Ok, this may be a stoopit question, but here goes....
How the Hell do you get that plastic taste out of those water bottles??
How the Hell do you get that plastic taste out of those water bottles??
Water bottles...dumb question
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piss in it
What makes you think I haven't tried that yet? 
Have you mixed your H2O with anything? I used to cut a can of Mountain Dew with water for long rides, and that seemed to get the plastic taste out of the new bottles.
John,
Not yet...I was thinking of just using some Gator Aid...but sometimes you just don't have any w/ you and then you are stuck w/ that crappy plastic taste...Besides, I'm off the Dew...
Not yet...I was thinking of just using some Gator Aid...but sometimes you just don't have any w/ you and then you are stuck w/ that crappy plastic taste...Besides, I'm off the Dew...
try cytomax. it tastes good and helps your endurance.
When (cheap) plastic bottles get hot (or warm even), they get a plastic taste. The best way to reduce this is to use really high molecular weight plastics which is expensive, and hence doesn't happen. (Although that's why Nalgene doesn't taste as bad as Camelback or cheap water bottle). Also some plastics are worse than others. Thermoplastics are (generally) worse than thermosets. PET is good and fairly cheap which is why soda bottles are made from it. You could just use soda bottles.
Fill them with hot water with a teaspoon of baking soda. Let stand over night. You might have to repeat the process a couple times.
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Phthalates , Yummy! 
Changleen is all over it. Get a better water bottle.
Changleen is all over it. Get a better water bottle.
I made the mistake of putting listerine in my canteen in Tech School.
It got rid of the plasticy taste, but then all of my water was minty.
It got rid of the plasticy taste, but then all of my water was minty.
And that's when the girl gone bad...MudGrrl said:
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How friggin' sensitive are you???
I never use "new" water bottles, I only use bottles abandoned by others, mostly from races, I take them home and wash them and then use them, it's my way to help the enviroment.....
Basically when I'm riding I'm generally nasty and sweaty and thirsty enough that I don't really care about a little plastic flavor to my water. Part of the game as far as I'm concerned.
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You don't. The not so sensitive reply would be:Wahoo said:
Suck it up, Princess.
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How would you know??? I figured a good hippie like yourself would just sip out of a stream.SkaredShtles said:You don't. The not so sensitive reply would be:
Suck it up, Princess.
We only take a water filter so we can do this on the *really* long rides.loco said:
he uses a bota like all hippies would.loco said:
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By water filter, do you mean burlap???SkaredShtles said:We only take a water filter so we can do this on the *really* long rides.
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Not polished on my hippie terms. What the hell is a bota???DRB said:
Come on, Tex.loco said:
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I prefer fine cheesecloth. Burlap is much too loose a weave.loco said:
Pretty slow there, frat boy.DRB said:
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They don't pass those out at our barn dances.SkaredShtles said:Come on, Tex.
Who would have thunk you could use the intraweb that quick?SkaredShtles said:
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Apparently he is not just greased lightnin' on the input of his "output".DRB said:
loco said:
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It was a joke about lubrication I used in tandem with your comment to derek. Nevermind - I just say things to make me chuckle, and it worked. No explanation needed.SkaredShtles said:
Well, I'm glad you amused someone.loco said:
