Bike Diva

Bike Diva about to hit the trails

I recently had a chance to try out the rebuilt mountain bike trails at Quiet Waters Park in Pompano Beach, Florida. Not as exotic as it sounds, Quiet Waters is just a 15 minute drive from my house! A marketing rep for Hydrapak recently sent me a nice package of their products which included a Aqualine Hydrapak, a Point Reyes Hydrapak and a Gelbot water bottle. My husband and I took the two hydrapaks with us to test them out on the Quiet Waters trails.

Aqualine Hydrapak

I tested a pink and gray Aqualine Hydrapak. It was the perfect size for me. I had been using one of my husbands hydration packs, made by a different company, which was a bit too large, hot and heavy for my needs. The Aqualine Hydrapak is a women-specific design with a shorter torso in mind. The Aqualine Hydrapak had plenty of room to store my cell phone, keys, gel paks and more. Besides being a terrific hydration system to use while biking, the Aqualine would also make a fantastic day pack for short hiking trips.

 

Aqualine Hydrapak

Features of the Aqualine Hydrapak

• Women-specific fit and styling
• Easy-access front pocket with organizer
• Large main pocket with zippered gear pouch
• Reinforced and padded shoulder straps
• Removable waist strap
• Ventilation provided by raised padding on the back
• Suggested retail price: $44.99
• Reservoir: 2 L (70 oz) Reversible Reservoir II with Plug-N-Play
• Gear Storage: 200 cu in, 3.2 L

Bike Diva with Aqualine Hydrapak

Point Reyes Hydrapak
My husband got a chance to try out the masculine, Point Reyes Hydrapak in a macho rust/black/gray color scheme. No girly girl colors for him! My husband has used many different hydration packs over the years, and he gave the Point Reyes Hydrapak two thumbs up.

Point Reyes Hydrapak

Features of the Point Reyes Hydrapak

• Large main pocket with zippered gear pockets
• Deep mesh pocket on front with pull-tab closure
• Outside compression straps for excess gear storage
• Padded shoulder straps
• Removable quilted airmesh Backbone Media waist strap
• Suggested retail price: $64.99
• Reservoir: 3L (100oz)
• Gear Storage: 350 cu in, 2.6 L

Additional Information
Visit the Hydrapak website for further information on their hydration packs and other products they offer. Paragon Sports and Performance Bicycle are two US Distributors of the Hydrapak line of products.

Take care,
Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva