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  • February 25, 2013 at 4:47 pm #18066
    Kapelmuur

    Mrs C says that my water bottles should be replaced frequently on the basis that old bottles harbour nasty bacteria which could make me ill.

    I’ve never seen this advice in a magazine or forum, is she right?

    If so it’s going to be an expensive and environmentally unfriendly exercise, especially when summer arrives and I’m taking 2 bottles on every ride.

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  • March 8, 2013 at 11:00 pm #718743
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    Eg3ftp1

    I put mine in the dishwasher
    I put mine in the dishwasher about once a month. They’ve never made me ill.

    March 7, 2013 at 10:21 pm #718741
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    Tjuice

    Dishwasher every time. Been
    Dishwasher every time. Been using the same bottles for years.

    Either it’s fine, or it’s slowly killing me, or it’s doing my immune system the world of good (like having kids go to nursery for the first time)

    March 7, 2013 at 8:25 pm #718739
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    paulfg42

    Give them a rinse in cold
    Give them a rinse in cold water after a ride then in the dishwasher every week or so.

    March 7, 2013 at 12:23 pm #718737
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    foxyloxy

    Every ride my 2 bottles get a
    Every ride my 2 bottles get a wash outside,then once a week they get a Milton tablet each,after a good soaking with a milton tab,they get a good flushing with cold water,and are ready for the next rides.SAFE ENOUGH FOR BABIES,SAFE ENOUGH FOR BIKIES!Wash out thoroughly you wont taste the Milton.New bottles 2 yrs ago still looking ok,3 rides per week.Enjoy,FOXYLOXY B-)

    March 2, 2013 at 8:25 am #718735
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    Spangly Shiny

    Bruclens for me. None of
    Bruclens for me. None of chlorine aftertaste you get with baby bottle products.

    February 26, 2013 at 11:20 pm #718733
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    FMOAB

    ubercurmudgeon wrote:Why

    ubercurmudgeon wrote:
    Why nobody has launched a “performance” version for cyclists, with the customary 2000% mark-up, I don’t know.

    Have you seen the price of camelback sterilising tablets!

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/camelbak/cleaning-tablets-ec006609#features

    February 26, 2013 at 11:12 pm #718731
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    FMOAB

    Btw, baby bottle sterilising
    Btw, baby bottle sterilising tablets for me too. Sainsbury’s own brand are a good size for a single bottle and you get about 72 of them for a quid

    February 26, 2013 at 1:37 pm #718729
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    russyparkin

    i took the spout out of one
    i took the spout out of one of my bottles last week.. there was some horrific pulsing green gunk under there, suffice to say they get cleaned properly now every week

    February 26, 2013 at 10:26 am #718727
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    doc

    In days of old, when riders
    In days of old, when riders and teams did not seem to have a limitless supply of bottles with which to litter the place, a standard job was getting all bottles, fill a bath in the hotel with hot water, and empty a large amount of Milton or similar into it and submerge the bottles and lids. Leave for 30 minutes, rinse and scrub clean bottles, no problem with bugs.

    February 26, 2013 at 8:44 am #718725
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    issacforce

    Plus 1 for sterilising
    Plus 1 for sterilising tablets, you can get them for 99p for a box of 64 use them all the time no probs with bottles.

    February 25, 2013 at 9:40 pm #718723
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    cjk99

    i tend to use something like
    i tend to use something like milton with mine, chuck them in a sink full of water and leave em for a couple of hours to soak

    February 25, 2013 at 6:03 pm #718721
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    Psycling

    I tend to soak mine in very
    I tend to soak mine in very hot water after each ride. Using energy products and not washing them properly could be a bit dodgy. Also as many have mentioned, most can go on the top rack of the dishwasher. That said, if the Mrs is that concerned she won’t mind you buying some nice new ones will she!

    February 25, 2013 at 5:51 pm #718719
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    scranville

    Mine live in the freezer.
    Mine live in the freezer.

    February 25, 2013 at 5:48 pm #718717
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    mustard

    ubercurmudgeon – you’d be
    ubercurmudgeon – you’d be better taking the mud off the outside first.

    February 25, 2013 at 5:35 pm #718715
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    ubercurmudgeon

    I use the sterilising fluid
    I use the sterilising fluid or tablets that all good supermarkets stock for baby bottles. Pop half a tablet in each bottle, another half tablet in an old ice cream tub for the bottle tops, fill them with water, wait half an hour, then rinse out and scrub the mud off the exterior surfaces. Why nobody has launched a “performance” version for cyclists, with the customary 2000% mark-up, I don’t know.

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