Originally Posted by
Iride01
I don't care for cold drink while riding in hot temps. My bottles are uninsulated and just are whatever temp they are. I've always felt that cold water doesn't get absorbed as fast in your gut. I know it's a great way to cool down quick if you are in trouble heat wise. But I've so far been able to control how hot my body gets when working or exercising outside by other things.
Maybe it comes from learning to drink warm beer when a teenager after stacking hay bales during the summer. Never were enough ice machines nearby back then to fill a cooler with.
I switched to stainless steel thermoses after a really long hot ride on a terribly hot and humid day. the water in white and in my clear water bottles was hot enough to brew a weak tea. It was terrible. Fortunately I rode past a trout farm entrance and turned in there and was able to buy some bottles of water.
On a really hot day cold water is so very refreshing but you do need to be careful not to gulp it or you might get cramps. On long rides I keep the stainless steel thermoses on theframe and have a water bottle cage mounted on my handlebar or I use an old toe-strap to secure a 500 ml bottle to the handle bar and drink from it via a straw. I fill it about halfway and that lets me keep my water reasonably cool.
Bike with stainless steel thermoses.
Bike with a toe-strap holding bottle to the handlebar.
Cheers