Designer cycling water bottles: Hydrate in style

​36 degrees in the shade. Normally, the first thing you’d do after work is head straight to the beer garden. But you heroically hop on your bike – well done! To make sure the ride doesn’t turn into a dry run, you’ll need to stay cool, of course. Got a water bottle? Sure, but a water bottle has more to offer than just carrying liquid. And let’s be honest: that dodgy promotional bottle, which has been stubbornly preserving the stale aroma of lager ever since last Father’s Day’s outing, has well and truly passed its sell-by date. Throw it away with a clear conscience. It’s time for an upgrade.

So, why not add a bit of colour to your bike, especially given the often dreary, uniform black-and-white look of today’s sports bikes? We’ve found six colourful design highlights to help you spruce up your (grey, black, white…) bike – from a top-of-the-range insulated bottle for ice-cold refreshment in extreme heat to a flashy statement piece.

SIGG Pulsar Therm Frost

This insulated gem will save you from scalding-hot swill in summer and the crushed-ice effect in winter. The soft, tapered bottle is so easy to squeeze that you don’t even have to tilt your head back when drinking – ideal for keeping an eye on oncoming traffic.

• Material: polypropylene
• Volume: 650 ml
• Weight: 132 g
• Price: 19.95 euros >> available here

Rose Long Distance XL

Here’s the XXL bottle for that long summer trip. This non-slip squeeze bottle stays firmly in place in its holder and, thanks to its robust design, can even withstand the odd rough landing. If you couldn’t care less about insulation but want to fill up with nearly a litre of fuel for next to nothing, this dishwasher-safe water bottle is just the thing for you.

• Material: Plastic
• Volume: 900 ml
• Weight: 97 g
• Price: 3.50 euros >> available here

Most Muckis: Upgrade Yourself

With this eye-catching, flashy design, your cycling mates in the peloton will have to look twice to see if you’re actually giving it your all right in the middle of a tough climb. But don’t worry: this bottle is alcohol-free – an eco-friendly, recyclable illusion made from non-toxic materials.

• Material: Plastic
• Volume: 500 ml
• Price: 12.99 euros >> available here

Muc-Off x Elite Fly Water Bottle

Watch out, here comes the absolute featherweight! According to the manufacturer, this pink bottle weighs just 54 grams, making it the lightest in the world. Made from a soft, multi-material blend, the Muck-off ensures a flow of liquid like that from a fire hose.

• Material: Plastic material (multi-material)
• Volume: 550 ml (also available in 750 ml)
• Weight: 54 g
• Price: 7.99 euros >> available here

Rosa Eck: Bidon Professional Amateur

This light pink cycle bottle from the Netherlands is by no means intended solely for female customers. No, anyone who’s been watching the gravel and road cycling pelotons whizz past at the moment knows full well that pink is also very much in vogue amongst the stronger sex – quite regardless of whether everyone can actually pull it off aesthetically.

• Material: Soft polyethylene (PE)
• Volume: 500 ml
• Price: 17.90 euros

Camelbak Podium Steel

The Bentley of water bottles is certainly not for die-hard weight fanatics. Anyone trying to keep their BMI below 20 isn’t going to attach a 354-gram water bottle to their bike frame. What’s more, you’d first have to be willing to set aside just under 45 euros in your budget for a cycle bottle. You’d probably only do that knowing that, thanks to the vacuum insulation, the chilled spritzer won’t turn into scalding-hot swill even after hours in the sweltering heat.

• Material: 18/8 stainless steel
• Volume: 650 ml
• Weight: 354 g
• Price: 44.99 euros >> available here