please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message hydrapak llc industry bicycle industry outdoor gear motorcycle founded 1996 headquarters oakland california key people matt lyon president products hydration pack hydration system and sport water bottles slogan always innovate never compromise website www.hydrapak.com hydrapak founded in 1996 is a california usa based company that manufactures hydration packs reservoirs and sport water bottles . the company is headquartered in oakland california . contents 1 history 2 sponsored athletes 3 history of innovation 4 external links history edit in 1996 bell sports launched the first pack line under the blackburn brand name . in 2001 matt lyon purchased the company . hydrapak has a global reach through numerous national and international distributors retailers and direct to consumer via their online retail store . hydrapak initially focused on equipment for mountain bike users and gradually expanded to other active sport markets including running triathlon motorcycle and road cycling . they have also found great success as an oem supplier to brands like dakine vaude ogio nathan mercury luggage scott fox berghaus and others . hydrapak holds patents or has patents pending on reversible reservoir reservoir with top velcro closure reversible reservoir ii reservoir with top slider closure easy flo bite valve bite valve on drink tube gel bot a dual purpose water bottle that dispenses fluid or energy gel from the same nozzle . the company currently has 5 people in their california office . sponsored athletes edit hydrapak sponsors a number of athletes . most are mountain bikers or trail runners . sponsored athletes and teams include rebecca rusch mike curiak devon crosby helms josh tostado danielle musto dart adventure nathan yanko and russell bobbitt history of innovation edit 2003 introduced reversible reservoir with rolling top velcro closure 2007 introduced reversible reservoir ii with slider top closure 2008 introduced gel bot dual purpose water bottle and gel dispenser 2008 introduced soft flask flexible energy gel fluid container 2009 hydrapak partners with plastipure 1 to produce the only plastic bottle that has been certified estrogenic activity bpa and phthalate free sport bottle . external links edit official website this business related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hydrapak & oldid 733415421 categories manufacturing companies based in oakland california1996 establishments in californiasports equipmentbusiness stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from may 2011all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 august 2016 at 17 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view