what's in your water bottle?
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what's in your water bottle?
anyone else put tea or a warm drink in their water bottle in the a.m.?
i love having hot tea for a commuting ride - though i wish it would stay warm past 5 miles.
i guess i need one of those fancy water bottle insulators to keep my tea hot for the whole ride. santa did not come through for me this year.
i love having hot tea for a commuting ride - though i wish it would stay warm past 5 miles.
i guess i need one of those fancy water bottle insulators to keep my tea hot for the whole ride. santa did not come through for me this year.
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I have a friend whose water bottle contents include:
Water
Glucose
Orange juice
2 Aspirins
I'm trying to figure out why. And after my ride to work on Boxing Day which was stupidly hot, I'm trying to figure out how to keep water reasonably cool in such conditions. I haven't had a shower that hot in months.
Water
Glucose
Orange juice
2 Aspirins
I'm trying to figure out why. And after my ride to work on Boxing Day which was stupidly hot, I'm trying to figure out how to keep water reasonably cool in such conditions. I haven't had a shower that hot in months.
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Originally posted by junebride
anyone else put tea or a warm drink in their water bottle in the a.m.?
i love having hot tea for a commuting ride - though i wish it would stay warm past 5 miles.
i guess i need one of those fancy water bottle insulators to keep my tea hot for the whole ride. santa did not come through for me this year.
anyone else put tea or a warm drink in their water bottle in the a.m.?
i love having hot tea for a commuting ride - though i wish it would stay warm past 5 miles.
i guess i need one of those fancy water bottle insulators to keep my tea hot for the whole ride. santa did not come through for me this year.
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I put tea in an insulated cup which has a small diameter base that fits into the bottle cage. It stays hot for about 15 minutes in sub-freezing weather and stays warm for the next 15 minutes after it is declassified from "Hot".
So... I'm with you on the hot tea idea.
So... I'm with you on the hot tea idea.
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Have you tried "Polar Bottles" They are an insulated water bottle available at an LBS. I have only used them for cold, but they are supposed to work for hot also.
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Originally posted by Chris L
I have a friend whose water bottle contents include:
Water
Glucose
Orange juice
2 Aspirins
I have a friend whose water bottle contents include:
Water
Glucose
Orange juice
2 Aspirins
(Aspirins? ACK! Could be and addiction. Do his ears ring a lot? )
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(Aspirins? ACK! Could be and addiction. Do his ears ring a lot? )
(Aspirins? ACK! Could be and addiction. Do his ears ring a lot? )
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Originally posted by Chris L
I'm trying to figure out how to keep water reasonably cool
I'm trying to figure out how to keep water reasonably cool
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Originally posted by ljbike
Have you tried "Polar Bottles" They are an insulated water bottle available at an LBS. I have only used them for cold, but they are supposed to work for hot also.
Have you tried "Polar Bottles" They are an insulated water bottle available at an LBS. I have only used them for cold, but they are supposed to work for hot also.
Since it's plastic, it might not work to put a tea bag and boiling water in it.
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I'm still happy drinking not-hot stuff, as I guzzle water at stoplights and it's hard to guzzle hot stuff, but,
I did run across this site a ways back, while searching for ways to mount additional water bottle carriers on my bike:
Steven M. Scharf's World Famous Bicycle Coffee Systems
hosted at:
https://www.geocities.com/scharf_steven/bikecoff.htm
and
https://bikecoffee.freeservers.com/
the site is pretty amusing, and actually pretty informative -- there's lots of info on various ways/products to carry hot beverages on the bike.
Mr. Scharf appears to be a man obsessed, and dedicated to sharing the joy of coffee with his fellow cyclists. He does not seem to be in favour of herbal tea.
-Cathy
I did run across this site a ways back, while searching for ways to mount additional water bottle carriers on my bike:
Steven M. Scharf's World Famous Bicycle Coffee Systems
hosted at:
https://www.geocities.com/scharf_steven/bikecoff.htm
and
https://bikecoffee.freeservers.com/
the site is pretty amusing, and actually pretty informative -- there's lots of info on various ways/products to carry hot beverages on the bike.
Mr. Scharf appears to be a man obsessed, and dedicated to sharing the joy of coffee with his fellow cyclists. He does not seem to be in favour of herbal tea.
-Cathy
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Originally posted by MichaelW
Old time professional racers used to put red wine or even champagne in their bidons.
Old time professional racers used to put red wine or even champagne in their bidons.
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Or do water bottle cages only come in one size, and the polar bottles will fit in the standard cages?
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I'll reply to a 6 year old thread too.
Nothin but water in my bottles, even in winter. I have a thermos for coffee or hot chocolate should I get the desire.
In case I need a little sugar on my ride in the winter (medical issues) I cary pixie-stix with me. They don't freeze like gels or beans do.
Nothin but water in my bottles, even in winter. I have a thermos for coffee or hot chocolate should I get the desire.
In case I need a little sugar on my ride in the winter (medical issues) I cary pixie-stix with me. They don't freeze like gels or beans do.
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As far as winter goes, my bottle gets warm water. After maybe 10-30m it gets rather cold, can't drink it fast because it gives ice-cream throat. Not long after that stage it barely trickles out of the bottle anymore, cause it's frozen.
Putting the bottle in a wool sock helps.
Putting the bottle in a wool sock helps.
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I have a 500 ml vacuum bottle for my tea / coffee and use a MEC pack with a hydration pack... my body heat will keep the water thawed and one just has to remember to siphon water back into the reservoir so it does not freeze in the mouthpiece and tube.