A love letter to stainless steel water bottles

[Andrew Turner]

I came across this company a couple weeks ago and bought 2, and thought I'd share.
https://drinkbivo.com/  

I've used both plastic (Purist) and stainless (Klean Kanteen) bottles in the past but the Purist inevitably get funky, leaves an aftertaste despite the hype, and will eventually get tossed. Kleans are great but not as optimized for cycling as Bivo's product. I highly recommend trying them out, especially if you haven't tried stainless. This came off really ady so I apologize for that but plastic sucks...that being said, it looks like some biodegradable options are popping up which is great. (But stainless tastes so gooood) OK I'M DONE, PROMISE! 

Andrew

[aeroperf]

A stainless steel water bottle on a Rivendell?

A square-taper, rim brake, lugged steel, canvas-bag-with-leather-straps Rivendell?
You’re supposed to use a hand-sewn, goatskin bota with a genuine walnut stopper.
Or go with glass—

aero (just kidding) perf

[Patrick Moore]

I just posted on the Boblist asking where to get 32-oz Nalgene bottles with screw-on caps that fit bottle cages, but your post reminds me of stainless steel and so I ask, why bother even with Nalgene plastic?

Does anyone know of a stainless steel bottle of at least 28 fl oz capacity but better 32 fl oz capacity with a screw-on cap that fits bottle cages?

Note: I have ss insulated bottles for bike cages, what I am looking for is ss bottles with screw-on caps, particularly caps that screw over the opening to cover it instead of simply screwing into the opening like a plug with threads. 

The bottles need not be insulated or double wall (again, I've got plenty of those).

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[Julian Westerhout]

Andrew, 

Did you buy the raw or the coated version. How are they noise wise on a bumpy road? I tried Kleen Kanteen a few years back and the clatter annoyed my a lot -- but I thimnk thatmight have been the less than optimal fit in my metal cages. 

Thanks for the review -- it's always interesting to hear about innovative new products. 

Julian Westerhout

Bloomington, IL 

[Miles]

+1 for Bivo, I'm really enjoying mine. However, I did get the raw stainless and ejected one out of a Ti King Cage on a gravel descent. If you're riding rough stuff the silicon coated might be a better option, though I've never felt on in-hand.

[Jeffrey Arita]

@ Andrew,

Thanks for sharing.  We will be checking out the Bivo.  Their cap and (gravity) flow rate looks ideal (ex-NASA developed!).  Will be on the lookout for their insulated model, hopefully soon.

We continue to use Hydroflask models, but the flow rate out of their specific mouthpiece is just so-so.  Plus, cleaning the inside of their cap can be concerning, lots of nooks and crannies.  

@ Miles: we too use King Cages (with above stainless steel Hydroflasks).  We've found the King Cage 'Iris' model cage to hold a naked stainless container a little better vs. King's  (we've used both models of King Cages).  The amount of friction between the two King Cages is clearly evident.  Granted, we were not using this specific combo off-road though.

While off-road we used the large wide-mouth Hydroflask (40 ounce - 1.18 liter) insulated container with a BBB XL Fueltank cage + Voile strap.  This combo was extremely secure in all kinds of rough terrain (it never ejected off the bike).  It obviously removes the possibility and ease of drinking while riding a bike though.  It was simply a way to carry a decent amount of water securely while cyclotouring/bikepacking.

Best regards,

Jeff

Claremont, CA

[Den John]

+1 on the combination of King Cage Iris with Kleen Kanteen. I use this for gravel and MTB riding and haven't been bothered by rattling.

Another advantage of stainless steel is that you can use the bottles to boil water on a fire to make it safer for drinking if need be. Probably not something you would want to do regularly, but I have done it occasionally.

Cheers,

Johnny