Best Way to clean Waterbottles?

[pga]

Milton in the bottle.

[bainbridge]

A good swish in hot water with a bit of fairy liquid it perfectly adequate for me.

The main thing is to wash them straight after a ride to avoid any nasty stuff multiplying. When touring if I arrive at the destination for the day knackered I'll still give them a quick swill in water and then leave them full of water while I sort myself out, then give them a proper wash later.

[Lance Dopestrong]

Chuck 'em in the dish washer, press "Start". Couldn't be simpler.

[beardy]

It could, if there isnt a dishwasher there to chuck it in.

[Tangled Metal]

Don't you need a bit of acid with bicarbonate to sterilize? The theory is it releases co2 which kills the bugs, but that needs acid conditions to release the co2 from the bicarbonate.

[johnmac]

Bottom shelf in the supermarkets - thin bleach - 29p/2litres. Just a small splash of it, fill the bottle, 10 minutes, then rinse. Thin bleach does not have thickening agent, so will rinse easily and nor does it have any added pine aroma, so the bottle won't smell like a clean toilet! I know this because homebrewers use thin bleach to sterilise everything.

[Farawayvisions]

After washing and rinsing, I use a spoonful of bicarbonate of soda, some water then shake the bottle vigorously. Empty and rinse again. This takes any weird smells away.