I purchased these ( x2 ) for road cycling thinking that the side entry ( 1 right , 1 left ) would be easier to remove the bottle while riding in a group. I was wrong, these cages hold the bottle to tightly, I should have been advises that these cages ( which are now going into the garbage drawer ) are not to be used for road group cycling.
The fit is way too tight as it almost locks in the bottle. Good for down hill mountain biking but not for road cycling where the removal and replacement of the water bottle should be smooth and without looking down especially at 36km per hr group rides.
The sales person should have known better and advised me to other products. Waste of $ 50