I purchased a Bivo bottle last holiday season from my LBS, with the intention of bringing it to a White Elephant party. I thought it was a good way to support my LBS, but also not super bike specific. Well, for reasons, I ended up not going to the party and I kept the Bivo and started using it. Definitely impressed with the design! I use it in a normal SS King Cage and it seems to be wearing the same as my plastic bottles and stays put.
I won't be throwing out all my plastic bidons and replacing them with Bivos (that seems wasteful!) But it does solve an issue that I've always had with plastic bottles: after 24-48 hours the water in a plastic bottle tastes obviously "plastic-y" and I toss it out. Sure, after 48 hours in the Bivo, the water tastes "stale" but otherwise fine enough for me to drink. So less wasted water! I think they could take off if company's/LBS's started logo-ing like they do ubiquitous Specialized bidon. Afterall, the customized Bidon with a pithy saying or your favorite brand is just one of those important finishing touches to your bike build :) On Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 9:30:01 AM UTC-7 Steven Seelig wrote: > Aside from meeting all the great builders and Riv folks at the Philly Bike > Expo, I was also smitten by the idea of getting rid of all my plastic water > bottles and moving to these fabulous Bivo > <https://drinkbivo.com/blogs/news/neuhaus-bikes?utm_source=Bivo%20Contacts%20%28newsletter%29&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Neuhaus%20Bikes%20Feature%20%28clone%29&_kx=pQ9WyzaKCte-zoXsygKNuWnAw__xZpVZMzZn9JOs4Wo.PSsm5X> > bottles. > At the risk of being a shill, I love them. > > They have solved the "how do I get water out of a metal bottle?" problem > by including a silicone straw that permits you to drink from the bottle > just as you would drink from a glass. I bought three insulated versions, > and rotate them amongst my several bikes. And they keep the ice cubes > cubed, at least in Spring weather. > > The downside is that you will have to either swap or rejigger your bottle > cage so that they fit properly and that the cage won't scratch the surface. > This may be anathema, but I now have actual composite (yes, carbon fiber) > water bottle cages on several of my bikes. At least I don't have a carbon > fiber fork. And it takes some looking around to find one that work > properly. > > That said, this terrible twitch I have had for years from plastic > poisoning is now dissipating as I move to stainless steel (kidding). But > at least I worry less about microplastics. Plus, I can now use those > electrolyte tablets, whichI NEVER used in plastic bottles because they > never washed out, without a care in the world. > > What do other think about the whole plastic bottle thing and this > potential change? > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/14c9cb57-6e38-4910-a862-05f0c5ee6fccn%40googlegroups.com.
