So somebody spent a nice chunk of money to put this drinking fountain alongside the Fish Lake Trail south of Spokane. Now wouldn't it have been just a bit nicer if a person could actually fill a water bottle at this fountain? As it is, the water stream is too low and you can't get a bottle anywhere close to vertical under the flowing water.
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Yeah. Thats how it is on the bike trails in pittsburgh. It's so annoying to only be able to fill up the bottle 1/4 way.
Could you do the old garden hose trick and stick your thumb over it to increase/redirect the stream?
On any decently long ride I always have at least two water bottles, so I do the fill one up a quarter way then pour it into the other. That way at least you end up with a bottle and a quarter when you are done :)
Anyway as a long time reader of your blog and a fellow WA rider I've been enjoying this a bunch. A tour around WA is one I've been planning for ages, so cool to see a take on that.
Internally there is a stream adjustment for the bubbler flow for this freezeproof drinking fountain. Please note that this manufacturer also has an option with a hose bibb as many do.
Typically I have found you end up with flow problems with the freezeproof type due to the location of the valve since it is located below the frost line.
Stuart R
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