Apidura Cargo Cage will get 2- or 3-bolt modular mount & Pack

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Cory Benson

One other product out of their bikepacking Innovation Lab, the brand new modular Apidura Cargo Cage is a transformer, telescoping to mount to both 2-bolt or 3-bolt setups.  Designed for an almost common match, the versatile alloy Cargo Cage can carry bottle small & massive with its strap guides, or you may connect a particular small-diameter Apidura Cargo Cage Pack that provide you with as much as 1.3L of waterproof Expedition-series storage.

Apidura Cargo Cage with modular mount

The unique Salsa Something Cage has been round virtually so long as Bikerumor, I believe I first noticed the 3-bolt cages in 2009 or 2010… however journey driving has developed loads since then. Now, it’s not solely bikepacking bikes with dozens of braze-ons that go on adventures, so firms like Apidura proceed to innovate to assist outfit all method of riders.

One in all Apidura’s most attention-grabbing new little devices is that this 2 or 3-bolt Cargo Cage.

Tech particulars

Constructed to hold each small & massive masses wherever you may match them in, the two-piece ADC12 alloy cage includes a modular foot to help the bottom of a bag or bottle. Lengthen it absolutely to make use of 3-pack bolts, snap it again into the physique of the cage to make use of 2 normal bottle bolts, or take away the foot solely to easily strap longer gadgets to the wings of the cage.

With 3 totally different method to set up it, Apidura aimed to take advantage of versatile cargo cage doable – “a single, easy modular cage for all bikes and functions“. Particularly good if you wish to use one cage for carrying instruments/spare in your mountain bike, then to swap it over to the gravel bike to hold a bit of additional gear for a weekend bikepacking journey.

The 85g anodized cage has lengthy strap slots on each wings so you may thread-in just about any strap you already use – from primary velcro straps to safe webbing straps just like the Austere Cam straps we not too long ago reviewed, to the Voile-style strap common with bikepackers & journey racers.

Apidura says the 70g Expedition Cargo Cage Pack is optimized to be used underneath the downtube, providing a excessive degree of safety in a slim bag that may will match behind the entrance wheel and never intervene together with your cranks.

The 1.3L roll-top bag shares the identical robust, waterproof 3-layer laminate Trilon development and comparable particulars as Apidura’s Expedition fork luggage – just like the modular strap loops, reinforcement the place it contacts the cage & reflective detailing – simply dialed again to a 8.5cm diameter.

Using Impressions

In fact, the truth that the Apidura Cargo Cage can work with both 2-bolt or 3-bolt installations is nice – match it to virtually any bike to hold extra gear. However what I really feel is simply as necessary, is which you could even slide the mount in between a bit to mount greater gadgets to a regular 2-bolt setup.

On this Canyon Dude fats bike there’s solely the 2-bolt mount on the downtube. However by sliding the cage a bit greater, I can help even bigger gadgets like this 28cm tall insulated L.L.Bean thermos that my spouse has been taking over journeys for 18 years. I used to be cautious to align the mid-point help of the outer cage bracket with the higher cage bolt, so I might stability bigger objects with minimal cantilevering in regards to the bolts – strapped on with one webbing & Voile-style strap, to see which I want…

The cage is easy, gentle, easy-to-use, and fairly versatile. I’m certain I’ll find yourself bolting it underneath the downtube or on the fork leg of some gravel bike after this winter’s snow melts. I’ve a sense it might be a good way to strap my tent poles to the aspect of my fork, so I can stuff the tent right into a smaller bag on the bike.

As for the Pack, we actually haven’t used it a lot and certain received’t till moist driving returns – carrying small gear within the current 1L MTB Backcountry Body Pack within the meantime. The slender ~9cm diameter of the 30cm tall bag makes it a bit tough to stuff some gear all the way in which down inside compactly. With that stated, it might be a pleasant spot to tuck some heavier restore spares away safely, like a tube and additional instruments that you simply don’t have to entry typically whereas driving.

Apidura Cargo Cage & Pack – Pricing & availability

The Apidura Cargo Cage itself sells for $52 / 44€ together with three metal bolts to mount it securely in any setup. And the separate 1.3L Expedition Cargo Cage Pack is an additional $48 /40 together with two repositionable velcro straps to connect it to the cage. Each can be found now, direct from Apidura and by way of their retail companions.

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