How many times do you
colintrav
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Clean out your water bottle of it you happen to have one of those packs ???
Once a week , once a fortnight or after every use ?
Once a week , once a fortnight or after every use ?
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The bladder in a hydration pack? After every use for me.Neil
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hmmm, well I kinda rinse before each use, which isn't ideal
Give it a 'proper' wash out every month or so
And really get in there with the cleaning tablets etc 3-4 times a year.
I used to store it in the freezer, scrub it every use and all that jazz, but it kinda let it slip.
I've gotta get a new one, the paramedics cut off the last one. The new 'freeride style' ones look good.0 -
After every use.0
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i drink out of a puddle during rides.
saves loads of weight carrying water around.
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P-Jay wrote:
I've gotta get a new one, the paramedics cut off the last one. The new 'freeride style' ones look good.
Free ride style ???yeehaamcgee wrote:
That's like saying i want a door for my car that doesn't meet the roof, because I once had the wind blow it shut when I was getting in, and I had my head squished between, well, the door and the roof.0 -
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BurtonM wrote:P-Jay wrote:
I've gotta get a new one, the paramedics cut off the last one. The new 'freeride style' ones look good.
Free ride style ???
Style as in looks, I don't think there's anything especially gnarly about them
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Rinse and dry after use then a a proper clean every three months or so, I intend to do it every month but I usually forget :shock:-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
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Water bottle after every use, i'm not keen on stale whiskey.0
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I tend to rinse out my hydration pack before each ride as I'm usually too knackered to do it after a ride2011 Canyon Nerve AM 5.0
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never - I only fill it with tap water0
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I've only had mine since Xmas and have used it once and been wondering the same thing.
Given the hydra pack are airtight, I'd have thought they wouldn't need cleaning that much (using tapwater to drink).
I'll going on my new rollers later, so may take it on there with me, and give it a rinse tomorrow0 -
bigbenj_08 wrote:Rinse and freezer after every ride.
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PaulBarman wrote:never - I only fill it with tap water
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i think if people fill their reseviours/bottles/etc with energy drinks, they'll need cleaning properly. I only use water, so i just rinse it out each time.0 -
hydration pack gets rinsed out but as its only filled with water its normally when i go to fill it and remember i forgot to empty it!
bottle every ride as if used with bag it'll have energy drink in it,Timmo.
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FAO the guys who think they are OK because they only use tap water, i'd bet a fair bit on there being black/green crap lining the tube after a few months use. I thought my skiing one was completely clean, until i rolled back the neoprene tube cover. It was fillled with mouldy gunk."Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs0
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Quick rinse then stick it in the freezer till the next ride.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
BlackSpur wrote:FAO the guys who think they are OK because they only use tap water, i'd bet a fair bit on there being black/green crap lining the tube after a few months use. I thought my skiing one was completely clean, until i rolled back the neoprene tube cover. It was fillled with mouldy gunk.
He's right, but I still don't bother as often as if adviseable. I stick a capful of Milton's sterilising fluid in it every couple of months and leave it overnight.I hate it when people say David Beckham's stupid...its not like anyone ever says: 'Stephen Hawking - he's s**t at football.' Paul Calf0 -
Whenever I open it and throw up at the smell.
Thankfully my other half likes cleaning.
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After a ride I just leave what's left in there. Before a ride I drain the water and refill it. It hasn't killed me yet!!0
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for cleaning i use either milton liquid, bicarbonate of soda with vinegar or lime juice for bottles & scrub inside and cap bit.0
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Fill it, ride/drink, empty it, freezer, fill it, ride/drink, empty it, freezer, fill it...
You get the idea 1997 Gary Fisher Big Sur
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i empty it out, rinse and dry it, then put it in the fridge
gets a proper clean twice a year0 -
I scrape the worst of the algae out a couple of times a year.0
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I only use water in mine too and usually leave the water in it and then rinse it out thoroughly before each ride. I recon a fair bit of bacteria couild stillb get in via your mouth into the valve when open, so on a couple of occasions I have rinsed the valve, tube and bag with listerine anti bacterial mouthwash and then thoroughly rinsed to get rid of the minging taste.
I haven't done it for a while though and I have noticed lately that, even and rinsing, the water has a bit of a metallic taste to it and my guess was that this could be due to the silver ion compound used as an anti bacterial agent during manufacture.0
