Fastfingaz

I don't know about this one ,, but I have to say yes,, yes it is possible to ride a bike with a water bottle in one hand,, the real question is can you ride your bike with only one hand on the handlebars, hmmm

shelbyfv

Lose your fixation on the 1L Gatorade and get a cage and a bottle that fits it. Seems your mom has figured this out, have you asked her?

55murray

Does anyone else not even do the water bottle thing at all? I ride in Indiana through counties with 4 digit populations and there is always some little town or public park at least every dozen miles or so. I have done up to metric centuries, never carried water.

Doctor Morbius

I think several of the regulars have fallen for it in this thread.

indyfabz

Ikr. But I am surprised. This one seemed like a no-brainer to me. Or maybe I have simply become too cynical.

shelbyfv

It's Christmas, trying to be more accepting of those gifted with less than a full stocking.

Korina

It may just be me, but I use one hand for signaling, shifting, and braking, and the other hand for lots of shifting and braking. I don't have any spare hands for holding a big bottle, so I bought a cage and bent it to fit.

I will admit that accessing a water bottle while riding is a skill; I once low speed crashed while looking down to put it in the cage. After that I trained myself to grab it and return it while not looking down, which it turns out wasn't that difficult. It's all about muscle memory; practice practice practice.

JanMM

>50% chance you are correct.

rollagain

Same for me; it took a while, but I learned how to drink while riding without taking my eyes off the road too much--tilting the bottle up in front of your face to get the last bit out of it is something that takes a little extra care. I would wait until I knew I had a couple seconds of safety before I did that.

jefnvk

I've ridden with a beer bottle in my hand for some distance, so yes, that's possible.

Intelligent? Not really. Buy a Camelback or a water bottle cage.

shadowsspy

Thanks for the clear image of a handheld i was thinking they were like Salomons Hydro Handheld which rests on the back of the hand

Fastfingaz

If your beer is hot when you finish it then you're doing it wrong,,,,, best to just stop and drink it

Korina

It's even more exciting when the cars are whizzing by at 60-70 mph. Thank heavens for the 8' shoulder, as I tend to wobble just a bit when I'm doing things like watering myself.

Doctor Morbius

Here's the solution. Word.

BikeLite

Doctors know best dude.

ThermionicScott 

I'm starting to feel old. I remember when a "handheld water bottle" was just called... a "water bottle."

europa

No no no, you have to call it a Bidon!

Remember those earlier ones where you had to pull out the plug with your teeth, drink, then put it back in? They were fun.
And let's not get into the aluminium bottles with the cork

CliffordK

There are some 32 to 33 oz size water bottles.

https://www.amazon.com/Zefal-164-Wat.../dp/B0048HWZ3Q

Just dump your liter of gatorade into a Zefal Magnum, and toss the Gatorade bottle.

Tape2012

I never have a problem getting the water bottle out of the cage but then pouring it into the glass can be tricky.

Kapusta

Have you considered a handlebar mounted bottle cage?

There are many clamp adaptors that let you mount a cage to something like a seatpost where you don’t have pre-existing cage mounts. You could use one of those on your bars.

Troul 

Weight

Good read here should you find the information useful...

fietsbob

tuck your shirttails in Your pants , you can put your bottle under your shirt then , it wont fall out until the shirttail lets it..

Kids ... things gotten so bad that the obvious is unthinkable , unless its seen on your phone?

Not in a race stop, pull the bottle out of your shirt, drink, pit it back, ride,.. do the same with your phone.






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Jon T

I ride one handed to grab my water bottle. I also have down tube friction shifters that require removing your hand from the handle bars to shift. Never had a problem in over 50 years of cycling. Maybe you should look into riding a tricycle if your balance or coordination are as bad as you claim they are.
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MikeyMK

They don't come easier to reach than handlebar mounts, and if you put straws in them you can keep both hands on the bars.

RunForTheHills

I run a lot. I always hated hand held water bottles and eventually got a water belt. It might work on a bicycle too. Of course, I just use a bottle cage when I am on a bicycle. It just makes too much sense.