I really did not think a water bottle could impress me. Bought it mainly for the bright red color. This is an amazing bottle! Easy to squeeze, lightweight, great flow, easy to open the valve without pulling out your front teeth, carries a lot of water for its apparent size. Reasonably priced. I don't care about insulation, so I only tried their non-insulated. Perfection.
Durable, easy to clean, and incredibly easy to use on the bike.
The Elite Fly bottle (750ml) has worked well for me. I am particular about the spout, requiring ease of opening using one hand and teeth, and a good flow rate. The Elite Fly answered the mail!
The only negative is that the bottles can be easily stowed while deflated (if they are sealed before allowing to re-inflate), if stowed while deflated they are easily bounced out of the bottle cage while riding.
Overall, I recommend this product, 4-stars.
First time with this product, good first impression, light weight, very easy squeeze. Seems almost too thin, but time will tell, also like the easy to disassemble cap for quick cleaning, a big plus!
These bottles are fantastic! They are lightweight, for sure, the lightest I've owned. However, it is their suppleness that makes them so much better to get lots of drink in one squeeze. I can squeeze the bottle until the insides touch, squeezing out about 1/3 of the bottle at a time. These are great for consuming large gulps at a time. They do not insulate at all, however, so drink your cold drink fast. If you are a big drinker, like me, you will love these bottles. I have them in all three sizes and use them according to what type of ride I'm doing. I appreciate that they are available in my cycling club's colors--pink and blue. I have two in color and five more in clear--I like them!
Also, I like how the spout pulls off completely for thorough cleaning. Definitely a plus!
Easily my favorite bottle. Stays secure in my bottle holders, but easy to remove and replace while riding. The spout actuates smoothly. Flexible body is very easy to squeeze to get the flow volume I want. And this textured version feels nice in my hand and adds just a bit of extra grip without making it more difficult to get out of bottle holders. I have several Elite Fly bottles in both sizes along with the non textured version in multiple colors, and while I've tried several other brands and styles I have yet to find any that are as good as these!
Elite's Fly bottle is highly volume efficient and very light. It's the shortest 750mL bottle I've found, and I've checked by weighing a full bottle after zeroing out the empty weight. The problem is it constantly dribbles its contents out the base of the nozzle despite making sure it's as closed as it can get. My bottle and, my bottle cage and my downtube almost always end up covered in sticky mix; this is especially bad with 100g of carbs in one bottle. I usually stick 100g of table sugar plus one Nuun tab in my bottles. The effervescence from the Nuun tablet seems to exacerbate the issue. Hopefully Elite revises the caps/nozzles soon?
These bottles are the best, thin, lightweight, good mouthpiece.
I've bought 550ml fly tex bottle first and it's been good. Easy to drink, good water flow and can be disassembled to clean.
So I decided to buy bigger ones for longer rides.
Also the clear ones show the color of the contents which can be both good and bad. Good that you can see what's inside and how much, bad when the color doesn't match your bike's aesthetics.
Very pleased with these bottles. Noticed immediately how light these bottles were in comparison to others that I have used. Easy to handle with a very good flow rate for fluids.
I really like this bottle, it flows great, is soft enough to squeeze, lid doesn't leak at all (no drink mix leaking leading to sticky hands). The top pulls apart really easy to fully clean and while the upper indent is small it has a square edge that hooks into bottle cages and keeps bottles secure even on rough gravel
As I squeeze with ease and water blasts me in the face I experience a revelation: THIS is the ultimate cycling hydration vessel.
I bought the 750ml...perfect size for longer rides, not too big or small (shorter than a 26oz bottle so easier to get in and out of cage).
The flow is awesome and doesn't take any effort to squeeze out. Will be buying more...maybe 550ml for shorter rides.
It's probably hard to get excited about water bottles, but in this case you should. Lighter, more malleable, easier to drink from a clean, these are an affordable upgrade worth your consideration. Highly recommended.
Best water flow of any bottle I have tried and lighter than all of the others also. Great value.
These bottles are my favorite, they're soft and easy to drink from, stay in cages, and best of all the top pulls apart super easy and they're easy to clean so bottles never get gross
Love these bottles.
They are light, look great, easy to squeeze, easy to open and close the valve, easy to clean, easy to take apart, only have 3 pieces and are dishwasher safe. What else could you want from a water bottle.....
This is the fastest flowing easiest water bottle I have ever drank from. It is 1/2 the weight of most water bottles as well. One of the cheapest weight reductions to your setup. Retention is good. No smell or taste.
I love how flexible these bottles are! So easy to squeeze. The thinner material also means there is a bit more volume than a -sized bottle from other manufacturers.
These bottles are easy squeeze, easy to clean and are working well for me.
