Originally Posted by
bikejrff
I've found Polar bottles keep my contents colder much longer. But they leaked. Switched to Camelbak lids three years ago, no leaks at all. I always fill my bottle halfway the night before every ride and freeze it (expect winter). Top off in the morning before the ride. Threw or gave away my Polar lids and those silly loops I never used. Polar bottles, Camelbak lids = Best of both.
I might have to hunt down my old Polar bottles and do this. I have a couple of camelbak bottles (hope it's not the lids) for which I've never been able to get the soap taste out of after the initial wash. Camelbak bottles do squeeze easier too, but I think that added flexibility goes hand in hand with being less well insulated. I wonder if you can just by camelbak lids (for "replacement").
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"