Winter bidon

jimmocrates

Are there any bidons out there that can keep drinks relatively warm on a winter ride? I don't need a flask that keeps drinks red hot, happy so long as it's not like ice water. Does the Camelbak podium chill do the job?

singleton

I’ve not used an insulated bottle for winter, but I presume that if you put slightly warm water in then it should stop it freezing.

paulbnix

That's one of the pleasanter aspects of winter riding- chilled water 💧

mrb123

Stick it in your back pocket?

daniel_b

Yep the podium chill, or Ice will do the job.

me-109

It's not exactly a Thermos but it does keep it a bit warmer than a standard single skin bottle. I add some warm/hot water depending on outside temps to help stop the water feeling so cold much further into a ride.

Munsford0

If the ride is up to 90 minutes then I just fill the bottle with hot water / squash. Longer than that it's a saddlebag and proper thermos flask for me.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Never tried warm/hot drink in my Podium Chills or my Podium Ice, will have to give it a try.

feelgoodlost

Kinto travel tumblers. Can keep liquid hot for about 4-5 hours. Really worth the money.

oxoman

Use something similar to the kinto thing for hot coffee if I'm out for a winter ride and I can't find a coffee stop.

ibr17xvii

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Never tried warm/hot drink in my Podium Chills or my Podium Ice, will have to give it a try.

Neither have I.

Those Kinto tumblers look a good option though.

oxoman

The one I use is a yeti only downside is not as big as a normal bidon.

pippi_langsamer-2

Get yourself a Contigo insulated travel "mug". They do a few different ones- I have the Byron. They fit in a cage, and will keep liquids warm for a good few hours. I find after three hours in really cold conditions, the liquid is lukewarm towards the end, but actually the best temperature for supping. They do/ will lost any surface colour so best to go for a plain silver one.

imposter2.0

Bidon, ffs..

womack

I am absolutely amazed that there is a call for such an item.

I cycle in all weathers and temperatures and have never given a thought to my bidon other than taking it out of the fridge and sticking it on my bike at the start of my ride.

I suppose someone somewhere is as we speak inventing a thermos flask cage !!

webboo

I wonder how many people go in to a bike shop and say “What sort of bidons have you got”.
Or at home do you get “ Will you stop leaving your bidons on the draining board”

imposter2.0

womack said:

I am absolutely amazed that there is a call for such an item.

I cycle in all weathers and temperatures and have never given a thought to my bidon other than taking it out of the fridge and sticking it on my bike at the start of my ride.

I suppose someone somewhere is as we speak inventing a thermos flask cage !!

Personally, I don't have any bidons. I've got a cupboard full of BOTTLES though...

womack

imposter2.0 said:

womack said:

I am absolutely amazed that there is a call for such an item.

I cycle in all weathers and temperatures and have never given a thought to my bidon other than taking it out of the fridge and sticking it on my bike at the start of my ride.

I suppose someone somewhere is as we speak inventing a thermos flask cage !!

Personally, I don't have any bidons. I've got a cupboard full of BOTTLES though...

Yes, take your point, I was just answering like for like as the op obviously uses the term bidon whereas like you I would call it a bottle.

Anyway I suppose it proves one thing, anything anyone posts on here there is always one person ready to have a pop and that person is usually you!

webboo

Imposter does have a point unless jimmycrates is French. Next thing folk will be asking for recommendations for thermal musettes, instead of wooly bonk bags.

mrb123

webboo said:

Imposter does have a point unless jimmycrates is French. Next thing folk will be asking for recommendations for thermal musettes, instead of wooly bonk bags.

Mrs B used to have one of those but she has shaved it all off now.

imposter2.0

Tomorrow, I will ride by bicyclette, while wearing my casque and maybe some thermal gants, depending on the temperature. I won't be taking any bidons though...

womack

imposter2.0 said:

Tomorrow, I will ride by bicyclette, while wearing my casque and maybe some thermal gants, depending on the temperature. I won't be taking any bidons though...

Presumably you have never bought a souvenir either.

webboo

No he may have bought a memento instead.

womack

webboo said:

No he may have bought a memento instead.

Which comes from the Latin to remember.

Words cross over languages, it happens. I feel sure many English people use words from other languages day in day out without realising they are doing it.

webboo

So does souvenir but then in to French. Where as memento is Latin to Middle English.
Yes words cross languages but any one who uses Bidon instead of bottle and was born and bred in the UK is being a touch pretentious.

masjer

womack said:

webboo said:

No he may have bought a memento instead.

Which comes from the Latin to remember.

Words cross over languages, it happens. I feel sure many English people use words from other languages day in day out without realising they are doing it.

Au contraire, you're being an agent provocateur. This doesn't give you carte blanche to behave this way. You are en route to a fait accompli. Anyway, vive la difference.
I bid you adieu.

pangolin

masjer said:

womack said:

webboo said:

No he may have bought a memento instead.

Which comes from the Latin to remember.

Words cross over languages, it happens. I feel sure many English people use words from other languages day in day out without realising they are doing it.

Au contraire, you're being an agent provocateur. This doesn't give you carte blanche to behave this way. You are en route to a fait accompli. Anyway, vive la difference.
I bid you adieu.

This was extremely hard to follow, I think you've been hoisted by your own petard.

pblakeney

webboo said:

So does souvenir but then in to French. Where as memento is Latin to Middle English.
Yes words cross languages but any one who uses Bidon instead of bottle and was born and bred in the UK is being a touch pretentious.

Intentional?

masjer

pangolin said:

masjer said:

womack said:

webboo said:

No he may have bought a memento instead.

Which comes from the Latin to remember.

Words cross over languages, it happens. I feel sure many English people use words from other languages day in day out without realising they are doing it.

Au contraire, you're being an agent provocateur. This doesn't give you carte blanche to behave this way. You are en route to a fait accompli. Anyway, vive la difference.
I bid you adieu.

This was extremely hard to follow, I think you've been hoisted by your own petard.

Touche!

imposter2.0

womack said:

imposter2.0 said:

Tomorrow, I will ride by bicyclette, while wearing my casque and maybe some thermal gants, depending on the temperature. I won't be taking any bidons though...

Presumably you have never bought a souvenir either.

Let's not get into a debate on the wider origins of the English language (although it actually appears to be too late for that).

Using 'bidon' when there is a perfectly acceptable and already widely-used 'English' alternative just seems to be an unnecessary affectation, IMO. Anyway, carry on...

veronese68

imposter2.0 said:

Using 'bidon' when there is a perfectly acceptable and already widely-used 'English' alternative just seems to be an unnecessary affectation, IMO. Anyway, carry on...

I was thinking may be justifiable if typing on a phone as it uses fewer letters than 'water bottle'. But with auto complete you could probably get both of those words with fewer keys, or just use 'bottle' of course. So it falls under pointless affectation for me.
But chapeau to Masjer for this:

masjer said:

Au contraire, you're being an agent provocateur. This doesn't give you carte blanche to behave this way. You are en route to a fait accompli. Anyway, vive la difference.
I bid you adieu.