Plastic Sports Bottles Suck!

Plastic sports bottles are everywhere because they're so useful: they're inexpensive, lightweight, and give you water while you're doing things. But after a few months of use, they can get downright nasty and be hard to clean, start to taste bad, and beg to be thrown out. Plastic sports bottles suck!

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[johnnyregs]

Ive been using plastic water bottles for like 20 years and have never experienced any of these issues

[Karim_Caillol]

Thanks a lot for the tips ! Using stainless steel bottles offer 2 more benefits :
- you can use insulated bottles (game changer in cold winter and hot summer, especially on touring, you can also take away tea or cofee) ;
- you never put road dust or dirt in your mouth because the neck of the bottles are always protected by the screwing cap (even if you squizz a normal plastic bottle, you have to pull the bottle teat with your teeth or your hand...).
But there is cons :
- you can't drink will riding on gravel or mountain paths (ride with no hands in this condition is not recommended 🙃) ;
- those are quite expensive (30 to 45€ per bottle) ;
- they are heavy.

[ericpmoss]

Wow--thanks for the hint about the Mojave Cage from Velo-Orange. It looks like something every cyclist should have for hot, dry climates.

[treimar]

Arundel looney bin is great, fits many bottles. I also have a stainless Elite bottle that looks like a normal sports bottle.

[OvAeons]

The only issue i have experienced is with the polar bottles with the orange tops. The orange tops are a porous surface soft hard silicon and mold propagates no matter how well they are cleaned and dried. The company does not honour the issue with warranty even though it is a clear materials mistake even though it would cost them probably 1$ per issue. The problem with metal bottles: do you know what metal amalgam they are using? Do you know if there is no lead in the metal?

[jayziac]

Basically most cycling equipment came from elite racing teams, and whatever they think is best. Most of us normal people could use more practical equipment with trade-offs such as speed & weight, with better maintainability and sustainability designs.

[palicar]

I dropped traditional water bottles for a small backpack with a hydration bladder in it. It also let me drop the saddle bag because it holds tools and spares. It’s pretty easy to clean I guess.

[MementoMori]

Never thought I would hear you say mango lassi in these years of watching, love from india zack. Stay Safe Out There

[efudge]

if you get the 27oz / 800ml klean kanteen it fits in a standard water bottle holder. not 40oz but still pretty good.

[emzee]

A tip to cleaning deep cups i use is, i get a fork/butterknife, and i stick the soapy sponge into the cup and use my fork to scrub the inside with the sponge, kind of stick/stab the sponge onto the fork and you could scrub easily, works with steel wool, too, for metal thermoses.

[ryancraig]

I've been using the same pair of Camelbak bottles on my bikes for 7 or 8 years now. Since I only ever put water in them, they don't really need much cleaning. And they fit in my bottle cages

[donntrotter]

Hell yeah. Hard same on steel bottles. I can fit a 64oz non insulated Stanley growler on my bike case anysize cage.

[letsgetdoing]

I've never heard of "slime" in the bottom of sports bottles in my life and it sounds dis-GUSTING! 🤮

[DaviaFleming]

I've been trying to find those c/p clamps for the fork to hold the basket up. Anyone know where and what diameter?

[supakat]

The slime comes from permeation. I just put a capful of ACV or white vinegar in before I go out, & empty the bottle & dry it out after use every time. I also use a copper or glass bottle sometimes with plain water.

[event]

Small bottles come from sports where extra weight means marginal speed cut and impact on handling. Look at racers - they carry like 0.5L bottles and get them replaced at places where speed isn't high. Big bottles are OK in badlands with no access to drinking water but I don't mind stopping each 20-30km and refill bottles as I like to stretch not being able to stay in saddle all day.

[gregmarcus]

The bike is slowly looking like a townie Rivendell bike. Are we turning a page and being more mature?

[michaeljohnson]

hey zach my girl wants a basket what one is yours and what net is that

[krzysztofkolodziejczyk]

here's the thing about bidons: you need to replace them from time to time. they are not designed or meant to last forever.
which is not a problem since they are cheap af. if you don't want to do that then yeah, metal bottles.
of course they won't work in sporting events. not because of weight, but because they can't be squished.
one other option is just to use normal mineral water pet bottles, and metal cages. those can be bent to hold them

[eeensha]

hydro flask actually goated tho i have stickers on mine and ive had some crazy concoctions in there and still super clean and keep my water super cold when its hot