is this gross?

CallmeFrida
CallmeFrida Posts: 197 Member
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So today I got myself a new used mauntain bike for summer and it's almost brand new...the previous owner barely used it...anyways, the bike has its own water bottle that fits in and slides only into the way the water bottle is designed. Now after my husband and I picked it up I took the bottle and boiled it with water and bleach and washed it very thoroughly and filled it up with water and planned to use it... my husband shouted "ewww that's disgusting, you're going to drink out of a water bottle that has been used by who knows who?!" I told him yeahh lol I boiled it and it's plastic. I don't think it should have any nasty desiases after I disinfected with bleach and boiling water? So what do you guys think. I haven't drank out of it yet...but I don't think it's that big of a deal! Would you drink out of it and use it?
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  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    I would buy a new bottle but I wouldn't want anyone using my gross old bottles either.
  • TAMayorga
    TAMayorga Posts: 341 Member
    I would use it.
  • catrinaHwechanged
    catrinaHwechanged Posts: 4,907 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.
  • greenfalls107
    greenfalls107 Posts: 87 Member
    can you run it through the dishwasher? If so, go for it. :)
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    Nahhhh its all good.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    It's not a big deal. It's a totally personal thing. It's sanitary.
  • its_go_time
    its_go_time Posts: 263 Member
    I think you're fine. Run it through the dishwasher too just for fun. :bigsmile:
  • CallmeFrida
    CallmeFrida Posts: 197 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    i know right? kinda like the same thing!
  • foxro
    foxro Posts: 793 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    Exactly and dishes and cutlery,but if you are concerned, the cost for a new one shouldn't be that much
  • CallmeFrida
    CallmeFrida Posts: 197 Member
    can you run it through the dishwasher? If so, go for it. :)

    our house is old school-we don't have a dishwasher! lol that's why i boiled it
  • iBreatheMusic88
    iBreatheMusic88 Posts: 115
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    Lol Exactly... I think your fine, sounds pretty clean to me! :drinker:
  • odddrums
    odddrums Posts: 342 Member
    Sounds plenty clean to me! He's just being a baby.
  • wendyking1979
    wendyking1979 Posts: 71 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    i know right? kinda like the same thing!

    Exactly the same thing. Your husband's being silly.
  • RunWinterGarden
    RunWinterGarden Posts: 428 Member
    You've cleaned it, you are fine.
  • ShannonS2714
    ShannonS2714 Posts: 135 Member
    I'm with the majority....you've sanitized and disinfected it a lot already, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. If it did bother you, I'm sure you can order a new one from the maker of the bike/bottle.
  • juli_jones
    juli_jones Posts: 101 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    Sounds like you cleaned it better than I"m sure most restaurants clean their dishes.....
  • laarae
    laarae Posts: 332 Member
    I would use it.


    This-geez we live in such a "throw-away" world now
  • jonesin_am
    jonesin_am Posts: 404 Member
    I would use it.
  • ealinn
    ealinn Posts: 38
    I'd use it too - bleach & boiling water should have killed anything that may have been growing on it. You pick up more germs on public door handles, faucets, chairs etc than you will from that water bottle.
  • tararocks
    tararocks Posts: 287 Member
    while i would prefer my own, if thats the only one that fits right and you wash it, why not...ive drank from glasses in some questionable establishments where it really was god knows who ele drank out of it...always turned out fine
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    i know right? kinda like the same thing!

    Exactly the same thing. Your husband's being silly.

    ^ This. I do know people who carry their own chop sticks/table wear but that's carrying things a bit far for me.
  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
    Boiling should be just fine. If you wanted some extra security, try adding a few drops of bleach to some water and scrub all parts well.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    That's less grosser than sitting on a used bicycle seat.
  • VicBurrows1
    VicBurrows1 Posts: 11 Member
    I would use it, be careful if you decide to put it in the dishwasher though as it may melt, it gets pretty hot in there! I melted the kids drinking bottles, lol.
  • csuhar
    csuhar Posts: 779 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    That's my thoughts, too. I don't keep track of everyone who's used the glasses, plates, and cutlery in my cupboards. When I went through basic training, my canteen had probably been used by others for years before I touched it. I drank from it all the time and I didn't die or get sick. Mechanical (scrubbing / getting dirt off) and chemical (sterilizing) cleaning should be plenty.
  • michelefrench
    michelefrench Posts: 814 Member
    you most likely come into contact w/more germs/bacteria etc touching things all day long than that poor little water bottle could think of....
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I do not think mauntain bike desiases are transmissible to humans.
  • CallmeFrida
    CallmeFrida Posts: 197 Member
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.

    i know right? kinda like the same thing!

    Exactly the same thing. Your husband's being silly.

    hahah and you know what he's so picky and just high maintenance- this guy would never do that , he'd probably buy a new bottle
  • Get120
    Get120 Posts: 56
    Ehhhh... I drink from glasses at restaurants.


    exactly! Id use it, just make sure to clean it well (which you said you did)
  • CallmeFrida
    CallmeFrida Posts: 197 Member
    I do not think mauntain bike desiases are transmissible to humans.

    LOL i would hope not!

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