On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:10:37 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 12:34:47 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

I've found that adding a little salt to my water makes it much easier to
"get inside the patient," especially on long rides in hot weather. And
for me, salt substitute works even better.

The little bottle I've had for years is "Cardia Salt" - part sodium
chloride, part potassium chloride, part magnesium sulfate.

I like a little fruit juice in my water -- but I *must* have plain
water in the other bottle.

A usually put a pretty strong dose of fruit juice in my tea, to supply
sugar as well as caffeine.

I drink more fluid when I ride through nap time, because I want to get
my caffeine inside before I get stupid.

One of the problems is that you don't "feel thirsty" until after you
are dehydrated, to some degree. The trick is to drink before you get
thirsty.

There is a research paper somewhere that demonstrates that dehydration
caused by 2 hours in a sauna resulting in a 1.5% decrease in body mass
effected the maximum weight that a trained weight lifter could lift.

In most people that is less then 1 litre of water. And most "water
bottles", on bicycles, hold less then 1/2 litre.
--
Cheers,

John B.