riv water bottles

[Jingy]

Any idea when the last time was that Riv sold water bottles?

I would like some, but haven't seen any on the site in a couple of years.

Is it because of Grant's "you don't need water on most rides" stance?

Jim in Mpls

[Sky Coulter]

I think it mght be because they’re trying to reduce the amount of plastic they use? Really, just speculation, but i thought there was some communication about trying to reduce waste.

I still have a number of their water bottles and use them frequently.

Sky in new west

On Mar 11, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Jingy <indepthin...@gmail.com> wrote:



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[iamkeith]

Since this won't divert sales from Riv, I'll mention it as an on-topic PSA:  I happenened to order a bunch of water bottles yesterday, directly from Nalgene.  I was looking for something with a secondary mud cap because I was tired of wiping cow dung off the valve before drinking and, lo and behold, they happened to make one.  On sale for $3.50, with free shipping if you order $20 worth.  BPA-free, dishwasher-safe.  Hard to beat (at least in plastic):

https://nalgene.com/product/22oz-fitness-atb/

[Christopher Cote]

Keith,

At the risk of further thread drift, I have to say that I have one of those Nalgene bottles, and they are not very good. The dirt cap doesn't really seal, and dry dust can find its way in. Also, the nozzle isn't as nice as the ubiquitous Specialized made ones. I bought some more dust-capped bottles from a company called Dawn to Dusk, and while better than the Nalgene, they still are pretty bad. I can't believe, especially with the rise in popularity of unpaved road riding, that there aren't better solutions available.

Chris

[iamkeith]

Well, darn it.  That'll teach me to answer a question that wasn't asked.  I guess we're all still looking for something.  I guess it also explains why the nalgene's are on sale

[Garth]

May be that Riv doesn't sell the Specialized Purist bottles anymore because they are not what they originally were. I have an original, smoke colored one with the squiggly mountain landscape lines that was perfect. No plastic taste and the cap really was MO-FLOW ! I bought 3 last year and the first thing I noticed was the caps didn't open as much as my good one. Mo-flow as now No-Mo-Flow. I had to really squeeze to get a drink. Then the taste plastic. I use my original every day and have for years and it''s wonderful. 

[velomann]

Further thread drift, but regarding dirt caps, I like the ones on the Camelback bottles (dirt cap series)

Mike M