I was debating whether I would buy another camelbak, the polar looks ez to clean, too much messing around with camelbak bottle nozzles just to clean it. Great review !
Thanks! Glad it could help. The Breakaway bottles are still our daily cycling bottle and have been holding up well. The only thing I wish I had added to the review was that the grooves on the lid are hard to clean.
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Personally I like the Breakaway bottles more than the Podium. The jet nozzle works well and has high flow, plus the entire cap is a lot simpler to clean and disassemble. There are also tons of designs to choose from. I haven't used the Specialized Purist variations, but some of them have a very similar cap design. It really just comes down to the jet nozzle and how easy things are to keep clean.
If you freeze the bottle before using it, does it keep the contents any more cold? Or is it only an insulator that keeps the interior temperature fairly stable (so I should make sure to make the fluid extra cold or extra hot, depending)?
Yes, for really hot rides freezing your bottle overnight can keep it cooler for longer. Just make sure not to overfill it when you freeze it will expand a bit as it freezes.
We haven't done a formal test with thermometer yet, but have spent most of the summer riding with the CamelBak and Polar bottles. We plan on doing an Elite insulated bottle in the near future and will try to do a test across the bottles.
Nice thorough review. Thanks!
I was debating whether I would buy another camelbak, the polar looks ez to clean, too much messing around with camelbak bottle nozzles just to clean it. Great review !
Thanks! I've also swapped my CamelBak Podium bottles for the Polars. They look cool and as you touched on far easier to clean.
Thanks for the vid, answers all my questions on the insulated bottles!
Excellent review!
Thanks! Glad it could help. The Breakaway bottles are still our daily cycling bottle and have been holding up well. The only thing I wish I had added to the review was that the grooves on the lid are hard to clean.
What's man's greatest invention?????!
Answer: "The Thermos....."
Person asking the question: "why the hell is a thermos the greatest invention?!? All it does it keep liquid cold or hot?!????
Answer: "Yes....... exactly.....but how does it know ???"
Your daily dose of dumb jokes lol
Is this much better than podium? I really like podium designs and in between those two? What do you think of specialized purist moflo
Personally I like the Breakaway bottles more than the Podium. The jet nozzle works well and has high flow, plus the entire cap is a lot simpler to clean and disassemble. There are also tons of designs to choose from. I haven't used the Specialized Purist variations, but some of them have a very similar cap design. It really just comes down to the jet nozzle and how easy things are to keep clean.
If you freeze the bottle before using it, does it keep the contents any more cold? Or is it only an insulator that keeps the interior temperature fairly stable (so I should make sure to make the fluid extra cold or extra hot, depending)?
Yes, for really hot rides freezing your bottle overnight can keep it cooler for longer. Just make sure not to overfill it when you freeze it will expand a bit as it freezes.
@@TheSweetCyclists I was thinking about freezing an empty bottle, not a full one. Does the insulation act like a cold pak?
Have you tested the insulation between the Polar and Camelbak? Would have been good info to have.
We haven't done a formal test with thermometer yet, but have spent most of the summer riding with the CamelBak and Polar bottles. We plan on doing an Elite insulated bottle in the near future and will try to do a test across the bottles.
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Will you test zefal?
Do you mean the Zefal Sense Pro bottles? They seem less common here in the US, but we can try to get some to review.
@@TheSweetCyclists Same situation in my country. What about taxc?
@@TheSweetCyclists Anyway I'm interested