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

[Grebel]

Milton has saved many a bottle and hydration bladder. My 2lt Camelbak bladder is 10 years old. It gets a soak in Milton every few week and then either gets dried and packed away or if I am lazy, I put it in a Ziplock bag and put it in the freezer and dry it later.

 

I had a bad case of the trots from a dirty bottle once. Not pleasant....

[Bateleur1]

Dishwasher for my bottles.  I however very seldom have anything but water in them. On long rides I might as they get empty I might refill with Coke or something sweet.

 

What I did notice here in Germany from South Africa is:  In SA my bottles would get very dirty on the outside (stained black/grey).  I always thought it is some form of oil or something that would end up on the bottle and the friction while shaking on the bike would scratch it into the plastic and I could never get it clean properly.  So I would bin my bottles regularly.

 

Here in Germany I still have the two bottles that I bought just as I got here.  They are scratched but after 6000 odd KM of cycling they are still clean.  Makes me wonder what crap I got on my bottles from the roads in SA.  It could be that due to more rain the roads are cleaner here.

[T-Bob]

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.

 

Don't bring rational science into this on a Friday! There has been such a distant absence of 'Fridayism' here for a couple of weeks now and lack of uninformed, sensationalist statements that I was actually thinking of rev'ing up the 'What is the point of 650b' arguments or making for opinions on power coating the stanchions on my dirt bike so it looks like I have a Pike.

[Shebeen]

i have bigger issues with my bottles. the lids and bottles used to be universal, these days it's like a tupperware nightmare trying to pair them up.

 

i think there's potential to have a mix and match odd bottle lids swapmeet

[Spock]

Don't think those cheap and nasty plastic bottles are good for us...I prefer those Camelbak water bottles - the expensive ones - which seem to be less prone to mold etc, or am i wrong? 

[Guest notmyname]

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

Miltown for the win. My lady was impressed I knew about it. Even got a gold star.

[Guest notmyname]

Don't think those cheap and nasty plastic bottles are good for us...I prefer those Camelbak water bottles - the expensive ones - which seem to be less prone to mold etc, or am i wrong?

Ja. Don't skimp on anything cycling related. It will come back a PK you.

[Bateleur1]

Miltown for the win. My lady was impressed I knew about it. Even got a gold star.

 

Just don't tell us where she put the star ...

[DJR]

I'm lucky to have a digestive system like a goat, I can eat water bottles for breakfast and I'll be fine. But then I hedge my bets by washing them in the dishwasher and drying them properly, never storing them with lids on. Oh, and I fortify my system with regular doses of wine and whiskey!  

[Serious Panda]

Milton is my friend!

[stefmeister]

Don't bring rational science into this on a Friday! There has been such a distant absence of 'Fridayism' here for a couple of weeks now and lack of uninformed, sensationalist statements that I was actually thinking of rev'ing up the 'What is the point of 650b' arguments or making for opinions on power coating the stanchions on my dirt bike so it looks like I have a Pike.

ok then...

I'll derail this thread and pose this question then...here's a topic for Friday debate.

Why are woman slower than men in down hill racing? One can understand that men would have the physical advantage in cross country racing, but down hill as the name implies requires very little strength.

Is Rachel actually a trans boy that she's so much faster than the other girls?

[SwissVan]

Dishwasher for my bottles. I however very seldom have anything but water in them. On long rides I might as they get empty I might refill with Coke or something sweet.

 

What I did notice here in Germany from South Africa is: In SA my bottles would get very dirty on the outside (stained black/grey). I always thought it is some form of oil or something that would end up on the bottle and the friction while shaking on the bike would scratch it into the plastic and I could never get it clean properly. So I would bin my bottles regularly.

 

Here in Germany I still have the two bottles that I bought just as I got here. They are scratched but after 6000 odd KM of cycling they are still clean. Makes me wonder what crap I got on my bottles from the roads in SA. It could be that due to more rain the roads are cleaner here.

I put the black marks on the outside down to buy product of vibration or chaffing.

 

The roads in Germany are clearly much smoother than SA.....

 

My bottles still get those black marks but I use them on the MTB as well

 

6000 km since u been in Deutschland ..... Wow those long summer days are paying off????

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

ok then...

I'll derail this thread and pose this question then...here's a topic for Friday debate.

Why are woman slower than men in down hill racing? One can understand that men would have the physical advantage in cross country racing, but down hill as the name implies requires very little strength.

Is Rachel actually a trans boy that she's so much faster than the other girls?

 

open up a new thread with that title.

 

BTW - it's an intrinsic and natural propensity to be more risk averse than males, for some odd reason. I dunno. I reckon it has a LOT to do with society's different treatment of the sexes. Would be a good experiment to get 2 lighties together and mould them equally from day dot, so that they have equal exposure to risk, danger etc.

 

Also - as lighties - which child are you more likely to let play rough and tumble, climb bigger trees, jungle gyms etc. The boy, or the girl? "You" being the average parent, that is. 

[dave303e]

I think a lot of issues lately also have to do with all the brands now offering preservative free suppliments, some sports drinks go off in a matter of hours where they used to be ok.

 

Also worth noting they used the bottles everyday for a week without washing...

[Serious Panda]

ok then...

I'll derail this thread and pose this question then...here's a topic for Friday debate.

Why are woman slower than men in down hill racing? One can understand that men would have the physical advantage in cross country racing, but down hill as the name implies requires very little strength.

Is Rachel actually a trans boy that she's so much faster than the other girls?

 

Yo! you just opened a nasty can of worms here. Let me add that woman actually have an advantage in DH with a lower center of gravity!

[Martin PJ]

open up a new thread with that title.

 

BTW - it's an intrinsic and natural propensity to be more risk averse than males, for some odd reason. I dunno. I reckon it has a LOT to do with society's different treatment of the sexes. Would be a good experiment to get 2 lighties together and mould them equally from day dot, so that they have equal exposure to risk, danger etc.

 

Also - as lighties - which child are you more likely to let play rough and tumble, climb bigger trees, jungle gyms etc. The boy, or the girl? "You" being the average parent, that is. 

 

Check Mont St Anne speed trap on 6 August 2016, Rachel Atherton 73.6 km/h only Aaron Gwin faster at 74.4 km/h. Faster than all the other men.