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I just got a new 32 oz water bottle, rinsed it out, and went on a ride - YUK!!! The taste was there. I just found the following thread discussing this on Google -- from 1993: Water Bottle Taste. Recommendations include:

• put lemon juice in the bottle and let it sit for a while
  
• clean with a baby bottle brush
  
• let the bottle stand around empty with the top off
  
• clorox (I'd skip that one though!)
  
• vinegar solution
  
• baking soda and warm (or hot) water & let sit overnight

Lemon juice technique seemed to work pretty good for me.

I've found that opening those darn Clif Bar wrappers to be a two-handed deal, and like opening up the bag of chips, you want to make sure it does fly away on you. If you know you are going to eat one of these on the way, be sure to open it 1st. BTW, don't try this technique for one of those goo things.