Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
Zen, I don't dispute that Camelbacks can be handy, but being able to drink from a water bottle while riding is, IMO, a handy and helpful skill to have. She may not always want to ride with the Camelback. She may want to avoid having to stop just to take a drink. I tend to think, too, that it will be part and parcel of her developing better handling skills. More than anything, I'd encourage her to not tell herself--if she even is--that she just can't master it.
I haven't told myself this

Nor have I tried it yet - though will eventually when I can move my hands off the bars and feel stable while doing so. Am just being patient with myself - I only have something like 225 miles under my belt since really being able to start riding - and only something like 32 of those miles are on the actual road I am, however, adding to that as quickly as I can and having a blast doing it.