Back in 2019, on a cross country ski on Mt Hood, the idea of a non-plastic cycling bottle was born. We had this big realization that we consumed water out of plastic in all the sports and activities we loved. Cycling, in particular, jumped out as having a huge problem waiting to be tackled. We are product geeks at heart and from that moment forward we jumped straight into the world of bottles. WOW, did we have a lot to learn!

Our friend and ambassador, Charles Nicholson, set out to ride in Mallorca, Spain. Charles is a rad dad, connoisseur of custom steel bicycles, lover of Bivo bottles, relentless climbs, and good coffee.

Bivo is proud to be woman-led, so during this Women's History Month we wanted to take a minute to interview our co-founder, Carina Hamel. Carina is a life-long athlete, a manufacturing expert, a passionate entrepreneur, the mother of two kids, and a strong advocate for women in business.