Flask to keep coffee hot that fits in cage?
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I just found this 'flask' in the cupboard, I think my dad got it with a bike:
Trek 'soho' (their urban range some years ago)
It seems to fit in modern bottle cages better than old ones, but both feel fairly secure.
It has a top more like one of those portable reusable coffee cups than a bidon, so drinking on the move is a bit more involved.
Something to look out for which isn't strictly speaking a flask, but will keep your desired liquids warm (or stop them freezing), is Camelbak's insulated bottle.
Trek 'soho' (their urban range some years ago)
It seems to fit in modern bottle cages better than old ones, but both feel fairly secure.
It has a top more like one of those portable reusable coffee cups than a bidon, so drinking on the move is a bit more involved.
Something to look out for which isn't strictly speaking a flask, but will keep your desired liquids warm (or stop them freezing), is Camelbak's insulated bottle.
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@themidge: I’ve just spent 5 minutes rummaging through my stuff looking for that exact flask. Haven’t used it in years. It sat too high and with the metal on metal cages it was too clangy. But that’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw @Shrike’s post. I gave up looking since you posted it. But it does make me wonder where mine ended up. I did have it with me when I did my own tour from Land’s End to John o’Groats years ago. Come to think of it, last I remember seeing it was one fun filled night of dancing and debauchery in some middle of nowhere Scottish pub in The Highlands. The barmaid kept filling it with whiskey. Midge, did your mother ever work as a barmaid... never mind.
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I've never used the flask, so I don't know about rattling, though I can see that it might do that despite the rubber bit.
OP, did some intensive googling and found this bottle. Looks like it's designed to fit a bottle cage.
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I havent got one but its the one I plan to buy. And hopefully with the peace of mind that it will work well with the elite cages I already have.
Otherwise, if you want to save some money, take a bottle cage round the shops and try a few different brands
I havent got one but its the one I plan to buy. And hopefully with the peace of mind that it will work well with the elite cages I already have.
Otherwise, if you want to save some money, take a bottle cage round the shops and try a few different brands
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I wouldn't want a big, heavy stainless bottle on my bike. I'd just get a Camelback Podium bottle or other insulated bottle.
I don't like big heavy overshoes, so I'll just let my feet freeze. I don't like big heavy tights or heavy jackets either, so I'll just get hypothermic. Come on!
If you want a hot drink there's no substitute for a metal vacuum thermos. The Elite Deboyo is literally the single best winter cycling purchase I have ever made, and frankly the weight penalty is so small it'll get lost in the static of all the other extra weight of kit you put on to go training when it's that cold.
It even comes with a vacuum lid as well as a cycling lid so it can double as your 'normal life' thermos and bike ride thermos.
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I used to have a Primus vacuum bottle that was a good fit for the cage. Maybe check those.
Geez, I never suggested freezing your balls off or anything. Using an insulated plastic water bottle is a reasonable approach.
Reasonable, unless you actually want your hot drink to stay hot. First you're not even supposed to put boiling water in a plastic bottle, and if you do it'll be down to 50 degrees in an hour if it's cold enough out. Put boiling water in the Deboyo and 2 hours later it'll still be around 85 degrees.
There's no comparison between the two in how well they do the job you bought them for. Let alone being in the same ballpark, they're not even playing the same sport.
There's no comparison between the two in how well they do the job you bought them for. Let alone being in the same ballpark, they're not even playing the same sport.
Hehe yeah so not quite that hot. But obvs the brewing process drops a lot of heat out, adding milk etc so you're starting off a lot lower down the curve. Then each time you drink and some hot fluid is replaced by cold air it'll step down further.
Bottom line with the Deboyo I can ride for over an hour and the first drink will be right on that almost too hot threshold, and it's amazing. Then drinking the rest over the next hour it'll be still decently warm by the end. With plastic you'll be close to lukewarm at the first drink, and you might as well just down the whole thing then 'cos it'll be stone cold for the rest of the ride.
Bottom line with the Deboyo I can ride for over an hour and the first drink will be right on that almost too hot threshold, and it's amazing. Then drinking the rest over the next hour it'll be still decently warm by the end. With plastic you'll be close to lukewarm at the first drink, and you might as well just down the whole thing then 'cos it'll be stone cold for the rest of the ride.
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