Thermal Bike Water Bottles
Kuota M
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the nanogelite looks the best and i remember reading some decent reviews on it - also camelbak do one based on their excellent podium bottle:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Camel ... 360043591/
but really they are for keeping drinks cold in the summer - i;m a bit confused by your post do you mean you are thinking of taking a coffee out with you?
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Kuota M wrote:as the weather gets colder, I'm thinking of taking a coffee or sometimes just some hot water may be just the thing as a hand warmer!
it would be good for the summer months too and keeping cold beverages cold.
Won't work very well as a hand-warmer if it's well insulated...0 -
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If it's just to keep your hands warm I've always found gloves to be more useful than bottles of warm water.0
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LoL @ GavH - I would concur that they do not radiate heat or cold externally, so unless you tip the warm/hot water over your hands they are not going to help much.
I have the Elite - Nanogelite bottles, but for me (even in the depths of "winter" here) they are needed to keep drinks cold rather than hot
According to the bottle they are limited to 75 degrees C, so the coffee/tea/bovril/water can't be too hot when it goes in.
As with anything insulated, if you pre-heat (or pre-cool) the bottle they are far more effective at holding the temperature of the drink.
The capacity is only 500ml, for a 650ml bottle size, with the insulation taking up the rest of the space.
There was fairly good test run (I think on here) where they compared the performance (in a non-scientific, but real world scenario) between a standard bottle and the Elites, and the Elites came out well.
They are reasonably "squeezable" but not as flexy as a normal bottle. The cap is pretty good, although has a very long screw thread for no apparent reason.
They do take a little getting used to as they are heavier than a normal bottle when empty, so I tend to miscalculate the quantity of drink left and suddenly run out!
I didn't get to look at the Camelbak version as no one here carries them, so the choice was made for me!
all in all a good purchase for me, and a definite plus in the summer "heat" of the UK, and probably reasonably good in the winter for a nice cup'o'tea
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Last thermal bottle I had, i put it in the freezer and cracked it
I loved that bottle.0