The first sign of dehydration is loss of judgment. By definition, you
are not going to notice that, but if you do something that you
consider particularly clever, you might want to pause and think.
You might be dehydrated if:
you've been riding for four or more hours and you aren't anxiously
evaluating the opacity of every bush.
you keep applying and re-applying your lip balm.
you feel tired and you haven't been working all that hard.
your urine is darker than usual.
your stomach feels a little off.
you get a muscle cramp.
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