Sweep wrote:If anyone is interested I can post a link to some stainless steel bottles I bought from China on ebay.
They seem fine and for all I know are identical to certain branded ones.
I am pretty sure that every commodity item, such as these bottles, is manufactured in the East.
The purported retailers or manufacturers are in fact importers only.
However, I think the problem with importing from the East is *quality*.
You and I can't know if we're dealing with cowboys, competency or the cream.
The importers in that sense I think fulfill a vital role.
However, I suspect they charge way too much for what they actually do.
Why do you need a liner with a stainless steel bottle?
I simply want metal.
That means steel, alumninium or titanium.
Titanium is very rare and I can't justify the cost.
Aluminium seems to mean SIGG, since no one else gets the cap right : but I think aluminimum is basically the wrong choice.
Steel wins. Zero health concerns, price is fine, weight is fine.
What sort of liner?
I don't know. It's a coating of some kind, to keep the aluminium away from the water. Looks resin-y. It's not a smooth finish, so it seems to be liquid-ish at least when applied and then runs just a little before it sets - presumbly is applied after the bottle is formed. In the old SIGG bottles allegedy contained traces of BPA, FWIW, and I also read from one source that SIGG were not upfront about this.
Agree about the Profile Design cage - bought two old ones from some nice soul on here.
Very clever design - basically strong plastic and a bit of bungy cord. Looks indestructible, last me to the grave, no problem to replace bungee if needed.
The bungee cord broke on mine fairly quickly, and that made no difference whatsoever
I never replaced it. The "Axis Kage" models I bought a week or two ago do not have a cord (and seem absolutely fine).
By the by del kindly sent me three small sig bottles for free - as my bottle plans panned out now don't need them all so a couple will be offered on here for free.
What I really want are 1000ml (metal) bottles which are 73mm wide, or 8cm water bottle cages so I can take an 8cm 1000ml bottle.
Can't find either.