Sweet sweet Bottles / Bidons

does anyone else miss rapha using the camelback jet valve things on their bidons? i find the tacx/specialized bidons every brand seems to use a bit crap (they take longer to regain their shape after taking a drink)

anywhere still making cool bottles/bidons with the camelback valves?

Nah the camelbak ones leak like mad.
I like elite the best, specialized are ok though. They do a range of caps, some of which are better but no brands spec anything but the bog standard one.

If anyone is interested, I'll have a pair of Sim Works Human Mushroom bottles for sale soon, new/unused, smoke clear, printed on Spesh bottles, 650ml size.

Sold

How much?

£20 posted UK for the pair.

I'll take them if you'll post to @spotter

I can post to @spotter, won't be able to get to the PO til Saturday though, hope that's ok?

Depends on when he is shipping my parcel. I'll pm you. Thx

Bike-components have Camelback Podiums in stock

Steer clear of the spesh jet valve tops, the ones you have to squeeze the bottle to drink. The valve is so tight they stay collapsed for ages after a drink, and I always seem to swallow a bunch of air. Awful.

Where did you get the smoke clear ones from?

I’d be interested if @Hulsroy doesn’t take them.

I didn't end up buying them. My courier was too quick.
They are great tho. I have them in the gold edition

@stelfox beat you to them.
Think I got them from Freshtripe.

No worries. Freshtripe don't seem to do that colour any more, looks like I'll just get some more Podiums.

Thought I’d been doing a pretty good job of keeping the caps/valves/etc for my Purist bottles clean but eh…🤮

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How'd you get it out? Destructively? Always wondered about the state of mine, they go through the dishwasher every now & then so assume okay.

Kinda destructively aye. Pulled and twisted. I reckon it could go back together but the plastic cap but has got some white stress marks in it now so might not last too long. Also I don’t want to put it back into use!

No dishwasher here and I hate the taste/small of Milton so just been washing them by hand, not using much detergent but plenty of hot water and felt like I was doing ok. Between us we have another 4 I think and none of them are like this. Dunno if I left this one with stuff in for a couple days or what.

So, bought some Camelbak podiums, lo and behold they rattle in all my cages. Three different one tested: Specialized rib cage II, Decathlon's Triban 500 bottle cage, and Elite Paron.

I should have read recent reviews of it. Would not recommend.

You think an ultrasonic cleaner would have done the job? I’m worried now.

Maybe. I ended up getting some Milton and giving them a good soak but it made no difference.

Forum-approved 750+ml water bottle these days? Elite looks like the best options from a cursory google