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From the bruise I got and the way I crashed I am fairly positive that I kicked the bottle out with my knee, so I don‘t blame Fidlock or think that I put the bottle in wrong. With a regular cage, the cage probably wouldn‘t have survived either. But perhaps I would have realized it before I finished the stage and was halfway to the next one...

I compared the dimensions of the YT 5000 and the old Fidlock 600 (the one without the cap, Fidlock has dimensions for their bottle online) when doing the dishes. All the relevant dimensions are identical, the main difference is the YT has a rectangular base and protrudes a bit more to the left and right of the bike. The YT even has a chamfer on the bottom part that might help in certain situations.

Lost my bottle on the first ride, too (in a crash). In an Enduro Race, 5 min after refilling at the feed station in pretty hot weather. You can additionally secure them to avoid that, tough. My girlfriend has used one of those rubber charity bracelets that once were popular unter the fidlock „cage“ and wraps it over the bottle before descents. This works really well but is a bit fiddly if you want to drink without stopping. Helps also with regular bottle cages that tend to drop bottles.

Also, the YT bottle with 835 ml should fit in the same space as the regular 600 ml bottle.