Water Bottle

Ten years on from creating its first versatile, flat portable water vessel, which earned the company plenty of fans, Memobottle has designed a special Elements anniversary edition range with statement-making Satin Steel, Copper and Titanium models.

Using advanced single-particle imaging technology, researchers have ascertained the number of nanoplastics – plastic fragments smaller than a micrometer – in bottled water, finding that, on average, a liter contains 240,000 detectable fragments.

Loading your bike with heavy bottles of water is a drag, but what else can you do on long rides? Especially if you don't use a hydration pack? Well, the Extract Water Filter lets you fill your bottle with water that you find along the way.

If you've already carrying a bottle of nice clean water when you're roaming the great outdoors, why limit yourself to just drinking that water? The Hydration Spray Lid lets you also mist, stream and spray it.

The new Vitaloop Defender bottle uses an all-in-one design to collect, purify and deliver water. Its five-part filtration system and battery-powered pump turn water from a lake or river into potable drinking water at the push of a button.

Hydrapak's new Flux+ packs water filtration capability into one of the most portable collapsible bottles out there. It carries 1.5 L of water into the wild, refills and filters from natural sources, and packs tiny when it's not in use.

Most bike lights shine primarily forward or backward, with some side visibility thrown in. The Orb MKII, on the other hand, is specifically designed to make cyclists more visible from the sides … and it takes the form of a usable water bottle.

Insulated vacuum flasks (aka "thermoses") may keep liquids warm for a while, but they do have their limits. The Kimos flask addresses this shortcoming by heating the water within it to a boil, in just three minutes.

If you're a serious road cyclist who's trying to maintain an aero position and keep your eyes on the road, then tilting your head back to drink from a bottle isn't ideal. The Upright bottle was designed to address that problem.

Not all cyclists enjoy having multi-tools, flat repair kits or CO2 cartridges crammed into their jersey pockets when they ride. That's where the stache system comes in, as it allows such gear to be stored in a bottle … which still also carries water.

The Hibear All-Day Adventure Flask keeps your favorite liquids flowing from wake-up to late-night. This all-in-one beverage master's screw-apart design and multi-component system works to fix up coffee, carry water, and shake up a fireside martini.

DiFold believes it has a more convenient water bottle. Its Origami Bottle holds 25 oz (750 ml) of water as effectively as any solid bottle but quickly folds down via integrated creases, packing small enough to throw in a pocket or purse.