Does anyone have any suggestions of easily getting water to my mouth level without carrying a camelbak or similar on my back?
I find it pretty difficult (and therefore dangerous) to reach down to get my water bottle from the cage, so end up only drinking when I stop at traffic lights. I have another post on here about dehydration and I suspect this was my problem back then as well.
Anyway, what I've thought about is:
1) Getting a long pipe that runs down to my water bottle in its usual spot with a Camelbak style valve and I'd get a clip or something to keep the pipe at handlebar level.
2) Getting a Camelbak Crux 1.5L Reservoir and attaching that to my extremely long handlebar stem.
My questions:
Will the valve be good enough to keep the water from flowing down into the bottle so that I don't have to suck it up all the way through the pipe each time I want a sip?
Will the reservoir be strong enough by itself or will I need to get a bag for it as well?
Any other cheaper, brand-less suggestions of how to do this?