Ive had mine for years plus thier toolkits and never had them come off. The only way they can cone off is if you hit them so they rotate imo. I think they are very good.

@The-Scottish-Princess

4 ай бұрын

Only time i knock mine off is when i carry it from the left hand side and knock it off

@captain1664

3 күн бұрын

​@@The-Scottish-Princess that's my experience too...

Had mine for ages- no need to be so dramatic

@skiMTB

Жыл бұрын

You obviously don't ride rough single-track. Or you tie it down, which defeats the purpose. Just really trash!

@paul4292

2 ай бұрын

True, had mine for 2 years now. Never lost it even when I crashed.

@filipbednar3615

2 ай бұрын

@@paul4292 I had mine on enduro bike 1 year without problems but immediately after I’ve put it on gravel I almost lost bottle.

Sometimes the mount on the bottle become loose but at Aardrock we were tokd to put a lottke bit of a spacer under the brscket when that happens. Equally if its not mounted "inside" the frame they are a bit more prone to falling off as mtb has a lot of jerky movements. The magnets are strong but still not like impossibly strong youll never get it off. I know a few whove lost bottles but all seem to be down tubes underneath mount ones

Was yours mounted underneath the bike or within the frame?

It might just be a defect with the one you have. I know it’s an older video but I hope you are able to get a replacement at no cost from fidlock. I have a 450 ml and have no issues with it coming off. I ride fast downhill, jumps and the bottle does not come off. My problem is that I keep putting the bottle on my truck bumper while loading my bike and drive off without the bottle. Lost 3 bottles..not because it fell off my bike.

I've had mine for a couple of years, no issues at all, on multiple bikes and trails of all grades. I notice you have a pump mount mounted with yours, I'm not sure I'd set it up like that.

@aneczka2114

11 ай бұрын

same here i use them on all my bikes

@willienillie6337

8 ай бұрын

I agree. I think it’s the way it’s set up. Looks like it’s mounted toward the side of the frame and not center due to the pump. The mount should be dead center. Mine never fly off and I ride pretty hard on trails.

Thats unfortunate. I've had mine for about a year now and no issues, even at the downhill parks

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

yea i've heard so many good things, i wonder if some just have weaker magnets.

hi gordon. 1 thing to check before you bin the bottle. i fitted mine with the bolts that was in the frame originally, and my bottle kept falling off, it was because the heads of the bolts stood higher than the magnet plate just enough to make a weak connection between the bottle and carrier. worth a check mate!!

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

i used there supplied bolts, but i think i might have sorted it anyway!

@mayapapayuh

Жыл бұрын

@@DownhillDesireMTB what did the problem end up being?

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

@@mayapapayuh a combo of loose attachment on the bottle and to close to pump! they stay on fine when they are attached properly, you just have to double check every time😒

@vanouellette8031

9 ай бұрын

Hahaha love it. Bro did it wrong said he didn’t. Made a video before he even investigated. Went straight to bitching

Must be the mounting of the bike base. Have you mounted it upside down or used the wrong bolts? Usually the bottles dont come off that easy.

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

i've double checked mounting and using supplied bolts. i have however noticed some play in where the connector attaches to the bottle!

Weird that you've had issues with yours, I've been running one for ages with no issues, you can see the abuse mine gets on my page. As the other guy said, make sure the bolt heads aren't sticking out of the base and stopping the mechanism from engaging - the magnets are only there to guide the bottle into the locking mechanism, it should be impossible to pull the bottle off when it's engaged.

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

defo got correct bolts in, yea i mean they get awesome reviews, i think my bottle attachment bit was loose

Did you use the bolts that came with it or the ones with the longer heads? Maybe just not seated right never had an issue with the tool bag etc

@DownhillDesireMTB

3 ай бұрын

yea correct bolts, it was user error, i was just pissed that user error was possible!! i still use it now but NEVER whilst moving as there's no way to double check its in properly on the move!!

My Pall lost mine I was lending him at glentress off piste but ive been using the 800ml with no problems at all, for some reason I think it has something to do with not using their screws.

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

i used there screws Dan, I think it might be my pump getting in way!

I done twisted oaks bike park last month and no issues. M🤞

Pretty funny that old mate is the top video hit for 'Fidlock bottle' on Google and it was a setup error. 12k views, I'm sure Fidlock love that LOL.

@DownhillDesireMTB

6 ай бұрын

lol yea, bet i'm popular at fidlock HQ haha

Think you must have got a dodgy one Gordon or not attached bottle properly, had mine over 16 months without any probs, do mostly Hammers and you know how bumpy those trails are.

@poshpickle9024

Жыл бұрын

same here. it only fell off once when I crashed on a really steep trail where I went otb and my bike flipped over multiple times down a hill.

there used to be another system which looked a lot better than this it started with v ! sorry cannot remember the dammed name ,i'm not sure if they are still on the go though .i did find a copycat version for only 18 quid ! the frame mount was carbon with a very strong magnet like a small diamond shape ,then the bottle had diamond shaped recess with another very strong magnet in it ,very easy to pull off bike and it never came off once

That early into having one, im going with operator error for the cause

I have had mine for years. Even taking it to the bike park. It has never falen off

considering where it fell off, im gonna assume you installed it wrong or reapplied it wrong and only engaged one of the magnets. Or possibly a faulty unit but I'm sure you can test that now you got it back.

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

think i might have sorted it now!

@BellyUpFish

11 ай бұрын

@@DownhillDesireMTB What was the problem?

@DownhillDesireMTB

11 ай бұрын

@@BellyUpFish i think the pump was too cose and not allowing the magnets to click in properly, and the magnets on the bottle were a little lose.

@shrewseddy

5 ай бұрын

​@@DownhillDesireMTByou're now admitting it's user error so you should take down this video.

@l1nds290

3 ай бұрын

@@shrewseddyabsolutely 100%

I've had mine probs a year an half, over a 1000 miles riding reds and blacks at trail centres, loads of off piste stuff, never came off, even when I've binned the bike. I'd go with either faulty of you just didn't have it clicked in properly.

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

i think the attachment to bottle was slack! or pump getting in way!

You probably used your old cage bolts. You need to use the flat head bolts fidlock provides, otherwise it won't seat properly.

Thanks for the warning gordy. I always keep a drink in a hip pack. Good you found it.

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

yea good to have spare liquid somewhere else on a bigger ride!

@trevorjones9706

Жыл бұрын

@@DownhillDesireMTB will keep a look out for your glentress youtube on the way soon

I know this has to be user error. I've had mine for year's under the down tube which looks weird, but never fell or let me down. Yes I ride trails and pretty rowdy one's, no issues with my fidlock bottle

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

yes probably, i've still moved it off this bike though and put a one on that is impossible to have user error! it's perfect on my other bike!

@boostenmkiv

Жыл бұрын

Looks like your bike pump might have prevented it from fully seating

Mine 590 is leaking 😢

hi, you have mentioned several times that you think you have sorted it, yet you havent mentioned what the problem was or still is ?

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

i think the magnet on the bottle was loose, so when i was twisting it in, it felt correct but wasn't quite in properly. i've been using it on my hardtail/gravel bike with no issues.

Did you put brand new batteries in it Gordy???

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

bugger, i didn't that's what went wrong lol

@Fandadmenace

Жыл бұрын

@@DownhillDesireMTB lolz. We goin on a date soon like??

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

@@Fandadmenace yus lol, thinking of organizing a ride around the reds n blacks of hammers to celebrate when i hit 1k, but maybe we can sneak in a choppers ride week after this one!

@Fandadmenace

Жыл бұрын

@@DownhillDesireMTB yeah mint mate sounds like a plan 👍🏻🔥👍🏻🔥👍🏻 you’ll probs hit 1k at weekend 😎

Never had a problem with mine or any of the lads that I ride with

You probably got a defective part, the one that goes on the bike. Mine has never dropped off the bike.

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

i think it might be the bit that attaches to the bottle, it had play there!

I’ve had my fidlock ages, even rode Danny’s with it in. Sticks like shit to a blanket. I’d take it back and ask for a new one bro

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

think i might have solved it Steven!

Make sure your pump is not stopping bottle seating properley

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

yea i think that may contributed Baz, I've adjusted the pump further out now!

I did the same thing mate expensive bottle's

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

yea, it's going on my other bike for the sedate ries lol

you really made a video for loosing your botle lol

Plot twist... he left the bottle in the car

This is the first issue I have ever heard with fidlock

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

i've seen a few people loose them, but i don't think it's common

User error 🤣

Gordy wait till u see what's happened at chopwell the drift pit has been totally destroyed

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

yea i heard about it. i think the drops get flattened occasionally, then some good people (trail builders) rebuild them! lets hope so.

This was operator error, so video needs removing. Not everyone reads the comments where you admit fault, and it may sway people not to buy them. Or maybe post another video explaining ?

The British karen 😂😂😂

Shuddup

Would you like some cheese with that whine?

User error!

Lol

Odd, mine has worked flawlessly forever,,,

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

mines ok now after finding the bottle mags were loose

OMG FREAK OIUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cap

Then u did something wrong

Fidlock, fiddly as fuck 😂

@StevenHandDH

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I use 😂😂

@DownhillDesireMTB

Жыл бұрын

😂