Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the Bivo One stainless steel cycling
water bottle. Although stainless steel bottles have gained a lot of popularity in recent years
the Bivo One claims to be the first one specifically designed for road cycling.
In terms of packaging it's really simple you just have a cardboard box nice minimal
graphics we had to remove some of the graphics to the label. There are some quotes on the side
and they're environmentally friendly company as well which is why the packaging is really simple
and there's no plastic here. We'll go ahead and take it out of the box we'll go over the specs.
Retail price on this is $39, they also have a $29 raw version which has a stainless steel finish.
It's a single wallet stainless steel so it's not insulated design and it has a 21 fluid capacity.
It's only currently offered in this one capacity but we expect Bivo to come out with more options
in the future. It has what they call a gravity flow cap and this is what's so special about. This
actually allows for nice high flow which is what you need for cycling
it has a push push-pull style nozzle here so it locks so it won't spill when it's being stored.
It has an anti-slip silicone exterior here that's available in a few finishes with a nice
grippy finish with the raw one you get the brushed stainless steel everywhere.
In terms of what comes in the box pretty simple you get a nice little postcard in here
that explains a little bit about the bottle. The lift up pull push nozzle,
the fact that you get extra screws for the bottle cage so it doesn't scratch and a reminder to not
suck just pour which is something you actually have to get used to because this bottle is
a stainless steel one. You just pour it out rather than suck it on the nozzle or squeezing.
Inside the bottle you also have a couple extra things. You have a nice cleaning brush here
you can see the bristles at the end and it's quite long this is used for the internal straw here that
helps the airflow through the air vent so it makes it easy to clean and you also get the extra
screws here which is a nice little addition. It's something i think they added after getting some
customer feedback so these are bottle cage screws and you can see they're a little bit flatter on
the top so they don't scratch against the bottle. Now let's take a look at the weight of the bottle
so this is the 21 ounce variation this comes out at 160 grams so definitely a lot heavier than a
plastic bottle of similar capacity. Now let's go over the fit and finish of the Bivo One bottle,
Bivo actually offers this in four different color variations the teal you see here
as well as black red and lavender. There's also the brushed version and the raw variation and
that has this nice stainless steel finish all the way through. In terms of the designs pretty simple
you have minimal branding just Bivo on the front face and on the bottom and otherwise you have a
nice color matched body. So the bottom and the cap are all color matched the same color and you have
the accent ring here with the stainless steel. The finish itself is fairly thin so it will start to
show a little bit of wear as you use it more on your bike and it'll get a little bit scratched
but because it's stainless steel it's a lot more rugged than a plastic bottle.
What you can also see is that the bottle design is really simple. It's just a tapered body you'll
notice the little indentation near the top and that's designed to match a standard bottle cage
so you have a standard diameter of 74 millimeters and you can see within a standard bottle cage the
edge will line up perfectly with that little taper and that prevents the bottle from flying
out. You'll see a lot of bottles usually have a grip ring here or a tapering so designed
to work with any standard water bottle cage because it matches those basic constraints.
It has a non-slip coating here too which is really nice so it's grippy
so you can grab it with one hand and not worry about it and it extends all the way down into the
base of it so even when it's in down it's less likely to slide on a slick surface.
What's really unique about this bottle though is the cap and you can see it actually has a
standard push-pull nozzle which is what you'd see in a normal bottle but the trick here is
that they actually have a little air vent. So if you lift up the little b part of this cover
there's a little air vent here and actually looks like Bivo too if you put this here side by side.
The cap looks exactly like the logo b it's a nice little design detail and what this hides
is that little air vent and that connects to a straw which lets it extend all the way to the
bottom of the bottle. So when you're drinking this will extend near the bottom and allow the
the pressurized air at the top to equalize so that'll allow the flow to keep going so compared
to a standard bottle a squeezable bottle which will stop flowing this will keep
going. So you can actually empty this bottle a lot quicker than a standard squeezable bottle
so you can see here this is the straw and you have a nice brush to clean it.
You have a nice life hydrated message printed right on it nice flexible body and again this is
not something you drink out of just to balance the air pressure at the bottom of the bottle.
You can see a better look here at the little air valve in there
and then the cap itself just pops right off so you can see the nozzle really large
and what's nice about this is it's easy to clean. There's no little ridges or any difficult
areas where mold will grow and being a stainless steel bottle this also prevents mold so it's a
non-porous construction which is a lot better for drink mixes or other things but again big
push-pull style nozzle. Really easy to drink out of and that air vent is the secret to the gravity cap.
You can also see the interior of the bottle it's a single wall so it's not insulated even though
it's a stainless steel bottle and it's also has a nice thin cap here so you can actually drink
out of this without the nozzle so something you get a lot of multi-use out of. You can
use it around the office or other places and it still looks pretty slick even without the top.
So now let's do a little comparison between the flow rate of the bottles. We have the Bivo bottle
in the middle an Elite Jet here and then the Polar Breakaway. The Breakaway is similar to a
Camelbak with a little jet valve in there. So first we'll start with the Elite, now this has a simple
pull push style so you can see it just pops open and if you just do it upside down you can see it
just comes down to a dribble until you apply pressure. So you have to apply pressure relief
and then pour out so as soon as you stop doing pressure
because of the air pressure inside the bottle it stops flowing so that's empty. We'll get the
polar Breakaway now this is similar to a Camelbak
so you can see as soon as you release the pressure stops you have to wait so it definitely takes a
lot more force. That's one reason why the Bivo actually lets you drink faster and more water
so it takes quite a while and then we'll do the Bivo finally. So this one no pulling no sucking you
just pull over open up all the way and you see a nice consistent flow rate that keeps going and
going. So this will actually empty out faster than the other bottles with the same amount of water.
Now let's do a comparison between the Bivo one and other cycling bottles the most popular bottles on
the market from Elite and Camelback. We have here is the Camelbak Podium and as you can see pretty
similar design it has a tapered body as well where the top is a little bit wider than the bottom but
again those same design detail and 74 millimeter diameter so fit the bottle cages. You have
a little ridge here to make sure it doesn't fall out of your bottle cage. Now camelback is known
for their podium bottles and they have what's known as a jet valve and that's a little
membrane in there. It's pressurized so as you squeeze it releases a little internal membrane and
allows you to drink so fairly soft and this is the insulated variation but you can see larger size
than the stainless steel because it's not insulated.
Otherwise really similar nice feeling on both you have this grippy texture on the Bivo.
You have the same grippy texture on the Camelbak the nozzle on the Camelbak is a lot more
complicated. You can see this is the mud variation they actually have a cap. Unfortunately
Bivo doesn't offer a cap cover so if you want to do gravel riding you do have to be careful the
nozzle will get pretty dirty. With the Camelbak bottles if you haven't seen our review for them
they're a lot more complicated multi-piece design so you have the membrane you also have the little
cap cover this pops out you have a lock ring and then the actual cover here also pops out.
So although it's more squeezable the plastic interior is porous so that means you have to clean
this a lot more often. You definitely don't want to leave a drink mix in here too long as it does get
pretty moldy over time. The more similar comparison would be a Elite bottle so very squeezable and the
nice thing about squeezable means is if it falls on the ground you can actually ride over these.
So it's designed to be used in group rides where with the Bivo you want to be really careful.
It's not really safe to drop this in the middle of the road in a group ride as it may cause a crash
so this won't this will crash while the Bivo will be a road hazard. That's one of the big downsides
of the stainless steel construction otherwise they have a similar push-pull style nozzle
and you can see pretty large. Now this requires squeezing because it has no air
vent here to neutralize the pressure so if you stop squeezing on the standard push-pull valve
the water will just stop pouring but with a nice Bivo design and a little air vent here
it really keeps the air flowing and the water nice and smooth. So you can see how much larger
the nozzle is too so something you can actually drink out of a lot faster than the equivalent
Elite. Now in terms of stainless steel bottles, CamelBak also has other variations like this
MultiBev that we reviewed. Double walled really great insulator but a lot heavier
and because it's double walled to get the same capacity it actually requires a taller bottle
and definitely not suited for cycling. You can see the cap is their pack cap
so not something you're going to drink out of mid-ride and then again because it has no
valve in there for the air pressure it's something you really have to stop and drink out of.
Now let's go over the pros and cons of the Bivo One bottle. What we like about it are the unique
colors you have these bright colors like the teal or the lavender. It also has a high flow
gravity cap with that simple pull push nozzle that's easy to clean and has a good flow rate.
You also have no plastic taste with the stainless steel construction which also avoids a lot of the
mold you get with some drink mixes. Some of the cons for the bottles the fact that there's no cap
cover so if you're doing any gravel riding or wet weather riding that nozzle can get pretty dirty.
It's also only offered in the 21 ounce size variation shown here but we do expect Bivo
to offer more options in the future. Finally the rigid construction is a crash hazard if drop
so if you're doing any group rides we don't recommend this bottle you want something
that'll actually crush flat so you don't cause an accident. Taking everything into account
would give the bivo one 8.7 out of 10. It's an environmentally friendly high flow stainless steel
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