I’ve had good luck with Zefal bottles. They seem to hold up well even when washed in the dishwasher.

If you want the best, go with Purist bottles by Specialized. Here are some clear ones on Amazon - pricey though.

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Specialized Purist for me too.

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Camelbak Podium. I have 15 of them at least. I love the jet valve.

you have 15 of them?!

I also love jet valve, but they are a PIA to clean and get moldy.

You should be able to find the specialized purist bottles for $10 at any bike shop. Every shop, specy dealer or not, uses those bottles.

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You can pull them apart and I clean them with my camelbak brushes and soapy water.

I usually wait until they are pretty nasty, a little mold never really hurts anyway, that is what immune systems are for...

I have an active family of 4 who is always using them.

We have a drawer in our kitchen that had about 20 odd ball cheap freebie waterbottles from different events, one day I went on amazon, ordered 15 Camelbaks, and when they came I threw all the others away. Now when someone offers me a bottle at an event I kindly pass....

The other great thing about the podium bottles is the ability to lock the lid closed when in a backpack or other bag, no worries about leaking.

Honestly? I just took some old opaque water bottles that I had kicking around and drew my graduated volume lines on them. They worked just fine and didn't smear with any dripping/rain.

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Best EVAR. I got one free from Phil's Fondo promotion. Excellent bottle.

Every shop, most races, teams, free expo bottles (although this year I got a Podium), almost everything. That’s why I love them. All the caps are interchange if you’re a slob like me and just get everything mixed up.

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This is a great idea. To expand on that truly the cheapest and best way (and it’s going to have some initial sticker shock) is to just go to specialized with a buddy or two, get your own logo on it, and be done with the question for life. Haven’t pulled the trigger on that yet but every spring I sure am tempted. I forget where the big price break is. I think it’s somewhere around 150 or something like that.

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Thats a good idea too because a custom print order is a lot less $. You could probably get them for under $3.00 or less a bottle. I was sick of always having mis matched lids that did not fit, and also just poor quality.

My pet peeve is race swag where you get an awful "athletic" t shirt that has the breatheability of a plastic bag, and some crappy stiff plastic or mystery metal "stainless steel" (that rusts after a month) water bottle that doesn't fit a regular bottle cage. I wish they would just go back to 100% cotton Ts and real bike brand water bottles.

Yeah, just looked it up http://www.specializedwaterbottles.com/...7-usa-price-list.pdf

Looks like depending on the gen of the bottle you can get <$3 and the big price break is at 200. Either take the hit or get some buddies and I think it’s a good investment. Now it’s tome to convince my boss.... I mean girlfriend the same thing 😂

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Hello unicat141 and All,

For a big one .... (they have 3 sizes)

https://www.amazon.com/...rsa+water+bottle+950

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The problem with this is that bottle technology actually changes, and in five or so years if you haven't used them up you'll be left with a bunch that you don't like as much as newer, better bottles.

I know - I've got decent, unused Specialized bottles from 10 years ago. They were clearly the best at the time.

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I have plenty of 1st gen specialized bottles too. I love them! Sure some of the new caps that squirt and lock, or maybe fit tighter or slip out of your cage easier are a bit nicer. But end of the day it holds water and puts it in your mouth. I've used plenty of cheap crap bottles until they fall apart. They're hard to squeeze and usually leak, or taste like crap. Not a problem with the 1st gen bottles, and definitely not a problem with the purist. I'll let it be known here and wide. If anyone is looking to unload their unused Specialized bottles for less than $3 a bottle I will be happy to oblige.

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