Comments on: Green Tuesday: Metal or Plastic?

By: Raiyn

Raiyn — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:40:38 +0000

This came up in the featured topic slider. Since this was posted Kleen Kanteen came out with what it calls the Sport Top 2.0 and let me tell ya there’s NO problem with water flow with that puppy. If you already have a Kleen Kanteen I’d order the new top – it’s worth it.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:55:18 +0000

Adriel, check your polycarbonate bottle’s bottom for the plastic code. If it says “7″, those can be (but not necessarily) the ones that leach bisphenol A into your water. Newer polycarbonate bottles like the Camelbaks have a new polycarbonate formula that eliminates BPA.

By: Adriel

Adriel — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:18:36 +0000

I found the lid I used, it is by the same people.

http://www.newwaveenviro.com/new/big-drink%C3%82%E2%84%A2-bottle-cap-for-smooth-glugless-pouring-p-18.html

It is a learning curve to use while riding, but I have it down now.

By: Adriel

Adriel — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:14:19 +0000

I use a polycarbonate bottle on my bike, it fits great, and has no taste at all. I have a different lid than the picture that I found at my local water supply.

These are the bottles I use, I think they have them at sun harvest.

http://www.newwaveenviro.com/6-liter-personal-bottle-p-85.html

I have always despised the nasty tasting water bottles that most cyclists use, and I refuse to use them).

The great thing about these are they are about $6 so if you lose one, it is not the end of the world. I thought about stainless, but the price turned me off.

By: Marrock

Marrock — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:29:18 +0000

I have one of the Siggs with what they call the Active top and I wouldn’t use anything else.

I really like how you can take it apart to clean it, doesn’t leave me wondering what else I’m drinking with my water.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:42:32 +0000

I’m going to have to try that trick on my Klean Kanteen…as it is now, I look like a really hungry (and ugly) baby desperately trying to nurse from a clogged nipple.

By: Russ Roca

Russ Roca — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:25:07 +0000

I just got a trio of Kleen Kanteens and so far I like them…Some things I’ve learned…

-You can control how fast the water comes out by how tight the top is screwed…super tight and you’ll have to suck the water to get it to flow…ease it off just a bit and it will come pouring out…

-One of my main reasons for getting a Kleen Kanteen is that whenever I put juice or anything else other than water in a water bottle, it turns green….my hope is that I can carry other liquids without the thing molding up…

-They look damn classy…

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:35 +0000

I just bought one of the Polar insulated bottles last week. I rode with it a few times and I think I’m going to stick with it.

It isn’t especially squeezable, but besides that everything else is a positive. It really does keep my water cold (or at least more so than the traditional plastic bottles), and it holds a full 24oz. It doesn’t make my water taste like plastic and it had a sticker on the packaging that says it’s BPA-free.

I like the water bottles with the traditional pop-top. I saw those metal bottles at the grocery store and thought about it, but the screw cap was a deal breaker for me.

By: Palm Beach Bike Tours

Palm Beach Bike Tours — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:19:56 +0000

Ghost, I recently tried the new Camelbak bottle. The bite nipple works great and I like it much better than the pullout/slap shut top on standard water bottles. Still, I’m sold on insulated water bottles and don’t see myself going back to uninsulated bottles. If Camelbak made an insulated bottle with the new nipple, I’d certainly give it a try.

—Matt

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:48:55 +0000

I’m with Mark about the “squeezability” of bottles. VERY important for me!

You’re right…if we look hard enough, nearly everything can kill us. Still, I’d rather err on the side of caution (without excessive paranoia).

And, as a small consolation…traditional plastic water bottles are almost always made from the “safe” plastics (according to the code on the base of them). Camelbak has new plastic bottles out, too, but I haven’t heard too much good stuff about them.