Originally Posted by
and1homer
I'll take 'Solutions Looking for a Problem' for 1000, please Alex!
I have used the same 2 bottles (mostly with Gatorade powder mix) for about 2.5 years now. I rinse them in running water after I ride, sometimes hot water. I might have put them in the dishwasher maybe 5 times total?
No mold, no gunk, no build-up, no grime, no smell, no taste. So, yeah, I don't see the point, and have wondered as OP has - am I missing something?
Yeah, some basic maintenance of the bottle right after a ride is what I do, take the valve top off once every few weeks...done/clean..good to go.
psimet...specialized bottle...interesting looking. Maybe give a few a whirl when my camelbacks give up the ghost.