Originally Posted by
Koyote
Okay, I'll post serious. This is a nice idea, especially as I ride in Amish country. When it's wet outside, and there are road apples all over the pavement, I do worry about the stuff that gets kicked up on my water bottles. I would not like to experience E. coli.
That actually happened to a friend/co-worker during a charity ride in PA Amish/Mennonite county. It rained really hard the second day, and there was a lot of horse crap on the roads because it was Sunday. He got pretty sick and had to seek medical attention.