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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/
Topic(s): Engineering
Tags: cycling sports hydraulics recycling machining
About the Maker(s)
Alison Chaiken
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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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