Thermal Bike Water Bottles

Kuota M
Kuota M Posts: 12
edited October 2009 in Road buying advice
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  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    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?
    or just stopping cold drinks getting colder?
  • Kuota M
    Kuota M Posts: 12
    edited November 2010
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    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...
  • Kuota M
    Kuota M Posts: 12
    edited November 2010
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  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    If it's just to keep your hands warm I've always found gloves to be more useful than bottles of warm water. :wink:
  • DubaiNeil
    DubaiNeil Posts: 246
    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 :o 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

    Neil
  • bikerZA
    bikerZA Posts: 314
    Last thermal bottle I had, i put it in the freezer and cracked it :(

    I loved that bottle.