water bottles that don't make their contents taste like poop?
10-26-20, 09:12 AM
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10-26-20, 09:13 AM
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I've found that steel containers work better than plastic, especially if I use isotonic with some taste. Plastic has tendency to absorb the taste and smell. phew
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10-26-20, 09:27 AM
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10-26-20, 11:41 AM
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Trying very hard not to draw parallels with the princess and the pea... Oops.
I've tasted warm water from cheap bottles that tasted a lot like plastic, but I've never compared it to poop.
Two suggestions. First, fill the bottles up with ice, then top it with water. Icing the water does two things; it reduces the diffusion of offensive chemicals out of the plastic and into the water, and her taste buds won't be as sensitive.
Second, try drink mixes. Powdered lemonade mix or "energy drink" powder will give her something else to focus on. Then you can worry about whether it's too cold, or the mix is too strong, or too weak. Also, some of the flavoring may stay in the bottle if it's not washed thoroughly for plain ice water on her next trip.
Oh, unless she likes the flavor of unadorned beets, skip the beet juice powder.
I've tasted warm water from cheap bottles that tasted a lot like plastic, but I've never compared it to poop.
Two suggestions. First, fill the bottles up with ice, then top it with water. Icing the water does two things; it reduces the diffusion of offensive chemicals out of the plastic and into the water, and her taste buds won't be as sensitive.
Second, try drink mixes. Powdered lemonade mix or "energy drink" powder will give her something else to focus on. Then you can worry about whether it's too cold, or the mix is too strong, or too weak. Also, some of the flavoring may stay in the bottle if it's not washed thoroughly for plain ice water on her next trip.
Oh, unless she likes the flavor of unadorned beets, skip the beet juice powder.
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10-28-20, 01:32 PM
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My abiding memories of bike bottles (we had 'em over the handlebars in pairs) were magic. It's because everything had that taste I loved them. The frames were chrome plated like stuff was then, and they rusted.
Chrome stuff looked so good when it was new.
I never use water bottles now; my longest ride would only be an hour and a half.
Chrome stuff looked so good when it was new.
I never use water bottles now; my longest ride would only be an hour and a half.
11-02-20, 11:38 AM
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https://www.elite-it.com/en/products...thermal/deboyo
Non-thermal:
https://www.elite-it.com/en/products...ifestyle/syssa
I have the Deboyo - I use it for coffee (so the screw-lid is used). I removed the lacquer and branding - mine had a lot more branding than the one in the link.
This is how it looks in a King cage:
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11-02-20, 11:55 AM
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Sorry, I just realised that the non-thermo one (the Syssa) in the link above is actually aluminium, not stainless. The Deboyo is stainless, though.
11-03-20, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Distilled water is water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container. Impurities in the original water that do not boil below or near the boiling point of water remain in the original container.
11-04-20, 08:27 AM
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I am not going to ask how she knows what poop tastes like.
11-05-20, 12:20 PM
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I got a Klean Kanteen for my wife and I use one on commutes. I suggest a King Cage Iris which holds it well without rattling.
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11-07-20, 05:40 AM
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Try using filtered water. I have a set of water bottles that have never seen anything except filtered water. They are ordinary bike shop bottles, no detectable flavor, but then the water is filtered. I can't drink most tap water because it tastes so awful. We have a ledge faucet connected to under-sink purification which takes out chlorine, fluoride, heavy metals, etc. I have a separate set for putting in additives. Those bottles always have a taste, even with filtered water.
11-20-20, 03:30 AM
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While I don't have any direct experience knowing what poop tastes like I can say that my wife likes those little packets of drink mix like Gator-ade and Propel (and others) make. I think they are sized for 16-oz bottles -- I don't pay too much attention as I just take luke-warm tap water, much to her disbelief.
11-20-20, 08:35 AM
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11-20-20, 08:37 AM
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That is dedication. The water must be terrible around your parts for that to be worth it.
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11-20-20, 10:21 AM
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Municipal water around here is notoriously hard, as in 200 to 350 milligrams per liter of dissolved calcium, magnesium and iron salts just due to the geology. Then add chlorine to that. Safe to drink according to the powers that be, just tastes awful, to me anyway.
11-20-20, 11:16 AM
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I'm super fussy about my water and my water containers. I taste every little thing. The only thing that consistently works for me is glass containers. They are heavy, and a pain if dropped...but they are the only thing I can work with.
11-20-20, 12:02 PM
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Luckily we don't have chlorine in our water here. I hate the taste of chlorine.
11-20-20, 12:04 PM
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Titanium, stainless, or enamel. In that order. Or gold, if you're that kind of person, he, he!
11-24-20, 04:50 AM
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