Taking a Drink While Riding..Which Hand..

[wisdom]

Right handed and right hand,Found it much easier with the bottle mounted on the downtube rather than on the seatpost​

 

[Rural halfwit]

As Wisdom says,worked for me having gone to the down tube.But as already said it'll become a second nature thing before you know it.

 

[Get In The Van]

i'm right handed take bottle out with left, never really thought about it, its whats always seemed natural.

 

[Peteaud]

i'm right handed take bottle out with left, never really thought about it, its whats always seemed natural.

Agreed.

 

[LegsRsore]

I tend to use both hands once I've picked it up off the floor butter fingers!

 

[Nearly there]

first time i tried i nearly went into a ditch

 

[LegsRsore]

Lol. I've ran over it twice

 

[Hitchington]

Right and right.

 

[Davehateshills]

Right and right too, not dropped it yet however I do sometimes have to look to get it back in, not managed to feel my way around that area just yet but getting better!

 

[Boon 51]

+1 one, right handed so I use that one.

If you are new to riding a road bike, (assumption made), you will find it tricky at first as road bikes do feel very twitchy until you adapt to it.

If this is the case as your confidence grows you will stop thinking about it and just do it

Thats exactly it for me, it does feels very twitchy and yes I'm new to riding a road bike ( 3 weeks) good call...

 

[Boon 51]

I am right handed, so use my left hand to get the bottle.

I might try your way and see if its easier..

 

[Boon 51]

I use either hand depending on which bottle / holder I am going for; usually left for the down tube bottle and right for the seat tube one. Not sure why, but it seems to happen that way.

To OP, are you trying to cover your brakes while getting a drink or over tightening your grip on the bars to try and compensate? It might be easier not to, if you are, for better control and stability.

To both questions yes.
I might go to a quiet road and have a pratice but your are right the steering does feel twitchy so a bit of pratice will help and perhaps not such a hard grip on the bars...

 

[defy-one]

If i use my left hand,it feels like someone else is giving me the drink

 

[taximan]

If I want a drink, I stop at a pub and use my right hand.

 

[Peteaud]

If I want a drink, I stop at a pub and use my right hand.

Try using a pint glass it holds more