Bivo Stainless Steel Water Bottles Review – Contain No Lead

Bivo’s Chemical Testing Process

There has been a lot of chatter in the news and social media this week about lead in insulated metal water bottles. I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about lead and other chemical testing we do to ensure Bivo bottles provide you with a safe drinking experience. But before I ask you to click and read the blog, rest assured, let me say that Bivo bottles contain NO LEAD. 

I wrote a blog about where lead comes from on a vacuum insulated bottle and how we have avoided it. I also wrote about our chemical testing process and some of the other chemical compounds that could be found in metal water bottles. This one is important to us, and we hold it close. Please read the blog by clicking here, and thanks so much for being here! 

Carina – Team Bivo

Bivo Review

Bivo’s stainless steel water bottles feature an innovative design with an incredible flow rate, clean-water taste, grippy silicone or stainless steel finish, and universal cage fit. If you’ve tried out a Bivo bottle before, you know how great they are on the bike and for the environment.

Gravity Flow

Better flow by design. Leveraging the experience of their ex-NASA engineer, they methodically developed the Bivo to achieve an unmatched flow rate without the need to squeeze. The result is a smooth, consistent, and enjoyable drinking experience they know you’ll love.

Clean Taste

It tastes like water, that’s it. From selecting high-quality stainless steel to food-grade silicone to ensuring you can disassemble and clean your bottle easily, they designed their bottle. Hence, you never have to experience the taste of plastic or mold again.

Universal Bike Cage Fit

Cage freedom. They know it is essential for your bottle to stay in the cage over bumps, potholes, and rough roads. Yet, it is also necessary to get your bottle out with ease. They looked at most major bottle cages when they designed their bottle’s shape to fit comfortably and stay put.

Less Rattle. More Roll.

Get a grip. Whether a long grind through a washboard gravel road or the next hit on your mountain bike, they designed the Bivo silicone exterior coating to keep your bottle in your hand, in your cage, and quiet enough to hear the birds.

Lightweight Insulation (Doubled-walled versions)

12+ hours of chill. Built with the newest lightweight double wall vacuum insulation technology on the market. Why? It’s 25% lighter and uses 25% less material than traditional insulated metal bottles.

Choosing the right Bivo is easier than you think.

• Prefer your H2O cold?
  • They have two insulated styles that keep water cold for 12+ hours: 21 oz Bivo Trio and 17 oz Bivo Trio Mini.
• Would you prefer more capacity?
  • They have two lightweight, non-insulated styles with more capacity: 25 oz Bivo Duo and 21 oz Biivo One.
• Do you prefer soft-touch for grip?
  • All colored styles include their soft-touch silicone.
• Prefer “raw” stainless?
  • All styles have a stainless steel option.

The Trio and Duo are the two largest-capacity water bottles in their lineup. Due to the double wall insulation, the 21 oz Trio is a tad taller than the 25 oz Duo.

21 oz. Insulated – Bivo Trio

The first insulated stainless-steel bottle with a flow rate was designed for cyclists.

• Silicone anti-slip exterior on colored bottles
• Double-wall vacuum insulated
• Patented high-flow sport nozzle
• LFGB-compliant food-grade silicone components
• BPA/BPS/BPF and phthalates-free components
• 100% recyclable stainless steel
• 21 oz capacity (621 ml)
• 270 g dry weight
• 10.23″ height (260mm) / max dia. 3″ (77mm)
• $49 – Click here to buy the Bivo Trio

25 oz. – Bivo Duo

The first stainless-steel bottle with a flow rate was designed for cyclists.

• Silicone anti-slip exterior on colored bottles
• Single-wall non-insulated (why?)
• Patented high-flow sport nozzle
• LFGB-compliant food-grade silicone components
• 100% recyclable stainless steel
• BPA/BPS/BPF and phthalates-free components
• The lid is interchangeable with the Bivo One
• 25 oz capacity (740 ml)
• 175 g dry weight
• 9.63″ height (245mm) / max dia. 3″ (77mm)
• $44 – Click here to buy the Bivo Duo

The Trio Mini and One are the two smallest-capacity water bottles in their lineup. Due to the double wall insulation, the 17 oz Trio Mini is a tad taller than the 21 oz One.

21 oz. – Bivo One

The first stainless-steel bottle with a flow rate was designed for cyclists.

• Silicone anti-slip exterior on colored bottles
• Single-wall non-insulated (why?)
• Patented high-flow sport nozzle
• LFGB-compliant food-grade silicone components
• 100% recyclable stainless steel
• BPA/BPS/BPF and phthalates-free components
• The lid is interchangeable with the Bivo Duo
• 21 oz capacity (621 ml)
• 158 g dry weight / 8.38″ height (213mm) / max dia. 3″ (77mm)
• $39 – Click here to buy the Bivo One

17 oz. Insulated – Bivo Trio Mini

Meet the Trio Mini, the newest member of the Bivo family. Built to fit in small bike geometry and to keep your H2O ice cold for hours!

• Silicone anti-slip exterior on colored bottles
• Double-wall vacuum insulated
• Patented high-flow sport nozzle
• LFGB-compliant food-grade silicone components
• BPA/BPS/BPF and phthalates-free components
• 100% recyclable stainless steel
• 17 oz capacity (500 ml)
• 240 g dry weight
• 8.66″ height (220mm) / max dia. 3″ (77mm)
• $44 – Click here to buy the Bivo Trio Mini

Dusty The Dirt Cap

With their new Dirt Cap, you can be sure the clean Bivo taste won’t get stuck in the mud. Are you going for a ride in dusty, dirty, muddy conditions? Toss on Dusty the Dirt Cap to any of their bottle nozzles, and enjoy your favorite taste without any unwanted ingredients. The flexible silicone allows for quick and straightforward installation.

Utilizing a simple design and high-quality silicone, Dusty the Dirt Cap provides the protection you need without compromising nozzle functionality. It can easily be popped off for a drink with the flick of your thumb and secured back in place with one hand. Weighing in at just over 4 grams, this little companion punches well above its weight.

• Keeps mud, dirt, and grime out of your nozzle
• LFGB-compliant food-grade silicone
• It does not affect the nozzle function
• One-hand operation
• It fits all Bivo bottles with Gravity Flow nozzles
• $5 – Click here to buy the Dusty

Impressions

The Bivo system offers a fantastic flow rate with its Gravity Flow design. There is no need to squeeze the bottle; pour it into your mouth quickly. It’s not like you could squeeze a stainless steel bottle anyway! The stainless steel bottle with its silicone tube and silicone bite valve offers a clean taste, more like no discernable taste. The tiny plastic top doesn’t seem to impart any taste.

It comes in silicone-covered anti-slip exterior versions (four fun colors: Black, Lime, Blue, and Violet) and raw stainless steel. The silicone exteriors will get lightly scratched and dinged slightly with time, making them look well-loved. The silicone offered excellent grip and kept the bottles quiet in the water bottle cages.

It is easy to open the bottle for drinking; pull up on the valve. When done, push back down to seal the bottle.

If you tossed some ice cubes into the insulated Trio and Trio Mini, their double-walled design kept the water cold for a long ride, even in warm conditions. Having a chilled sip while on a ride was highly refreshing.

Their new ‘Dusty the Dirt Cap’ is an excellent addition to any of their bottles, and it keeps dirt and crud from getting on the pour/bite valve.

Bottom Line

The Bivo line of stainless steel water bottles offers an incredible flow rate, clean-water taste, grippy silicone or stainless steel finish, and universal cage fit.