Taking a Drink While Riding..Which Hand..

[taximan]

Try using a pint glass it holds more

 

[numbnuts]

Camelbak, no need for a bottle

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Stop,get off,drink,smoke & set off again.

 

[LosingFocus]

Both hands, 2 bottles at the same time, squirting them both in my mouth whilst powering along no handed.

'ave it!

 

[Kiwiavenger]

right handed and get it out with my left. not sure why but i do!!! lol.

always though i do it on a straight piece of road with no junctions etc so i may not need to brake.

 

[black'n'yellow]

Is that the right way or dont it matter.

it don't matter.

 

[compo]

Right and right, but I can't pull the spout out with my teeth because the spout is harder to pull than my dentures can manage. The spout stays in and my teeth come out! I have to pull out the spout while the bottle is in the cage then take it out to drink.

 

[on the road]

This might sound daft but I'm having a bit of trouble using my drink bottle while I'm on the move..
I am right handed so I'm holding the bars with my left hand and trying to get the bottle in and out with the right and making a pigs ear of it..
Is that the right way or dont it matter.
What way do you take a drink if you are right handed or left handed?

That's the way I do it, although I don't make a pigs ear of it. I simply pull it out of it's holder with my right hand, pull the stopper up with my teeth and then drink it.

 

[Gary E]

People often struggle because they naturally tilt there head back when they take a drink, as soon as they take their eyes off the road they wobble (same reason people find it hard to keep going in a straight line when checking for traffic behind them).
Try keeping your eyes on the road tilt your head slightly to one side instead and hold the bottle upside down with the nozzle in your mouth. Another trick is to squeeze the bottle to squirt the water into your mouth rather than sucking it out which can leave you a bit breathless if you take a long drink.
Practice it watching the telly and remember to keep your eyes on the screen

 

[Gary E]

Oh and as for stoppers problems I use a bottle with an anti spill valve (nothing to open/close and it doesn't leak) like THIS

 

[Boon 51]

mmmm I dont have any trouble drinking, its the getting the bottle in and out of the holder thats the problem..

 

[Hip Priest]

It's one of those things that'll come with time mate. It'll be like second nature soon.

 

[Nebulous]

You can find lots of stuff on the internet.

I previously read an article on group riding, which went into great detail on how to find and replace your waterbottle on feel, but I can't find it now.

 

[Paul J]

Either hand to pickup bottle and I'm left-handed

 

[oldfatfool]

so I'm holding the bars with my left hand and making a pigs ear of it..

take both hands off the bars then