Elite, an Italian company of cycling enthusiasts, has been offering unique and cutting-edge products to the cycling world for forty years. They have been specializing in R&D, production and marketing of home trainers, bottles and bottle cages since 1979. We got to review the Elite Fly Team hydration bottle in the Michelton Scott Pro Team’s colours, and here’s what we think.
The Elite Fly Team bottles stand out for their sporty design, accurately thought to meet key requirements in the cycling community. They come in multiple team colors, as they are the official sponsors for multiple Pro-tour racing teams like Team Ineos, Team Sunweb, Bahrain-Merida, Mitchelton-Scott, Movistar Team, UAE Team Emirates, AG2R La Mondiale and Groupama-FDJ. The one that we reviewed came in the 2018 team colors of the Michelton Scott team.
At a record weight of just 54 grams for the 550ml bottle, the Elite Team Fly is the lightest sports hydration bottle available worldwide. The bottle has an ergonomic screw-on cap with a wider push-pull nozzle. That along with the wider mouth ensures an ex-tremely higher liquid flow compared to other regular racing bottles. The bottle has an incredibly soft body, which means all it needs is just a gentle squeeze to begin the liquid flow.
The Elite Fly bottle’s record 54 grams weight is achieved through its variable thick-nesses technology, which means that the thinnest part of the plastic is around the mid-dle of the bottle, making it very soft and easy to squeeze, whereas the thicker part is on the top and at the bottom for better stability. The bottle’s new, distinctive racing design makes it easy to fix and remove the bottle while riding, and also ensures greater stability in the bottle cage, and its compact shape makes it easy to use even with smaller frames. The width of the bottle is of a standard diameter, which makes it compatible with most bottle cages in the market.,/p>
This bottle is manufactured using an innovative odorless, soft and resistant plastic material which is food-grade according to EC and FDA provisions, BPA-free, and 100% recyclable. The variable thickness technology of bottle also contributes in reducing the amount of materials used in production; this makes the Elite Fly Team bottle up to 30% lighter than any other hydration bottle in the market.
Overall Rating
With an innovative design, better materials and an easy-to-squeeze body, the Elite Fly Team hydration bottle is an attractive as well as functionally superior addition to every rider’s daily requirement. The bottle comes only in a 550ml capacity, so we suggest that you carry two of these bottles for longer rides. Priced at Rs.390 (as on 24th June 2019), this is a very inexpensive upgrade to flaunt the gear of Pro riders at an affordable cost.
Prices and Specifications/Components are subject to change by the brand, without due notice.