Well, darn it. That'll teach me to answer a question that wasn't asked. I guess we're all still looking for something. I guess it also explains why the nalgene's are on sale
On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 5:35:20 AM UTC-7 Christopher Cote wrote: > Keith, > > At the risk of further thread drift, I have to say that I have one of > those Nalgene bottles, and they are not very good. The dirt cap doesn't > really seal, and dry dust can find its way in. Also, the nozzle isn't as > nice as the ubiquitous Specialized made ones. I bought some more > dust-capped bottles from a company called Dawn to Dusk, and while better > than the Nalgene, they still are pretty bad. I can't believe, especially > with the rise in popularity of unpaved road riding, that there aren't > better solutions available. > > Chris > > On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 6:32:31 AM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote: > >> Since this won't divert sales from Riv, I'll mention it as an on-topic >> PSA: I happenened to order a bunch of water bottles yesterday, directly >> from Nalgene. I was looking for something with a secondary mud cap because >> I was tired of wiping cow dung off the valve before drinking and, lo and >> behold, they happened to make one. On sale for $3.50, with free shipping >> if you order $20 worth. BPA-free, dishwasher-safe. Hard to beat (at least >> in plastic): >> >> https://nalgene.com/product/22oz-fitness-atb/ >> >> >> On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 1:25:59 AM UTC-7 Sky Coulter wrote: >> >>> I think it mght be because they’re trying to reduce the amount of >>> plastic they use? Really, just speculation, but i thought there was some >>> communication about trying to reduce waste. >>> >>> I still have a number of their water bottles and use them frequently. >>> >>> Sky in new west >>> >>> On Mar 11, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Jingy <indepthin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Any idea when the last time was that Riv sold water bottles? >>> I would like some, but haven't seen any on the site in a couple of years. >>> Is it because of Grant's "you don't need water on most rides" stance? >>> >>> Jim in Mpls >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/96fddf25-aee8-41f9-9f72-45e43a2cefb1n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/96fddf25-aee8-41f9-9f72-45e43a2cefb1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/92e51a1a-5635-4694-a350-850bd5af838an%40googlegroups.com.
