Bivo stainless steel cycling water bottles: details and ride impressions

 

Clean taste, cool colors, and eco-friendly, but not light, cheap, or squeezable.

The Bivo One is a stainless steel bottle. It’s like a Hydro Flask that fits in your bike’s bottle cage. There are some neat, environmentally friendly features, but it’s relatively heavy, expensive, and you can’t squeeze it.

Bivo founders Carina Hamel and Robby Ringerhis set out to build a non-plastic water bottle to get away from the environmental impact, potential for mold, and the sometimes plasticky taste.

The 21-ounce One bottle weighs 168g. A Specialized Little Big Mouth bottle, for context, weighs about 75g.

The silicone exterior comes in four Easter-egg colors and provides a solid grip inside bottle cages. I tested the bottles in a few different cages on gravel rides, and they stay snug. In the hand, the silicone provides some grip, but the feel is so different than a plastic bottle where squeezing the thing can add to the grip. The upper groove so common to a standard water bottle is absent, which makes it feel more like grabbing a glass — albeit a silicone-wrapped one — than a bike bottle.

The glass comparison also applies to how you drink from it: Since squeezing is not an option, you have to tip it upside down. The nozzle pops open and shut similar to a standard bottle, and an internal straw provides pressure relief so you can drink continuously with vacuum back-pressure.

The flow rate is fairly quick, but not quite as fast as a Specialized bottle when you are tipping and squeezing it.

In terms of packaging and company structure, Bivo is quite green. The bottles are shipped in cardboard boxes and wrapped in paper, not plastic. There is some plastic in each Bivo One, but the company measures it as using 69 percent less plastic than a standard cycling bottle.

The company is carbon neutral, Bivo claims, meaning it invests in carbon credits to offset the carbon dioxide it produces. In this case, Bivo invests in efficient household stoves in India, which the company says decrease greenhouse gas emissions and are healthier for the people in the home than what is commonly used.

 you’ve never felt self hatred until you’ve heard a recording of your voice

 

Monday 

 Monday night at eight........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Its cool, Bruh...Its indoor riding how radical can i really make it..whut dude you want me to take pictures. Come on maaan..i aint got the time for that.

Its a social media platform..dont be soo aloof ..your faithful followers want to see something for there .0002 seconds they swipe past you on there dashboard. Give them something to wonder about..the world has enuf boring turds..stop being one of them..

Stay Rad

 

 

TRUE GRIT....

 

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1. If you can’t keep brightly hued bar tape clean May you be condemned to running black forever 
2. No more death tuck
3. all hours are not created equal
4. Your not cool unless you own a zwift only bike
5. Unless your Kevin Collins...and you will never be as cool as him
6. CX worlds are coming back to Amerika 
7. Pity CX is dead
8. Everyone has a nickname, you just don’t know 
9. Summer road scene is assembled around the spring fling thing, and race car worlds 
10. USAC offers incentives for members 
11. No race No pay next year..sounds promising 
12. 8 MnMs is a 100 calories..
13. I miss Danny
14. Love is always over in the morning 
15. Fuc..every bike should have built in frame storage devices
16. we all have a certain skill set embrace yours and compliment others on there's 
17. why is America obsessed with big butts
18. We have snow, all used phart bike prices just bumped up 200 bucks..

 

The Way Back Machine

Sherm..why are you not in the Sedan ?

This story is boring

Boring Sherm????

Yes..its going no where..

Sherm my fine young man your about to see what happens when a cycling club gets begins to develop new riders in the most extreme bad ass way..

But Mr Peabody..its been dragging on for weeks..cant we talk about something else rather than a dried up old bunch cyclists

Sherm get in the time machine and shut the fuck up...

So let’s get back up to speed..the year is 2005, Saturn cars are kinda selling and the owner is ready to drop almost six digits into a group of amateur cyclists. With the the local USAC club healthy and turning out fit athletes the time was right! The Saturn of Toledo co funded by Shell Oil was stacked with a group that was represented in all categories. The Masters 35 plus had Matt the TT monster Diesel Thourot,  Cone Azalia pro 1/2 winner Jeff Crawford, Steve The Cyborg Clark..cyclocross strong gal Rachel..waaa waaa Steele. Cat 3 series champion Chris Brinkman, and a whole slew of others including a healthy masters win nearly every weekend  45+ and 55 + squad. 

Yes sir Sherm, there wasn’t one category that wasn’t contested for the win by the Saturn boys. Not to mention they were all awesome figures of people.

Why were they so awesome Mr Peabody 

I’m glad you asked Sherm, at the State championship road race in Kalamazoo, Steve Clark well off the front on his way to a solo victory within less than 3K to the line. Stopped to help a badly injured rider until paramedics could arrive. Sacrificing his own win for a title. 

Wow! That’s cool..I remember hearing about that. I didn't realize they were that good. Didn’t Jim Reagan win a masters title at Seven Springs Pennsylvania? 

Yes good memory Sherm...but i believe he was second on the day

So please Mr Peabody say this is the end of the story...

Sorry to say Sherman...no...

Awwww maaaan

Lol...Shell Oil.. must of sold stock..cuz Sherman..the next two seasons will see a much stronger group emerge from south of the border. Complete with a new kit and bicycle sponsor, along with a few familiar faces 

See ya next week...

Zwift suspends two riders for data manipulation

 Zwift announced Tuesday the six-month ban of Antonina Reznikov and Selma Trommer for altering their performance data.

The ban from official Zwift cycling events is retroactive to January 11 and January 18, respectively.

Both athletes were found to have exhibited misconduct through “fabrication or modification of data” and also “bringing the sport into disrepute” according to the Zwift performance verification board.

Reznikov is a long-course triathlete who finished in third at the 2020 Israeli road national championships won by Omer Shapira (Canyon-SRAM).

It was found that for the Zwift Racing League (Season 2) Women’s Race #1 on January 11, Reznikov submitted race power data that did not match other data submitted.

“Zwift’s automated systems identified that the dual-recorded data from the rider’s power meter may have been edited and warranted more detailed investigation,” the Zwift Performance Verification Board wrote. “Detailed analysis by Zwift of the rider’s data identified that the power values submitted were 32 percent higher than the originally recorded values.

Reznikov initially denied any tampering, but when presented with the discrepancy found during the ZADA investigation she admitted to altering data.

“Zwift discussed the issue with the rider, and although they initially denied editing the file, they eventually acknowledged that they had indeed changed their power data before submitting it to Zwift,” indicated the Zwift Performance Verification Board decision. “The Performance Verification Board considers that it is beyond reasonable doubt that the rider intentionally manipulated their data.”

The full Zwift Performance Verification Board Decision for Antonina Reznikov is available online from Zwift.

Trommer, 10th at the 2020 German national road race championships, triggered Zwift’s performance evaluation algorithms for the Zwift Racing League (Season 2) Women’s Race #2, on January 18, when power values varied from submitted data and appeared to have been altered.

Trommer’s race data varied by about 9 percent compared with her verification data. She claimed technical issues caused problems when files were collected by Garmin Connect and required the use of Golden Cheetah (a third-party power data analysis tool) to move data.

In the Zwift Performance Verification Board Decision, it is noted that “Zwift considered in detail the possibility that the files could have been edited by accident through the rider’s use of these applications. The fact however that all the power records in the rider’s data file had all been increased by a fixed percentage, precluded this possibility.”

According to the Zwift Performance Verification Board Decision, Trommer was offered opportunities to explain the data discrepancies, however, she could not provide an explanation for the data discrepancy, nor took responsibility for data anomalies.

“In order to give the rider the opportunity to put their side of the case forward, Zwift shared digital forensic evidence showing that the data submitted had been edited, and they were asked for their response. The rider gave multiple replies over the next 24 hours repeatedly denying that they had edited the file. Notably, at no point did the rider admit any fault, show any remorse or offer any plausible explanation as to how their file came to be edited,” reads the Decision.

“After extended correspondence, the rider eventually acknowledged both that the data had been edited, and that the principle of strict liability applied. The rider still did not however admit any personal fault, or offer any explanation as to how their file came to be edited.”

The full Zwift Performance Verification Board Decision for Selma Trommer is available online from Zwift.

Reznikov and Trommer are the latest athletes to run afoul of Zwift’s rules. Shanni Berger and Lizi Duncombe were caught by automated systems last fall when they modified files submitted for racing events. Duncombe defended herself, maintaining innocence, while Berger made no statement. Berger’s team Saris-The Pros Closet immediately dismissed her. They will be eligible to return to competition at the conclusion of their six-month bans from racing — Berger on February 18 and Duncombe on March 20.

At the premier level, Zwift requires power files from an external power source (e.g., crank- or pedal-based power meter) to be submitted in addition to the file generated by racers’ smart trainers. Users’ files are compared against each other, as well as to game files maintained on the Zwift servers. Any discrepancies in values in the data files may trigger an automated evaluation and comparison of the files. If further investigation finds intentional data manipulation or tampering, riders may receive a short-term ban from racing. If a rider is discovered to have manipulated data on more than one occasion, or have committed more egregious rules violations, a rider may be excluded from Zwift racing for longer time periods, or even be served a lifetime ban.

Belgian Waffle Ride postpones San Diego and Asheville events, adds race in Kansas

 BWR postpones its San Diego race until July 28 and Asheville race to August 21 and launches a new race in Lawrence, Kansas.

American gravel racers have a few new twists and turns on the 2021 competition calendar.

On Monday promoters of San Diego’s Belgian Waffle Ride — with 4,000 participants one of the largest cycling races in the U.S. — announced the postponement of their marquee race from May 2 to July 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Belgian Waffle Ride will also postpone its event in Asheville, North Carolina from May 16 until August 21.

The two delays come with news of a brand new Belgian Waffle Ride event, slated to run August 31 in Lawrence, Kansas.

Now, Belgian Waffle Ride will have four races on the 2021 competition calendar: San Diego (July 18); Asheville, North Carolina (August 21); Cedar City, Utah (September 25); and Lawrence, Kansas (October 31).

Michael Marckx, Belgian Waffle Ride’s founder, said he weighed the predicted timeline for local COVID-19 vaccine rollout, as well as the current gravel calendar, before deciding on July 18 for the San Diego race.

“I’m told that by late June people in San Diego will have access to the vaccine if they want it — then I added a few extra weeks,” Marckx said. “I looked at the calendar of competing events of friends and I didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes, and awe arrived at July 18. It’s the week after [Crusher in the Tushar] and we don’t sit on top of anyone else.”

BWR is the latest major U.S. gravel race to change its dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mid South Gravel recently canceled its March event and replaced it with a race-from-home challenge. California’s Rock Cobbler pushed its February date back to April, while the Grasshopper Adventure Series has pared down its 2021 series from eight events to five.

Unbound Gravel, the race formerly known as Dirty Kanza, is proceeding with its June 5 race date.

Most U.S. gravel races saw cancelations of event changes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Belgian Waffle Ride canceled its San Diego race after initially postponing it from May until November 8. The debut of the event in Asheville was ultimately pushed back from 2020 to 2021.

Belgian Waffle Ride proceeded with its October event held in Cedar City, Utah — the company launched a series of rules around social distancing and mask-wearing, and it sent its 800 or so participants off in wave starts.

Whether or not the San Diego race will see similar rules around social distancing is yet to be seen. The new date does come with several other new features: a new start/finish venue; revamped 135-mile course, and a mixed-surface criterium as part of a three-day festival of cycling.

Since its debut in 2011, the event has started and finished at the Lost Abbey brewery in San Marcos

“You can imagine a Red Hook-style event but with a couple of dirt features inside of the circuit,” Marckx said. “That would be Friday night, then on Saturday we’ll have the expo and some type of family fun ride, then the races are on Sunday.”

Partnership with Steve Tilford Foundation

In 2020 the Belgian Waffle Ride expanded from one to three events, calling the series the ‘Tripel Crown.’ The addition of the Belgian Waffle Ride race in Kansas effectively grows it to a four-race series for 2021.

The cornerstones of Belgian Waffle Ride’s event in Lawrence, Kansas are partnerships with the Steve Tilford Foundation charity and the Sunflower Outdoor and Bike — the local bike shop in Lawrence, Kansas owned by Dan Hughes, a four-time winner of Unbound Gravel (formerly known as DK).

The new event features a 111-mile route over undulating terrain that encompasses 8,000 feet of elevation gain — 80 miles of the course will be held on dirt. In a release, Hughes said the key to a good ‘alt-surface’ race is the course and overall vibe of the event.

“A good event should be equal parts suffering, vanquishing challenges, and doing it all for a worthy cause, and BWR Kansas has all of those elements in abundance,” Hughes said. “I look forward to melding our gravel experience with the horsepower of BWR and seeing where it takes us.”

 

 

 

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