water bottles

stronginthesun
stronginthesun Posts: 433
edited October 2010 in Road beginners
top tip . buy the cheapest because after a few uses they go black inside and are virtualy impossible to clean out .
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  • daveydave43
    daveydave43 Posts: 200
    halfords did a buy one get one free on their £2.99 bottles.

    only problem was that they can be a bit brittle when cold; i dropped one and it shattered last winter.
    you cant squeeze them either.

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  • Radioactiveman
    Radioactiveman Posts: 964
    stronginthesun wrote:
    top tip . buy the cheapest because after a few uses they go black inside and are virtualy impossible to clean out .

    Bolox. Only go black if you don't clean them. Cheap boots sterilising tablets or plain old soapy water is fine.
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  • dmch2
    dmch2 Posts: 731
    What are you putting in them? Just rinse with hot water after each ride and they should be fine.

    Or get a bottle brush or even a small washing up brush to scrub them.
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Top tip - don't get cheap ones. I recommend the lockable Camelback ones, which can go in the dishwasher.You're not washing yours soon enough or properly.
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  • gavintc
    gavintc Posts: 3,009
    I just pop mine into the dishwasher - no problems at all.
  • gavintc
    gavintc Posts: 3,009
    I just pop mine into the dishwasher - no problems at all.
  • plowmar
    plowmar Posts: 1,032
    AAH so you clean them twice, that's where I'm going wrong. :wink:
  • stronginthesun
    stronginthesun Posts: 433
    i just forget . until a few days later . then too late , soapy water = soapy drink
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    gavintc wrote:
    I just pop mine into the dishwasher - no problems at all.


    +1 Dishwasher mine after each ride and never seen any nastiness. The one in my gym bag almost never gets cleaned and there's no sign of blackness in there! :?
  • Berk Bonebonce
    Berk Bonebonce Posts: 1,245
    Stopped buying water bottles. I would rather stop at a shop for a drink. And they all sell bottles of water these days, not like 20 years ago.
  • lucan
    lucan Posts: 339
    Why buy something that comes out of a tap for nothing?
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  • RDB66
    RDB66 Posts: 492
    As AggieB said...Buy some CamBak Podium bottles, best by far.

    I clean mine using a small amount of Milton Fluid and cold water.
    Its not a bad idea to Boil them for a few minutes in a big saucepan now and again either. That will kill the crap in um.
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  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    keep them in the freezer
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  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    RDB66 wrote:
    As AggieB said...Buy some CamBak Podium bottles, best by far.

    I clean mine using a small amount of Milton Fluid and cold water.
    Its not a bad idea to Boil them for a few minutes in a big saucepan now and again either. That will kill the crap in um.

    I expect putting a small amount of water in them and microwaving them might work
  • MarjMJ
    MarjMJ Posts: 35
    stronginthesun wrote:
    i just forget . until a few days later . then too late , soapy water = soapy drink


    err... rinse it till there's no soap left then... :roll:

    We sometimes forget to wash out our bottles but the suggestions of bunging them in the dishwasher , and every now and then soaking them in Milton fluid do the trick. Milton is tastless.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    CamelBak Podiums for me.
    As sub55 says, keep bottles, or camelbak bladders in the freezer, too.
    I only drink water, so bottles are easier to maintain...
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  • velvetytoast
    velvetytoast Posts: 161
    Milton may be tasteless but its still a type of bleach....I don't think I'd like to drink bleach on a regular basis.....
  • mattward1979
    mattward1979 Posts: 692
    Stop filling your bottles with Kahlua!!

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    If you wash them after youve finished riding - they'll last for years. I've got some that must be a decade old. Simples.
  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    hopper1 wrote:
    CamelBak Podiums for me.
    As sub55 says, keep bottles, or camelbak bladders in the freezer, too.
    I only drink water, so bottles are easier to maintain...

    +4 - they are ace! - 9.99 (last time I got them) each but they last ages - completely tasteless and easy to clean - can be dishwashered (although they don't fit on top shelf in my dishwasher) they are also leakproof and have a good flow from a well designed drink nozzle.
  • MarjMJ
    MarjMJ Posts: 35
    velvetytoast wrote:
    Milton may be tasteless but its still a type of bleach....I don't think I'd like to drink bleach on a regular basis.....

    er...then why is it recommended for sterilising babies' bottles etc etc? Your call of course, but would rather not be drinking gribleys and wotnots. :wink:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I always buy Science in Sport bottles, dead cheap at £3 each and they have a screw on top which I prefer. Plus a softer rubber mouth piece which is a nice touch.

    http://www.cyclesportsuk.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1833
  • bilirubin
    bilirubin Posts: 225
    cougie wrote:
    If you wash them after youve finished riding - they'll last for years. I've got some that must be a decade old. Simples.

    +1, I wash mine each time including a good squirt of clean water through the spout and it keeps them fine.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Camelback Podium,

    Wash in soapy water. Rinse. Add a little water, screw on top, squirt. Empty.
    Fill with chosen rehydration fluid. Sorted.

    2 years. No problems. No bad taste.
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  • paulorg
    paulorg Posts: 168
    Fill them with alcohol. Using a product with a high alcohol content (i.e 70%) will kill 99.9% of the bacteria present after a 5 minute contact time and a decent scrub with a sponge or washing up brush will do for the other 0.1%.
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  • Stone Glider
    Stone Glider Posts: 1,227
    +1 with the microwave, noticed black marks on my Foska bottle today, small amount of water plus a few moments in the m'wave. Job done.
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  • AndyF16
    AndyF16 Posts: 506
    cougie wrote:
    I've got some that must be a decade old. Simples.

    Whaa? You mean you don't feel the need to upgrade every season/month?! :wink:

    Being a MAMIL poseur I was delighted to find a nice aluminium one with gloss White finish to match my frame in Halfords - shame is the nozzle is totally shite :roll: I just got one with my hire bike out here in Lanzarote all logo'd up, so that'll be in the cage for a few weeks when I get home 8) yes, sad I know
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  • jim453
    jim453 Posts: 1,360
    What about one of the ones that unscrews at top and bottom. Easier to wash apparently, don't use one myself because a normal bottle comes clean with one rinse after every ride.

    Do you drink bitumen residue?

    Only know about these new fangled bottles because the guys on the tour commentary couldn't stop themselves from mentioning them about 100 times a minute during this years race.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Top tip - hang around the side of the road on a pro race especially around the feed station and you'll get enough bottles free of charge to last you years :wink:
  • hagar123
    hagar123 Posts: 369
    Dishwasher every time.

    Never any issues

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