20 Best Insulated Cycling Water Bottle (2023 Updated)

I normally get your basic bicycling water bottles, but they were out of stock when I bought this one. 90% of the time I use these is just for every day water drinking. The anti-spill works well, but it is kind of distracting how the bottle will slowly over the next 15-60 minutes ‘creak-creak-creak’ as its pressure comes to equilibrium.

Sometimes it startlingly comes out of the blue after an hour of being quiet. The twist-to-lock feature is effective, but because of how hard it is to twist, I am unlikely to use it except for deep-in-the-backpack-on-a-long-hike storage – leaving no more casual ‘lock’ mechanism.

So I think I’m likely to stick to the basic pop-and-squirt bottles for future purchases.

Comparing this 21 fluid ounce variant to the 24 ounce variant. The do hold different volumes, and this one uses those 3 ounces of volume for thermal insulation. In testing water from the same starting temperature on the same day, the 21oz unit kept the liquid appreciably colder than the 24oz variant; the 24oz’s water had equilibrated to ambient temperature after about 2hr cycling outdoors (~20°C, mildly sunny), while the 21oz’s water remained cool.

It fits well within my Specialized water bottle cage, securely but also easy to remove from the correct angle. The nozzle is easy to clean, including the inner faces of the spout jet. The inside of the lid is a simplified design over CamelBak’s design from 10y ago, and is markedly easier to clean.

There is a removable element that greatly eases cleanup. The twist-to-seal function works as expected, and I am satisfied with it. Both this and the 24oz. variant are good products; one holds more water, the other holds its cooler.

I first switched to Polar Breakaway water bottles when attempting to downsize to a 20-ounce size. Two 20-ounces of hydration wasn’t really enough for one ride, so since I liked the Breakaway bottle as much as I did, I went ahead and got two 24-ounce bottles.

What I particularly like is the strong lid that screws on positively and tightly, the spout that gives generous fluids quickly, and the correct bottle wall thickness that can draw air back into the bottle without waiting long after it has somewhat collapsed from the vacuum created.

It’s an excellent weight, holds tightly in the bottle cages, looks great, and my hydration drinks aren’t contaminated with unwanted flavor. Now I carry one 24-ounce and one 20-ounce which is just enough for me.

Unfortunately, one of my favorite bottles for sports has been “cheapened” some. The cap is rough and the part one drinks from has raised letters or bumps on it which actually scratches my lips when I take a drink.

The holder or handle is rough and made with an unpolished or cheaper version than I’ve ever owned. It’s abrasive to hold. It isn’t smooth on the edges which is crucial when lugging it on runs and aerobics.

This product has been reduced in quality which is a shame. It almost acts like it could be a knock off. I’ve used this brand for years. I just bought two of them with regret.

I bought this on a trip to Kelowna because I forgot my Camelback bottle at home. Having better reviews than the Camelback and better price I was interested. I picked up one and immediately noticed a difference between the two.

It kept my liquid colder for longer and the bottle didn’t get a bunch of indents inside from squeezing water out. I also freeze half of the bottle with water the night before and it melts at a nice even pace when riding, I add BCAAs and with my backpack attached I’m able to keep adding water and it seems to keep its cool.

I liked it so much I went and bought two more and the Camelback will be a hand me down lol.

I already had one 24oz polar bottle for road biking that I really like then I bought a mountain bike. After my first ride I knew I’d need a different bottle since the lid stayed covered with dirt and debris.

So naturally I came to Polar for a quality USA made bottle. When I saw the breakaway muck bottles I ordered two. They are great. Keep water cold for a surprisingly long time considering its a plastic bottle ( don’t expect it to work like a stainless vacuum sealed yeti).

The spout cover stays in place and does its job perfectly. My only issue is that the outer plastic is much more cloudy than the pictures suggest so the bottle looks more white than black. If you are really particular about color matching and want a black bottle this probably isn’t for you but if you want a great preforming, USA made bottle regardless of color look no further!.

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Holds a lot. It does not fit in a cup holder. Does not leak. Light weight. Perfect for when young kids are around and perfect for the bedside. It’s not insulated but that’s okay, I drink a lot of room temperature water in this cold Seattle weather.

When I lived in Hawaii, i probably would get an insulated one like how they gave me at the hospital. Since I am nursing, I need tons of water and I find I need to buy the larger bottle so I don’t have to keep going back and forth to refill.

But this would be perfect for the average person. You do have to bite and then suck the water out. At first I wasn’t too sure about that but i love the fact it doesn’t leak. Especially since my kids likes to take it and play with it.

I love this water bottle since it makes it easier to drink more. I’ve also dropped it a couple times before and it hasn’t cracked yet.

Camelbak bottles are my favorite because they can go in the dishwasher and I’ve never had one leak in my bag. Bought a few of these because I was in need of some bigger bottles. LOVE the new bite valves! Much easier to take apart and reassemble when cleaning, and you get more water faster when drinking from them.

By far my favorite bottles. Note that if you are taking them in the car, they may not fit your cup holders. My car has cup holders that slide back to reveal much larger cup holders, but if not for that then they wouldn’t fit in my car.

I’ve had about a month to play around with this mug, and I’ve found it well suited to my application. I fill the reservoir with coffee at the office, and when I get to the field I fill the cup part with the coffee and refill the reservoir with water.

I only drink coffee in the morning and water all day, so it’s nice not to have to carry around two cups all day. It reminds me of a cooler version of the old Stanley thermoses with the cup on top. My only issues are the lid is not quite firm enough to really enjoy drinking out of (although it stops splashes fine) and I wish the reservoir were a bit bigger or wider, it seems like there’s extra room in between the cup and reservoir.

I just got back from 5 days on the Selway in a Kayak. On trips like this you have to carry everything in the boat with you so space is limited. This was so helpful. I was able to make coffee for our whole group in the main vessel while drinking my own cup.

No one had to wait for the slow drip. During the day Fresh water was key and at camp in the evening one large batch of cold cocktails to share. Great product for an amazing trip.

I like the idea and functionality. I believe extending the neck well that hokds the foldable hot lid would be a good next version. Ability to hold some crashers and sugar packets along with would be great.

Not sure why it was decided to put that on the top though. seems it would have been better on the botrom with a double screw lid of some sort.

My daughter is a very busy athlete. We struggled to find her the perfect container for her drinks for running around for event to event as well as at school. So many of the containers weren’t practical or were ridiculously expensive.

Finally, we came across the Target Quenched 550 Insulated Water Bottle Cage. It was perfect for what we needed. We would fill it with ice and water at the start of her day and it kept her going throughout the day.

The fact that she could write her name on it with permanent marker was a good thing too. It was so easy to refill it during the day. The price was so reasonable. We could easily buy two, or three of these bottles for the price of one of the others and the quality was about the same.

There us no doubt about it, for the value, the Target Quencher 550 Insulated Water Bottle Cage is a deal breaker! Go for it!.

This travels everywhere I go! It keeps my water cold and is the perfect accessory to toss in my gym bag. I’ve tested it for up to 5 hours and it’s done an impressive job at maintaining the temperature of my beverages.

Also, the bottle itself is durable and has taken many falls without breaking the shell or the nozzle. And I have never had a spill either. I recommend!.

Love! Love! Love! This bottle, target really stole my vote for this water bottle. It’s so great, and simply created, just love it! You can get plenty designs to fit what you like, never had any problem with anything coming out, and amazing prices, you really blew me away with this one!.

I bought this mainly for the insulation, color, and size. The color and size are great (it matches my matte bike better than any other bottle in my opinion and fits in the bottle cage with adequate clearance).

The insulation is good, but not great. It doesn’t keep my beverage cold for very long when I’m out on a 25+ mile bike ride in moderate weather. However, it is comparable to other insulated bottles. I feel that all insulated bottles are lacking in this area.

At least I haven’t found one that meets my expectations. I have a love/hate relationship with the lid. I love that it seals well (I haven’t had it leak), but I wish it were easier to use (especially with one hand) like some other lids.

I finally bought some fresh new Podium bottles to replace the three that I had which I estimate I’ve rotated between using everyday for the last 9-10 years (clearly I loved the bottle). Much to my disappointment upon receiving the new bottles, they were nothing like my original bottles and the design has gone TERRIBLY downhill since I first purchased the Camelbak Podium bottle.

All indentations and ridges that used to be around the outside-middle of the bottle and lid for enhanced grip during everyday or wet conditions had been replaced with a smooth, slippery surface. The locking feature on the lid is now a hard, sharp plastic that is difficult to grip and turn, as opposed to the more rounded and softer locking mechanism from before.

But the worst part is the awful new spout design which squirts a wider stream of water than before and does not shoot in a straight or even flow. I’ve always drank from these bottles by tipping the bottle down above my open mouth and squirting water in, but when doing that with the new Podium bottles, water mists and splashes all over my face and chin, forcing me to wipe my mouth area after every single use which is terribly annoying.

Safe to say I went back to my 10-year-old bottles!! When I ordered my 3 new bottles, only 2 came in the package and I had to work with customer service to get my third bottle shipped. just further disappointment in the apparent state of the company/brand.

I previously had a Podium insulated bottle, which worked great. The Podium Ice Series works even better at keeping my water cold or cool for long rides in the heat. My observations: Podium un-insulated bottle kept water cold for about 7-8 miles, then cool for another 5 or so miles.

After 15 miles, the water was warm. The Podium insulated bottle kept water cold or cool for about 20-25 miles. The Podium Ice bottle keeps my water cold (or very cool) for my entire ride of 40-50 miles! If I put a few cubes of ice into the bottle, then it will be cold for the entire ride, even if it’s 85-90°F.

Great for the summer heat!.

I bought this insulated water bottle for bicycling and tennis. Fits in the cage on my bike and also in my tennis bag. I like the bright color on the outside of the bottle so it doesn’t get mixed up with other people’s.

Not worth the money. These leaked from the first time I used them out of the mouth piece. Save your money.

I bought this about a year ago, used it very little, the mouth piece broke. Tried to return to REI, since it was a few days over a year, REI wouldn’t let me return.

It is a light bottle, but at the same time resistant, that keeps the water cold for more than three hours. It fully meets my expectations because it was what I was looking for, which in addition to having the characteristics already outlined, was also a drum with a lid that protects the nozzle from dust and dirt.

Very good light bottle – holds temperature for at least 3 hours (tested with outside temp 10C and water around 18C). Fast delivery

I ride this weekend for over 5 hours and refilled once along the way (I had 2 bottles with me) and the water remained cold to the last drop. Highly recommended.

Zefal is a venerable name for bicycle accessories. This particular product, a cleverly insulated and banded water bottle takes transparency to a different level. It was made in France, and the red color matches the trim on my Quintana Roo.

Products actually made by Zefal in France, I believe can always be purchased with confidence. Even those products made under license in other countries, appear to be of good quality. Brian Adsit.

So I got this bottle in blue at a local bike shop for 20.00 plus tax. I wanted a red for the wife and found it here for 12.99 free shipping. Great bottle. Will order another one soon.

Very nice bottle! Holds the water gold for long time dependent of the environment temperature . Very nice smooth sence when you drink water.

The bottle has good insulation. When she arrived she had a strong smell of plastic, which disappeared after washing with Amuchina. Satisfied

Good quality made product. Received it yesterday promptly delivered on time Design is nice and great as gifts

I’m totally obsessed with this bottle. I have so many water bottles but this one is for sure worth the money. I love how it has to twist off caps. One makes it easy to fill and the other to drink. My favorite part is how it keeps my water cold.

I have had this bottle in my front seat of the car in 100 Texas weather. The bottle was super hot to the touch but the water inside was still super cold. I have never been so excited and impressed by a water bottle before.

A totally must buy.

I love this water bottle. I feel like so much thought went into designing this bottle. It’s both beautiful, practical and functional. It fits perfectly on the bottle holder on the bike. It has a great matte/textured finish on the outside so it’s nonslip.

I love that you can twist off the drinking portion of the top so that it’s a wide tumbler for easy cleaning and easy filling with ice. Peloton + Yeti did not disappoint.

Hands down the BEST water bottle you’ll find. For years Ive been using plastic/nalgene and metal water bottle trying to find a way to keep water cold. Then comes along this YETI. My wife and I took this to Costa Rica and after a 4 hour trek through the rain forest and zip lining the water was still ice cold!.

Great capacity, the nozzle doesn’t leak, scratches appear but like on every bottle. Good protection against mud and dust. For a normal bottle it’s OK for the price. The weak point is the protection, you have to hold the bottle cap strongly and precisely to open/close it, otherwise it will just turn the protection around the cap.

As the main purpose of this bottle is the protection, it’s not well designed. So 3 stars. Also I hope the articulation seems weak, I hope it will not break quick.

It’s a very lightweight bottle. Body is made from a #7 plastic, lid from #5 plastic, and the nipple feels like a hard rubber/silicone. Fits very well in a tipsum pro team carbon bottle cage. The walls are rigid enough to not crumpled while going in/out of the bottle cage, even when empty.

The body gets scuffed up easily, but is only superficial. Hope the bottle lasts at least a year.

Hello! I ordered the Elite Fly 550 thinking this was going to be a great purchase. Unfortunately one of the bottles arrived with a huge bend in its side (as if someone had pressed and held it super hard for a good long while).

I thought maybe it would get better after it’s filled with water, but it didn’t. In fact, when squeezed, it only bends in this specific deformation, trapping water in the bottle even though it should all come out.

Update: Got an email from Cyclop saying they resolved the issue. But they haven’t done a thing. I guess they just don’t want a bad review being left unresolved (at least in public).

Bought this a week or two ago and have ridden it several times. Its my first trainer so I dont have much previous knowledge. Setup was a a bit of a challenge as the instructions are AWFUL. Im a pretty handy guy and can build pretty well anything but this one was a bit of a bear.

The bluetooth setup took a solid four or five youtube videos to figure out as the instructions are simply not there to get it hooked up right. That being said, now that its up and running I love it! Great workout and works well with Zwift.

It is the best water bottle. The water is kept cool for several hours. the construction material is healthy

I already knew the quality of elite water bottles, as I already have one. So I went on the safe side and it turned out to be very good quality

Most issues stem from the terrible cap design. The amount of pressure needed to squeeze the bottle and/or suck from the cap to get any liquid out is asinine. And when it finally does, it’s like a fire hose shooting at your face.

Because of this, they needed to make the bottle easier to squeeze, but the soft, slippery plastic used makes it next to impossible to grip properly, and I always feel like I’m going to drop it. Also because of the cap, the bottle doesn’t suck air in properly to return it back to a normal shape.

With all these issues, it makes this the only bottle I own that readily slips out of my gorilla xt bottle cages. Trimming the corners of the center X where the liquid comes out seems to resolve many of the issues, but it’s just bad design from the ground up.

The cap on this bottle requires a ridiculous amount of force to actuate. Attempting to sip/suck water from the cap is akin to sucking a golfball through a hose. impossible. Squeezing the bottle requires enough force to make the eventual stream a mini power washer.

Then, if you have actually managed to get a drink and not passed out from sucking on the bottle or choked on the firehose force stream, the bottle stays deflated. the material is not rigid enough to overcome the force of the cap so it won’t return to it’s original shape.

I tried blowing in the bottle to inflate it but had no luck and ended up just taking off the cap. I am having a hard time figuring out how a combo like this made it to market. seems like a simple “ok, does this work” test would have made the developers rethink the design.

Plus side, the water was cold when it knocked my glasses off as I tried to spray it in my mouth.

A very good insulated water bottle. I live in the high humidity of the Texas gulf coast and it does sweat. However, I’ve filled it with ice and water in the morning and it was still cool 4 hours later when I refilled it.

It’s very durable, complements my bike nicely, and fits securely in my Specialized bottle cage. Highly recommend!.

Definitely my favorite bottle. The cap creates a gush of hydration that can really refresh your dry mouth and elevate your effort and drive. Insulation is key! Not the color I was dying for (my fav was sold out) but I’m still glad I bought this for my long rides.