Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the Polar bottle 15
ounce Session Muck and 30 ounce Breakaway cycling bottles.
When it comes to cycling water bottles one size rarely works for all cycling disciplines
or bicycle setups. Polar bottle has realized this and added size offerings to the popular Muck
and Breakaway water bottle collections. We have both of them in this review the new 15 ounce
Session Muck which is a nice small bottle that's great for full suspension bikes or smaller frames
as well as the 30 ounce Breakaway which has a lot more capacity for long rides.
You can see packaging is very simple you just have the little cardboard cover that goes underneath
the nozzle and easily removable and that's the same thing for both. So we'll go ahead and take
that off and go over the specs. Retail price on these is $11 or $13 with the 15 ounce smaller one
being 11 and then the larger 30 ounce being 13. These are both non-insulated models
so they have a single wall construction that's 100 BPA free. What's great about these bottles is
they share Polar signature Surge cap so this is a simple two-piece cap with the Surge valve in
there that's pressure activated. So if you just push down on the bottle or suck in a
little bit the little valve in there opens up really easy to clean and easy to disassemble.
In terms of what comes with these obviously just get the bottles with the Session Muck you get the
little add-on cover so this is the Muckguard it goes over the nozzle so it makes it great
for gravel riding or somewhere dusty. It's just attached with this little plastic thing a little
cover so you can actually buy this separately and convert any bottle to a Muck version. Now let's
take a look at the weight of the bottles so if we start with the smaller 15 ounce with the Muck
guard on there that's 82 grams and then the larger 30 ounce comes in at 110. [Music] Polar bottles
is well known in the cycling Community for the insulated and non-insulated cycling bottles. These
were launched and are produced in Colorado with high quality materials and great design options.
In terms of graphics you can see this is the wave variation for the Breakaway this is not
insulated and this is the clear one. They have a couple of color variations here that change the
bottle color as well as the wave graphic so it's pretty attractive design. Polar bottles is on there
and otherwise very simple you have the same little ridge here that you need for any water bottle cage.
So that little tab will sit in here and keep it nice and secure it's a very tall bottle though you
can see at about 10.4 inches while the Session Muck is much smaller at 15 ounces you don't
actually need the grip ring because it's so short it actually sits inside the water bottle cage.
This one you have more of this triangular graphic on there so you can see it goes from small to big
and an attractive look it's available in four different colors as well this is a nice green
option it's called forest green. It has a sheen to it and as with a lot of Polar bottles these
actually hold up really well to daily use. These graphics are actually underneath
the protective layer so even our bottles from one or two years ago still look pretty good.
Starting with the Session Muck this is designed for gravel riding or full suspension bikes where
you don't have a lot of room so it's very small. It's great for traveling as it's a
lightweight and short it's only about six inches long and you get their Muckguard so very simple
rubber design you can see the little tabs on the inside which holds it against the nozzle.
The nozzle is a locking design so if you push down it will lock in place and you push up it
won't drip until it has a little bit pressure so you can hear that so once you apply pressure
the little plastic valve in there opens up. The Muckguard is a nice simple design it just keeps
it free of dirt or debris and again. You can purchase it separately and it's really
easy to remove or install you have a simple threaded base and then a nice basic bottle.
The diameter of these are all standard 74 millimeter so I'll fit any water bottle cage.
What's really cool about these bottles though is the caps this is what they call their Surge cap
and it has a Surge valve. Two-piece design so if you just rotate you can see you have a cap here
and you have a little plastic valve on the inside and that's what keeps it from dripping and it's
pretty wide too so you get a nice high flow. Its really easy to clean as you can access every side of this
and then you just line up the dots so you can see a little dot in there
when that's perpendicular that'll go right inside the slot and secure it in place. So you push down
and you can see now the little ridges hold it there when you want to open it just rotate it
out it's a really nice design. I really prefer this over the Camelbak which has a three or four
piece part so much more complicated with this you just pop it out put a brush in there and clean it.
The Breakaway is identical essentially it's just a taller bottle so same cap
they're all interchangeable and this is a single wall design so
for really hot rides this will get warm but with 30 ounces of capacity
you can put a lot of water in here so if you're doing a long ride you don't have a lot of water
spots stops or any place you can refill it's a great option but it is quite long at about
10.4 inches. [Music] Here you can see the 30 ounce bottle on our Decathlon Triban bike and you can
see it's a very long bottle so you need a lot of space for it while the 15 ounce variation is tiny
it's even shorter than the bottle cage itself so great option if you don't have a lot of space and
you can always put these bottles on secondary or third bottle cages so if you have a fork mount for long
distance rides or full suspension bike you can definitely find a place for it.
There's quite a few companies to choose from the main ones would be Camelbak, Elite and Bivo.
Here we have Camelbak's dirt variation this is our dirt series Podium so this is the insulated
option versus single wall. They're both quite soft so you can see very easy to operate and
modulate they both have the surge valve style so it's a little pressure activated they hear
the same thing. With this one they're mud cover is a little bit simpler it's just this little cover
here that's detachable and the ring is actually built into the rubber itself so slide this over
and then you put it over the cap it's not as visually clean as the Muckguard you can see
fits more flush but is a little bit bigger as it goes around the base this one's easily removable
but obviously it doesn't really fit that flush here. The Podiumis also really nice from
Camelback you can see similar design every bottle is about the same diameter same grip ring here so
that ensures it doesn't fall out of your water bottle cage flexible and then the big difference
here between the brand are the caps. So this one's a lot more complicated from Camelbak
you can see you have a little guard you have the same inner piece you have to flex
these little tabs inward pull out the lockering and then even this rubber piece comes off the
main plastic so a lot more complicated and kind of unnecessarily complicated so you're
less likely really to give this a deep clean versus the simple two-piece design of the Polar.
That's one reason why I really transitioned from Camelbak to Polar myself on my daily ride.
So you can see it's simpler design and it works equally well this locks but it's a rotational lock
so that'll prevent the bottle from leaking while the polar one is simple push pull.
So you push down lock it. Elite also has bottles they have their Fly collection
you can see this one is again an insulated version. A lot softer as Elites are really known
for soft and lightweight but that does sacrifice some of the quality of the exterior so it's less
durable. You can see even with minimal use this starts to show wear and damage from your
bottle cage while the Podium or even the Polar bottles seem to hold up a lot better over time.
There's also a steel bottle specifically designed for cycling this is the Bivo one it's interesting
design. It's actually steel non-insulated although they do have an insulated variation
and because you can't actually squish it because it's metal you have this gravity
straw system so this goes all the way down and actually vents off it so when you're
drinking you see there's a little vent here that lets air escape and water to flow out.
So it's an interesting concept you'll never taste plastic as there's no plastic on here
but you do have the heavier weight more dangerous as well if this were to fall on the road you can't
just run it over and be okay you actually potentially crash the person behind you
so it's kind of give or take but it gets away from plastic. [Music]
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the Polar Bottles. What we like about them
is that they have very affordable prices. Even the largest size is under 13 dollars
and they have easy to use and clean surge caps throughout all the models.
We also like the fact that Polar is adding more sizes here with the 15 and 30 ounce which gives
you a lot more choices so whether you're doing a long distance ride or have a full suspension bike
you can definitely find a bottle that fits your bike. As far as cons there's not really any to
say like they're pretty good bottles and even made in the U.S. Taking everything into account we give
the Polar bottles a 9.5 out of 10. They're great options whether you have a big bike or small bike
and you have a lot of colored options to choose from. Thanks for watching this review don't forget
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