Camelbak or Bottle?

mudcow007

as it gets a bit warmer, what is your favourite kind of drinking vessel?

coming from a MTB background i like camelbaks but on the road is it better to use bottles?

meanredspider

Don't bother on the commute - sub 1 hour isn't worth it. Certainly not a Camelbak with the faff of cleaning it.

Stevo_666

Whatever you prefer really - as I do MTB as well I've got a couple of Camelbaks so use them for the commute. I drink a fair bit when I'm commuting so its handy to have the tube to take a slurp when you're on the move rather than having to reach down and grab a bottle.

daviesee

Surely your body heat will warm the liquid?
Bottles will get warm too but.....

Plus your back will be warmer.

I can see the point in mtb - mud, but not on the road.

jonginge

Use what you like/are used to. On the commute I use a rucksack which does have the capability for fitting a camelbak bladder. However, as my commute is only 45mins I never bother with a bottle, even in summer. On longer rides I wouldn't want to wear the rucksack so bottles are perfect

kelsen

Bottle. Easier to ditch for the climbs!

essex-commuter

Bottle for the bike. I do have a tube that connects to a bottle to turn it into a 'bladder' type arrangement, use this in the kayak....easier to clean.

Stevo_666

daviesee wrote:

Surely your body heat will warm the liquid?

Nah, there's enough air and padding between your back and the bladder thing not to make much of a difference. The ambient air temp does affect the temp of the water that's in the tube though, so the first slurp can be quite warm in summer (or cold in winter).

stuaff

Depends on the ride. Used to use my Deuter bag's bladder regularly on long runs. These days, even on long outings I tend to stick to bottles, but I used the bladder on the New Forest Sportive on Sunday- more capacity, particularly as I rode to Brockenhurst beforehand, and much safer for me and my crap balance to drink and ride simultaneously.

eyko

As I have a camelbak and my bike doesn't have a bottle cage on it, I'm slightly limited on choice.

bails87

On the road bike (including when commuting) I use a bottle. Because it's easier to clean than the Camelbak and I don't carry all the stuff I do when I'm MTBing. On the MTB I have the camelbak for it's 'luggage' capability anyway, so I may as well use it for water.

shm_uk

You want one of these really

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Aidy

Camelbak on a mountain bike, bottle on a road bike.

Unless you have to carry a bag on your back, in which case Camelbak.

davis

Obviously.

Wrath Rob

Camelbak = hot and sweaty

Camelbak bottles are great though!

redvee

Those with bottles, do you

A) Suck the liquid out
Squeeze the liquid out
or
C) Blow into the bottle to get the liquid out?

ThatBikeGuy

I use my camelbak bottle, good insulation to keep the liquid nice and chilled, i would probably only use a camelbak for touring perhaps.

daviesee

redvee wrote:

Those with bottles, do you

A) Suck the liquid out
Squeeze the liquid out
or
C) Blow into the bottle to get the liquid out?

B - Although some are better than others. Camelbak bottle - squeeze.

EKE_38BPM

For me, it depends on what kind of ride I'm doing.
If I'm riding around town or going for a quick ride in the sticks I will just use a water bottle, but if I'm going for a ride long enough to warrant taking food along and/or I'm far enough out in the sticks that I can't rely on shops being open so that I can buy more food and fluids, I'll use a Camelbak as I can fit two bladders (4.5 litres in total) in my rucksack.

Regarding suck, squeeze or blow, I'm a squeezer with my Bike and Run water bottle or a sucker with my crappy Halfrauds one as the sides are pretty rigid.

walkingbootweather

Bottle less bother than a bladder, but stopping at the pub is more fun.

Low Centre of Gravity

Water bottle(s) for road cycling every time.

Suck don't blow. (Does that work?! Going to have to try it but fear this may be some kind of messy practical joke.)

In the past have used camelbaks for hill walking and loved them but always hated the way you never know how much liquid you have left until you run out. I get through a lot of water... I think my record in a day was about 6.5l hiking in Crete...

EKE_38BPM

Low Centre of Gravity wrote:

I get through a lot of water... I think my record in a day was about 6.5l hiking in Crete...

That is nothing. OddJob said he used to drink 8 litres in a day when he was at work (IT)! If that is true, he probably spends more time in the loo than he does at his desk.

What you said about not knowing how much is left in the bladder is very true.