Shexy bottle?

refusing to use my old plastic bottle any more that made water taste like meths and ruins my much practiced 'fixie-tosseur' look, i wondered if there are any half decent metal jobbies or similar on the market? haven't really found much searching the web.

what do you carry your fluids around in?

You can get stainless steel and aluminum water bottles, but they don't come with a teat to suckle on like a plastic bottles do. Well some of them do, but they don't work as the vessel can not deform / you can't squeeze it. I've got an aluminum one which is fine for walking but it would be too much hassle on the bike. IMO

Of course there may well be more out there.

Sigg bottles fit nicely in bottle cages, but aren't so easy to open on the go.
I use a Specialized Big Mouth bottle, water only tastes of plastic if left overnight, never noticed it tasting bad if filled on the day of a ride.

I dont drink on the bike, I am a camel.

Sigg bottles fit nicely in bottle cages.

That's the big name of the alu bottle I was thinking of! Could not remeber.

'Bidon' surely for top euro-cycliste marks

Fuck bottle cages / bottles. An hours ridings easy enough sans l'eau. Thats what corner shops and the big back pockets on cycling jerseys are for. More aerodynamic too innit.

Trek have a metal coffee beaker on one of their bikes. It's hilarious.

There's a langster with a coffee holder too. I swear i can get to work spilling less riding one handed than i can walking??? I changed over my brake lever specifically so riding with a coffee was easier - weird?

wasn't there something once about plastic bottles being bad for your health?

wasn't there something once about plastic bottles being bad for your health?

I always had the vague idea that all plastics were full of harmful chemicals, at least when they start to breakdown.

Found this on yahoo answers though:

PCB's (PolyChlorinatedBiphenyl's) are a group of oily liquids used chiefly as transformer oil and sometimes found in the ballasts of old fluorescent lights. Some old paints and inks also contained PCB's. Like many other chlorinated aromatic compounds (like DDT), PCB's are very resistant to weathering and are heat resistant. They can be metabolized in living organisms however, and can be quite toxic. Like DDT, PCB's accumulate in body fat. Released into the environment, they pass up the food chain and become very concentrated at the top. Beluga whales in the St. Lawerence seaway are heavily polluted, as are "killer" whales off the Pacific coast.

PCB's are now banned and are not, nor ever were used in any plastics I am aware of. Perhaps the author of the article confused these compounds with another group of chemicals known as phthalates. These are added to plastics to make them rubbery and flexible. They are oily liquids like PCB's but not acutely toxic. However, di-octyl phthalate can mimic the female hormone estrogen and might be linked to the prevalance of breast cancer in developed countries. Phthalates are being gradually replaced by other compounds which are (supposedly) non-toxic. PBB's are PolyBrominated Biphenyls and were once used as fire retardants. Mixed with plastic, the concept was that they were sealed inside the product, but like phthalates, they will eventually leach out of plastics.

PCB's were once used as a sealant for the insides of silos. The concrete walls decomposed because of the acidic reaction of silage and needed a waterproof coat. Unfortunately, PCB's leached out of the coating and contaminated the milk supply. Most states required contaminated silos destroyed, but Indiana only required the sealant be painted over. This solved the problem temporarily, but the contamination re-appeared as the paint flaked off.

                  **Source(s):**

     I am a government chemist and test milk for PCB's

plastic allegedly releases a chemical similar to the female hormones and acts similar to it too.
if so, man tits will become the norm, not that it's exactly weird now.

I've got an old Campag bottle (1991). It has a double wall with polyurethane foam insulation in the cavity. As the bottle cant be squeezed, the valve has a tube which goes to the bottom of the bottle, to allow air to enter and the drink to flow out. Its a lovely champagne colour, and a sexy aero shape.

Only trouble is you still cant get a good drink out it, and on a small frame its large size (due to insulation and aero styling) makes it look like I have a petrol tank.

Still, form over funtion I say.
http://www.campyonly.com/images/catalogs/1991/91bottles.jpg

i can manage 2-3 of hours ride without drinking, but when i do finally get a drink i realise i should probably have had one ages back. ...when i used to skateboard i would need to take about 4 litres with me for a days skating, and only piss about once that day.

these fit my definition of shexy, though: http://www.sigg-aluminium.co.uk/traveller-sigg/sigg-black-panther-1-0l.htm so cheers for the heads up on Sigg!

Camelbak Podium bottles are good - they have a lock mechanism so they don't leak if you carry in a bag

what do you carry your fluids around in?

my pocket

i ride to the pub for fluids

I have one of these for running.

The bottles are ideal for stuffing in a jersey pocket.

Decathlon lined alloy bottles by Zefal £4.99.

Works fine on bike; as mentioned you can't squeeze them but the nipple on it does allow air to flow into the bottle as you are drinking.

Another vote for the Camelbak bottles. They're made of some special Carlos Fandango plastic, so they don't make the water taste foul like every other plastic bottle I've ever used. I've always found the alloy ones a bit poor on the bike due to the above lack of squeezeability and the fact that they look terrible once they've slid down the road / been taken in and out of a muddy bottle cage a few times.

Hasn't using raw aluminium as a drinking / cooking vessel got its health issues too? I think this is why all your old school alu pans are being phased out of cooking.

Dunno everythings out to get you nowadays.

Got this long time ago from my mrs.
Perfect for winter sports, especially when filled with Jägermeister.
Never tried it when cycling.

Got this long time ago from my mrs.
Perfect for winter sports, especially when filled with Jägermeister.
Never tried it when cycling.

I'm of the opinion that you should only drink Jæger, if you're intent on following it through, and getting plastered.

[nerd]
Me and my boss (both chemists and both cyclists) have calculated how much ethanol you need to add to your water, at various temps down to -20C. To prevent it from freezing. We quickly came to the conclusion that a runners water belt under your jacket was safer.[/nerd]

Rapha bidons

nice and stylish

will match your entire oufit (does for me anway)