Aero water bottle

These aren't for the bars, but they are hands free.

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Great thanks, I will have a look at those

This past weekend at a tri, I saw someone had mounted a bottle cage on their handle bars and had a water bottle with a long straw in it. Very ingenious. They also had a cage on the down tube.

With not trying to sound harsh, if you cannot remove a bottle from its cage while riding the answer is not to get a bottle with a straw but rather to go out and work on your bike handling skills. Seriously.

+1

Unless you have a physical issue... you are a danger to yourself (and others) if you can't take a bottle out of a cage. Some very minor practice is usually all that's needed to solve this.

What those two said ^^^^

Surely the OP was joking about this, right?

I think I would drink more if I had a bottle w/ a straw sitting just inches from my mouth. I felt in my last 2 races that drinking from a bottle slowed me down some. I have to sit more upright to drink out of the bottle and then make sure I get it lined up properly and back into the holder. I've seen bottles out on the courses before, and I have dropped mine before. Would rather not face that problem if I don't have to. I'm sure this is probably your thought process as well.

I think Crissy hit the nail on the head when she said having the straw in her face was a reminder. I perfer riding with a bottle cage between my bars but I always seem to neglect my hydration with this setup. So I ended up going back to a aero bottle with straw just because I manage my hydration better.

Staying tucked+pounding fluids= hydrated fastness!
Yes that's a word! I drink fine from frame mounted bottles but it only makes sense to be able to stay down and drink. Why are people being jerks about it?!

i use aero bottle because I don't like to deal with grabbing bottle out and turning head up etc etc....

I did IMCDA just fine with 1 water bottle on seat tube and my aero bottle. not once was I ever out of water on the bike course... though wasn't overally hot that day out either. Just figured that with 10-15 miles between each aid station and riding 18+MPH, I would be able to have enough water onboard with full aero 24oz plus seat tube another 24oz.....

But that is just me as far as that goes since I eat solids on the bike for nutrition.

I also use an aero bottle and love it. I simply zip tied a cage to my aero bars and put a speedfill A2 in there. For me, it has nothing to do with not being able to grab a bottle while riding. I use it because it reminds me to drink a lot more than I would when it is not there. It becomes the out of sight out of mind problem and I only remember to drink when I become thirsty. This works for short rides but IM training doesn't do well with waiting until thirsty to drink. Second, because I train in a pretty desolate area (cow fields and country) I use the aero bottle to mix my nutrition. I have 1 bottle of plain water and 1 bottle of highly concentrated mix. When my aero bottle gets low I squeeze water and drink mix in the appropriate proportions back into the A2 and I have another bottle ready to drink. I can basically carry double the nutrition on me with 3 total bottles and just refill the water as necessary along the route.