CamelBak Podium Dirt Series Chill Insulated Mountain Bike Water Bottle, Mud Protected Nozzle with Cold Retention, 21oz, White

Why it's worth it

The Podium Dirt Series Chill is a 21-ounce insulated squeeze bottle with a rubber cap over the nozzle. It fits standard bike cages, works one-handed at speed, and the mud cap keeps trail grit off the part you put in your mouth.

If you ride, a squeeze bottle beats a pack for short outings, and this is the squeeze bottle to get. Bicycling Magazine has repeatedly picked CamelBak's Podium line as a top choice for one-handed bottles on road and gravel. The self-sealing Jet Valve stays shut until you bite and squeeze, so vibration on washboard doesn't dribble water down your frame.

The mud cap is the difference between this and the standard Podium. It's a small rubber cover that flips over the nozzle, and on gravel or singletrack it stops a fine layer of dust and spray from settling exactly where your lips go. Owners who ride mixed surfaces call it the real reason to buy the Dirt Series rather than the insulation.

From our review of 8 camelbak bottles and hydration packs

What we like

• +If you ride, a squeeze bottle beats a pack for short outings, and this is the squeeze bottle to get
• +The mud cap is the difference between this and the standard Podium
• +Double-wall insulation keeps water cold roughly twice as long as a plain bike bottle
• +Everything comes apart for cleaning, which is more important on a bike bottle than most people expect

What to know

• –Twenty-one ounces isn't much water
• –It's a squeeze bottle, so it's soft-sided and not something you'd set on a desk all day