Elite Cycling Fly Bottles – Ride Routine

Time to Fly

These bottles will look after me on the ride and it’s important that I choose carefully. Elite have made the opening 20% bigger to improve the flow to the rider, and it’s the lightest water bottle on the market – another important issue. Plus, it uses 30% less plastic than other bottles the same size and that’s also very good, especially for the planet. They’ve made the bottle with variable thickness of plastic, so that the middle section is ultra thin and super easy to squeeze and soft, meaning that it’s easy to grip.

I also like that the bottles come completely apart easily to clean… but that’s another post-ride ritual. If it’s really hot, I’ll take one of the Elite Ice Fly bottles, as I know that the fluid will remain ice cool until it’s needed. Even these bottles weigh in at only 124 grammes.

Finally, I’ll go the utility room and take two Voom bars from a plastic box in there and I’ll lay them down beside the bottles. Then I’ll gather my phone and wallet and place them beside these – now, it’s time to load up. The bike is taken from the garage and I’ll first attach the bottles, then attach the phone to the Quad Lock on the stem, and finally tuck the wallet away, just in case I stop for coffee – and I’m ready.