This seems to be the place where beverage containers are being discussed the most. My wife and I have decided to purge the storage tote full of bike/sport bottles that we never use in exchange for a couple nicer, insulated, stainless bottles for either hot or cold drinks. Our existing bottles either don't fit a bike cage, aren't insulated, or put a plastic flavor into the liquid. We have both a Contigo and Klean Kanteen and we are trying to decide which brand to "standardize" to:

Klean Kanteen
Pros:
- different cap designs (switch it up depending on what you are doing)
- fits in existing bottle cages easily
Cons:
- the "Sport Cap" design is like any other bike bottle where you will have to bite-n-pull to open the spout. Since the spout is exposed to grit and grime, and considering the bottle is rigid (so can't squirt into your mouth) you will have to put your mouth on the spout and get some "roughage" in your diet. Usually not a big deal on pavement but I intend to be on a lot of gravel.

Contigo Chill AutoSeal
Pros:
- water opening has a flip cover to keep it clean
- one handed operation is pretty easy
Cons
- fit in existing cages in very tight
- I do not see different cap styles available for a given model of bottle, only the replacement cap to what you have.

So I'm just curious if anyone has input on what seems to work better if you've tried both.

Thanks!