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Just to be clear i'm talking about the "Purist" bottles made by Specialized the company which use a proprietary coating that seems to work well, not bike bottle
by micro_cam 12y ago
Just to be clear i'm talking about the "Purist" bottles made by Specialized the company which use a proprietary coating that seems to work well, not bike bottles in general. See for example [this review](http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/product-review-specialized-purist-watergate-bottle http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/product-review-specializ...). I only recently discovered the bottles so can't give a long term review, the manufacture does recommend against scrubbing them.
Uncoated stainless and glass are great options as well but not practical for some uses.
- cullenking 12y agowe buy a lot of these as promo/schwag materials for our business (ridewithgps.com, a bike software website/apps) and they certainly do wear out. I end up rotating mine our after 6 months, and i do not wash them with anything but the soap + water + shake method. the lining wears off and you are left with a plasticky tasting bottle. even new, if you let them sit with water in them for a couple days they'll taste slightly of plastic, so it's not perfect. much better than any others we have tried though, so worth it.