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Old October 23rd 18, 07:50 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default how long does water stay OK in a plastic bottle?

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 12:59:52 PM UTC-4, Emanuel Berg wrote:
How long does water stay OK in a plastic
bottle? Here [1] it says 2-3 hours!

Does it really happen that fast? And what is it
that deteriorates?

Will the movement of the bike preserve the
freshness for additional time?

I just bought two bottle holders from French
Zéfal and installed them. I noticed when you do
not have a bottle in them, the plastic arms are
too close so they hit each other and make an
annoying sound. But just cutting off a small
part of one of the arms and it is fine.

The bottles are also from Zéfal. 650ml, BPA
free. Seems good.

[1] https://www.quora.com/For-how-long-s...lastic-bottles

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That 2 - 3 hours is for a bottle that has been opened. Once the bottle is opened bacteria begin to grow in it. That's why it says 2 to 3 hours. However many bicyclists drink water (usually municipal tap water) that they've filled their water bottles with. That water has a longer life because of the stuff the municipality puts into water to purify it for human consumption.

Btw, cutting the lips off of your bottle holders may cause them to not grip the bottles as securely as needed to keep the bottles from being ejected from the holder on rough surfaces or panic stops. this is more likely to happen with 750ml bottles than with 500ml bottles.

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