Podium 24oz Smoke Bottle - 001 Black/Grey, N

Now that I've been using Camelbak Podium bottles I have to say I don't enjoy going back to the traditional type. The nozzles on these are amazing. Basically you have it on or off but it doesn't matter because it doesn't leak either way , you just point and skoosh into your maw and the thingy inside it gives you great flow without collapsing the bottle or you having to stop drinking so it sucks air back in. whoever designed this is brilliant

For me, these are the best sport drink bottles by far. They are easy to open and close, seal well, and allow a strong flow of liquid.

Great bottle no leaking at all but does have a slight plastic taste.

These are the best bottles on the market. Takes a little time getting use to the wider mouth piece but the locking of the valve means your bike doesnt get covered in your drink as you ride.

Great bottle, no leaking.

Review of Camelbak Podium 24oz bike bottle in Smoke, after five months and few dozen uses. Bought to replace old bottle with pop-up teat that became detached. 24oz is just under 0.7 litres. Don't buy smaller than this, go bigger if you can! Colour is transparent and excellent. Twist cap seals well and hasn't leaked. Twist-lock teat superior to previous pop-up and hasn't broken so far. Yes, it's v difficult to use the twist lock one - handed but why would you need to? Once on the bike I leave it open so I can grab and squirt (so to speak) as I ride. Dishwasher dulls the relatively soft plastic of the bottle so I wash that by hand. As it's not in contact with mouth and only water goes in it, a quick swoosh with soapy water then rinse is best. The cap still goes in the dishwasher and no effect on operation, nor on appearance. Great product.

I can imagine this is great for some sports but none that involve drinking while still moving or any that involve dirt, something like Snooker or Darts. Starting with the positives, excellent build quality and use of plastics, compared to my cheaper bottles the body of the bottle is very squeezable and the silicone mouth peice is easy on the lips as aposed to smashing teeth and lips onto hard plastics whilst trying to move and drink at the same time. I had purchased this for cycling, and have previously used SIS bottles with the standard style mouth operated pull up mechanisms. I feel this bottle has tried to be purposely different for the sake of it. The valve mechanism requies that you use two hands (one to hold the bottle, one to open the twist valve) which seems very inpracticle for any sport where you continue moving whilst trying to drink or trying to quickly access water. Also the mouthpeice has a large hole that I have found when cycling with the bottle in the bottle cage just fills up with dirt and dust. So you get a lovely mouthful of dirt whilst drinking, plus the silicone makes the dust and dirt stick to the material. I understand that camelbak also sell a separate "mud cap" for £6.95 but these seems absolutley rediculous fixing an issue that shouldn't exist in the first place then charging me for it as an accessory. Plus that means an additional step of taking of that cap before opening the valve to take a drink. I purchased this primarily as I liked the look of it and know of Camelbak as a reputable brand. I would have less of an issue if this wasn't targeted as a sports bottle and list the sports alognside cycling in the name. Good quality but rather impracticle.

Best water bottles for bike rides by far. Easy to clean as the whole nozzle comes apart so you can get to every part. Brilliant price also

Blando a la hora de apretar y que salga el agua, buena boquilla, excelente bidón aunque algo caro.

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Voor mij de beste drinkbus maar niet de goedkoopste

Cycle everyday and I've had other bottles but this one is the best one so far

Cómodo y práctico, el tapón a presión funciona perfectamente.