How often do you change your bottles?

oinkely

Doing a bit of spring cleaning and thought back on how long I have some of the bottles in my cupboard. I'm pretty sure one of them is pushing 20 years old, and another is 15 or so.

Decided to recycle them and replace with a few I bought in France this summer.

But it got me thinking - how long does a standard plastic bidon last? They seem fine, but might be killing me with every sip!

For info - I pretty much only put water in them - very occasionally an electrolyte tab will find its way in on a very sunny day, plain old tap water for the most part.

fat bloke

I keep them until their condition is cause for embarrassment. But I do buy good ones, the camelbaks last years and years.

loyatemu

plastic does break down over time, but I know mine look a lot worse on the outside than inside from being shoved in and out of the bottle cages.

Apparently a lot of people rarely/never wash their water bottles, that's probably a bigger risk to your health than microplastics.

ednwireland

wash them with Milton every few months. usually when I open them and go ughh.

Wishbone Ash

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Every few months?? Jesus!

Mine go into the dishwasher after every ride. I've about 12 that I rotate according to bike colour, jersey colour etc. to ensure co-ordination.

cletus

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I've 2 black CamelBak bottles. Sometimes, not only will they not be washed from the last spin, but I could be drinking the water from the last spin too 😅😅😅

10-10-20

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Wash and let dry fully with the cap off. That's the key action as otherwise the bacteria can remain alive.

MojoMaker

New set every 12 months or so for me.

Keep 4 on the go.

if they are really desirable bottles from a prestigious event, I won't use them at all and just collect. That's fairly few and far between though.

07Lapierre

I've two bottles. I tend to wash them by hand using hot soapy water after every ride. I don't use electrolytes just Mi-Wadi mostly. If you use electrolytes i recommend you inspect the inside of your bottles regularly, as bacteria builds up inside the bottles very quickly.

ednwireland

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I rinse them every ride, just Milton every couple of months or so jeez!

CramCycle

I just dilute the bacteria with fresh water before every ride

beggars_bush

Never use dishwasher.

Have a variety of small squeezy bottles and bigger 750ml rigid bottles.

Hand wash them regularly, taking the lids fully apart. bought a handy longer bottle washer brush which makes the job a bit easier. Milton every few weeks.

Colour coordination is the least of my worries