Bottles

[mcfarton]

Some members on here have some very cool painted bikes and Art Deco style jerseys. I have seen some very loud socks and generally fun color stuff. What kind of water bottles are you using? Is everyone just using polar and camelback? The colors on those bottles are very mild in comparison to some of the bikes I see on this forum.


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[Cicli]

Specialized Purist Hydroflo

Very nice bottles and very plain design.

http://www.specializedwaterbottles.c...urist-hydroflo

[Louis]

Originally Posted by mcfarton

Is everyone just using polar and camelback?

Heck no.

Specialized are my favorites. http://www.specializedwaterbottles.com/water-bottles

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by mcfarton

Some members on here have some very cool painted bikes and Art Deco style jerseys. I have seen some very loud socks and generally fun color stuff. What kind of water bottles are you using? Is everyone just using polar and camelback? The colors on those bottles are very mild in comparison to some of the bikes I see on this forum.


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Nope

[charliedid]

I don't understand the question.

[Mikej]

Twinsix for me- they’re specialized with in house graphics. I buy during sales if possible-

[cmbicycles]

How about these?

[notsew]

This is slightly off topic, but somewhere, sometime I saw Rainier Beer water bottles (on a bike) anybody ever seen some of those for sale? I imagine they were a small batch, so probably not.

[FlashUNC]

Camelbak Podiums. You can get 'em from all sorts of folks with all sorts of designs. Not sure the question.

[veggieburger]

I'll use any ole bottle that doesn't stink too bad. Nothing worse than a cheap, nasty oily bottle that doesn't lose that plastic smell/taste.

[GOTHBROOKS]

do they make a bottlecage that wont ruin the graphics on these niche bottles yet? im fond of my bottles that look like codeine cough syrup bottles.

[azrider]

My Camekback isn’t mild.....




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[kppolich]

Specialized Purist bottles, get the Watergate lid though.

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by notsew

This is slightly off topic, but somewhere, sometime I saw Rainier Beer water bottles (on a bike) anybody ever seen some of those for sale? I imagine they were a small batch, so probably not.

Absaroka County Bicycle Shop?.....

You might check out R & E Cycles (Rodriguez)

[grognaak]

I suggest privileging the function, size, and shape of the bidon ahead of color schemes . . .

I have used Specialized Purist Hydroflow bottles, Camelbak Podiums, and Elite Corsa bottles. Elite Corsa bidons in 550ml size are preferable among these three popular choices.

Every Hydroflow bottle I owned developed extremely annoying leak issues after a few rounds in the dishwasher. I think it was those bottles that also made an absolutely disgusting sound when you were near empty and trying to drink the last few squirts. My girlfriend at the time was repulsed by the noise, a sound simultaneously reptilian and reminiscent of bodily functions.

Camelbaks are fine, but ugly and too big--I think people tend to overestimate the amount of water they need on rides or don't hydrate properly before leaving, but too much is better than too little. I also dislike the twist-open lock on the drink tube.

Corsas are great: biodegradable (at least in some models), feel good on the teeth, the most posh-looking size, a clean-looking cylinder design, and available in a variety of paints. I have a bunch of Elite Corsa bottles now, and they have held up well for years.

Spec sheet: http://www.elite-it.com/sites/defaul...TE_2015_EN.pdf

Here is a classic bidon popularized by the 1986 Tour de France (red with white lettering is also out there): https://www.amazon.com/Elite-0101803...ca+cola+bottle