Nearly everyone I know who's tried Bivo bottles are a convert. They do work well!
Shannon: yes they can be used one-handed as readily as a plastic bottle, they do not squeeze but they have a dip tube so that water comes out of them quickly without squeezing. Takes a minute to adjust to, but there is no issue getting enough water quickly from them for normal use. Maybe for racing they wouldn't quite cut it. On Thursday, 3 April 2025 at 10:34:49 UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Can it be operated with one hand? Can it be squeezed? The 1st is a > non-negotiable for me, and the other almost is. The large Specialized > bottles were (are still?) the business. Worked great and were cheap, > especially out of the big bin at J. Random Cyclery, full of bottles > screen-printed with the logos of God alone knew what. > > BPUs (or whatever they're called, 'cuz I don't care enough to remember) > are delicious! Bring back my squeezy plastic water bottles! (But don't step > on my lawn while doing so.) > > --Shannon > On Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:14:08 AM UTC-7 Ben Miller wrote: > >> 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/7a9929cb-a8dd-4a58-852b-fc646591e5aan%40googlegroups.com.
