I too, am trying to move away from plastic. My wife and I are two thumbs up on the Bivo bottles and I'll get another for our daughter soon. Only time will tell how long the silicone coating protects the bottles, but I've never minded the "beautification" on my Clean Kanteen!
On Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 9:06:52 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Steven, did you get the silicone coated Bivo? I got a purple one for my > Charlie for hot summer rides but haven’t had any hot summer rides so > haven’t used it yet. But that silicone was supposed to keep the cage from > scratching the bottle. > > Now that I have moved Charlie to road bike duty, I needed a way to carry > extra water for long rides. I carry my 40 oz Hydroflask in the Randi Jo bag > on the stem. I used to toss in an extra bottle in my Saddlesack, but > Charlie only has a Bananasax, so I’m going to use the cage mount for the > first time. > > I despise drinking out of plastic and have been trying so hard to sub in > healthy alternatives wherever I can. It’s a frustrating battle. > L > > On Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 12:30:01 PM UTC-4 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/97fb419e-0929-4d9f-a30c-a7ae3aebcbccn%40googlegroups.com.
