Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Backpackless Bicycle Bite-valve Hydration System

I've designed and constructed a bite-valve hydration system that uses a recycled soda bottle as the water container rather than a backpack. The key component is a purpose-made Delrin stopper on which is mounted a check valve that holds the bottle near atmospheric pressure.

Web site: http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-bite-valve-hydration-system/

Project photo.

Topic(s): Engineering

Tags: cycling sports hydraulics recycling machining

About the Maker(s)

Alison ChaikenAlison Chaiken [
I'm an avid cyclist, Linux user, beer-drinker, and indie music fan. My projects have largely been constructed at TechShop (http://www.techshop.ws/) in Menlo Park, CA. When not riding or hacking goofy hardware, I work at Hewlett-Packard's central research lab in Palo Alto, CA.
http://www.exerciseforthereader.org/

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