Re: [RBW] riv water bottles

2021-03-12 Thread velomann
Further thread drift, but regarding dirt caps, I like the ones on the Camelback bottles (dirt cap series) Mike M On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 4:35:20 AM UTC-8 Christopher Cote wrote: > Keith, > > At the risk of further thread drift, I have to say that I have one of > those Nalgene bottles, and

Re: [RBW] riv water bottles

2021-03-12 Thread Garth
May be that Riv doesn't sell the Specialized Purist bottles anymore because they are not what they originally were. I have an original, smoke colored one with the squiggly mountain landscape lines that was perfect. No plastic taste and the cap really was MO-FLOW ! I bought 3 last year and the fi

Re: [RBW] riv water bottles

2021-03-12 Thread iamkeith
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 drif

Re: [RBW] riv water bottles

2021-03-12 Thread Christopher Cote
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-cap

Re: [RBW] riv water bottles

2021-03-12 Thread iamkeith
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 be

Re: [RBW] riv water bottles

2021-03-12 Thread Sky Coulter
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 8:0

[RBW] riv water bottles

2021-03-11 Thread Jingy
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 "