Originally Posted by
Trakhak
I've used 24-oz transparent Gatorade bottles (i.e., the ones with the "sport top") for many years. There's no plastic taste, and they fit securely in all my bottle cages. Cheaper than conventional bike bottles. In fact, they're free for the price of the Gatorade, or the Gatorade is free for the price of the bottle, depending on how you look at it.
That cheap clear plastic is one of the worst for leaching parabins and stuff. Especially when re-used.
Bleach gets the plastic flavor out of bike bottles and it doesn't really come back.