You'll never lookout your bottle quite the same again...

[T-Bob]

How well did I wash that bottle?? 

 

"The average number of CFUs on the 12 water bottles sampled (three for each design) was 313,499. This compares with 2,937 found on the average dog’s toy and 3,191 in a kitchen sink."

"The tests also found that around 99% of bacteria on squeeze top bottles were Gram negative – the same category as E coli – and potentially harmful."

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/product-news/many-bacteria-live-water-bottle-273761

[eddy]

How well did I wash that bottle?? 

 

"The average number of CFUs on the 12 water bottles sampled (three for each design) was 313,499. This compares with 2,937 found on the average dog’s toy and 3,191 in a kitchen sink."

 

"The tests also found that around 99% of bacteria on squeeze top bottles were Gram negative – the same category as E coli – and potentially harmful."

 

 

 

I just have a tub of Milton's baby bottle steriliser into which I pop my bottles.

[shaper]

what doesn't kill you makes you stronger 

[nonky]

I recently had a look at my bottles and they were flippin DISGUSTING, despite me thinking that they were clean.

 

Biggest culprits?  Those lying in the car that were used for gym and cycle class.

 

I suspect that a miff bottle gave me strep throat this winter but who knows?

[NicoBoshoff]

Number of deaths caused by dirty cycling bottles? Zero is my guess.

[BaGearA]

Number of deaths caused by dirty cycling bottles? Zero is my guess.

This^

[Grebel]

Mileage clocked between wherever and the great white throne room or the GP's office attribute to unclean bottles? Unaccounted is my guess

[PhilipV]

I've picked up a bug from a water point in a race before. Filled my hydration pack at a water point, and before race was done I had terrible stomach pains and the runs afterwards. Every time I used the pack afterwards the symptoms reappeared. So I miltoned and scrubbed the crap out of the bag, hose and valve, and it was fine from then on.

[BDF]

Wash them in the dishwasher regularly.

[PhilipV]

Number of deaths caused by dirty cycling bottles? Zero is my guess.

I've felt like death warmed up after getting a bug from dirty water.

Does that count?

[EmptyB]

I need new bottles anyway....maybe get some Miltons too

[TheJ]

Well, seems I will be putting all my bottle lids in the baby bottle steamer this afternoon.

[Tumbleweed]

Number of deaths caused by dirty cycling bottles? Zero is my guess.

 

I know someone who courted death by throwing his dirty water bottle at a taxi...

[stefmeister]

"The tests also found that around 99% of bacteria on squeeze top bottles were Gram negative – the same category as E coli – and potentially harmful."

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/product-news/many-bacteria-live-water-bottle-273761

Wow, Escherichia schmichia!  The other 1% could contain gram + Clostridium which is much worse to your health than E.coli. Such sensational statements. 

 

I only disinfect when the micobial growth becomes visible and getting the feeling that they are starting to compete against me for the glucose in my energade.

[Martin PJ]

If you remove the softer teat from the bottle lid, I have often found black mould in there.

 

Teaspoon of Jic bleach in water soaking for a while removes moulds very well. Then into the dishwasher. Also rinsing the bottles straight after riding greatly reduces mould growth by removing any sugar they can use to grow.

 

With baby bottles, if you clean and sterilised each time, the baby does not get sick. Better to clean than throw away plastic. Anyway a little bit of bacteria exposure is good for you. Cannot live in a world too sterile.

[popcorn_skollie]

I've been using this for about 2 years.

Half the price of miltons

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