2017 Sea Otter Classic

Elite Fly Water Bottle

Aside from losing weight, buying a light water bottle is arguably the least expensive way to shave weight off your ride.​

Looking to shave every gram possible, right down to searching for the lightest bottle available? Well you're in luck. Elite Fly water bottles tip the scales at a mere 43 grams, which is claimed to be just over half the weight of a typical on-bike drink receptacles.

That kind of weight savings might not sound very impressive, but assuming Elite bottles work just as well as any other decent bottle, at only $8 a piece, it's certainly a lot cheaper than say a carbon stem or seatpost, which slice off a similar amount of weight but cost a heck of a lot more.

Elite Vico Carbon Bottle Cage

This ultra-light cage is also rated for use on mountain bikes.​

A slightly more expensive (but still affordable) compliment to the Fly bottle is Elite's Vico carbon bottle cage, which is claimed to weigh a feathery 23 grams, and is rated for mountain bike use. It sells for $39.

This article is part of Mtbr's coverage of the 2017 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California. For more from Sea Otter CLICK HERE.