Pros: Really like the bottles. Doesn't have a nipple that you need to pull out with your teeth. All that's required is a little squeeze of the bottle. Very quick and easy motion to grab and replace the bottle in its bracket, although this takes some getting used to (after a week of use I didn't give it a second thought). Really light weight.Cons: Requires the special bottle from Vincero so all the free bottles you get on your organized rides stay at home.Never tried this system on a rough mtn bike trail but I've heard from friends that it works fine.Overall I think it's a nice improvement over the standard bracket/bottle system. I'm going to keep using it and plan to give it a try on my mtn bike as well.

I compared this product side by side with an Arundel Mandible waterbottle cage in my road bike. I got two sets as presents from my girlfriend. First bumb on the road and the Stratus 24 Vincero bottle went airborne. I tried both down tube and seat tube fitting with no luck. Only when the Vincero bottle was empty it remained in place...... Looks really nice on a standing still bicycle but this system is not ready for cyclist that actually ride their bikes.