Water bottles

forcutty
forcutty Posts: 1,055
edited October 2007 in MTB general
Why is there such a limited choice of water bottles on the market. All i want is a plain matt black with GT all over it. Any ideas, plain black with mud cover would be great, better than nothing. i currently have a Zefal which is good but would be better plain. it also has a hole due to a high speed stone of my mates bike. so it's time to get a new one, i've looked in usual places any ideas? :cry:

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  • benneally
    benneally Posts: 973
    paint one :D
    Scott Spark 30 Boardman Road Comp Fixie Mud Aero Rims
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    i'll paint you at the same time :twisted:
  • benneally
    benneally Posts: 973
    .....im guessing u didnt find my sugestion too helpfull then? :P hehe
    Scott Spark 30 Boardman Road Comp Fixie Mud Aero Rims
  • Paul Sh
    Paul Sh Posts: 607
    Get the chris boarman one from halfords, it's all black, if you use a sponge with scotch bright on the back (the type you do the dishes with) the cboardman logo comes wright off.
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  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    i'll have a look, but should we have to ge to such measures to gt something to match?
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    why dont u just stick a GT sticker on it, there is usually a few on ebay which are for frames which you could wrap around the botle and there is a few little ones in the set..
    could try ebay.com
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    come on there must be a better solution.
  • benneally
    benneally Posts: 973
    y do u want it to say GT anyways?
    Scott Spark 30 Boardman Road Comp Fixie Mud Aero Rims
  • woodywmb
    woodywmb Posts: 669
    Surely you don't know it's black and won't see the GT logo when your water bottle is filled and resting under your feet at the bottom of the bed?
    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1296598/
  • janwal
    janwal Posts: 489
    Just a thought but black absorbs heat much faster than a white or clear one so in summer you end up drinking warm water after a shorter time in the sun!!
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    benneally wrote:
    y do u want it to say GT anyways?
    er because i own a trek :lol:
    no seriously i would just like a matt black waterbottle to suit my frame, picky i know but i don't care i love my bikes more than my misses. so why would i put a piece of poohbar on it? :roll:
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    why dont you just get a black bottle?
    no one is really going to be looking at your water bottle when you are riding past them :!:
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    o.k name a good one.
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    name a good bottle? :? sorry mate dont go around memorising bottles, not my thing!
    go down to tesco,asda etc.. and get a black bottle! it will cost about £2 - £4..
    simple enough
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    go on then i've looked there all tat with pooh bear all over them.
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nike-Non-drip-Wid ... dZViewItem
    ive got that in blue and its excellent !

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-cycle-water ... dZViewItem

    :roll:
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    The nike would be fine but i don't think it'll stay put in my carbon holder.
    my best mate suggested this i think it's a winner
    http://www.sigg-aluminium.co.uk/active-black-075l-54-p.asp
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    the second link i sent looks like it will fit in most holders
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    you spend 1500 on a bike and put a 3pound bottle on it i don't think so!!!!!
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    well my bike is worth £1800+ and ive got a £1 bottle from wilkinson and the nike one from ebay.. why would you be so bothered about a bottle what you fill with water..
    no one in the world is going to care in the least if its £3 or £15, if i seen that bottle for £15 on a bike i would just think it was £5 looks the same to me.. its just a bottle
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    so is a bike just a bike weather it costs 60pounds or 1800. i don't think so
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    yep obviously, it has two wheels doesn't it ?

    :roll:
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    so why did you spend 1800+ on a bike
  • bryanm
    bryanm Posts: 218
    edited October 2007
    forcutty wrote:
    you spend 1500 on a bike and put a 3pound bottle on it i don't think so!!!!!

    So even if the 3 quid bottle was the best bottle you still wouldn't buy it? I guess you must leave the price tags on everything so people can see how much you paid.

    I use a Zefal, similar to the Sigg above that also has a cover over the mouth piece so you don't get a mouthful of crud from drinking out of it after muddy rides. No idea where it came from, it's donkeys years old. I also have a load of cheap bottles which work exactly as well, and you could buy 6 for the price of 1 Sigg bottle. Save your cash and put it towards something towards making the bike ride better. It's a only a cheap bike you've got at £1500?

    edit,

    The aluminium ones are crap for drinking as you ride as you can't squeeze them.
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    because if i buy a bike for £60 and throw it off a 10foot drop, what do you think would happen... still makes it a bike though

    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yrn_103665

    http://www.biketraks.com/products.php?p ... b3s173p923

    both bikes
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    yes i think you've got it. I too have had many cheap bottles even cheap 3pound jobs but they don't last they go brittle in the sun or they melt in the dishwasher. I hate to say it but more often than not the more you pay the better the product. obveiously there are exceptions but after going through several water bottles the zefal being one of the best of them i thought it was about time to get one that would last and not break yet also look good.
    p.s i could not get a black zefal they seem hard to get hold of.
  • dave_s
    dave_s Posts: 4,362
    Or just get a Camelbak so you don't have to drink out of a muddy bottle

    Or get one of these and whack a GT sticker on it
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 5360024272

    I'm sure you'd find a cheap plain black water bottle at Halfords if and GT stickers are easy enough to get hold of
    Dave S

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