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New bike for Jay
On 2017-07-29 17:43, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 7:34:00 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-07-28 15:57, jbeattie wrote: On Friday, July 28, 2017 at 2:10:10 PM UTC-7, David Scheidt wrote: Joy Beeson wrote: :On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:39:03 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie wrote: : Just two water bottles that I filled every 50 miles. :When I could ride that far, a bottle would last about ten miles. Jay's a camel. Not like Jobst. I fill up big bottles. I just don't take more than two -- except on rare occasion. When selecting a bike, I don't go into the store and ask for an '80s Euro-sport bike with a rack so I can haul gallons of water on a day ride. Joerg has peculiar needs. I'm fine with a couple of bottle bosses and 160mm brake rotors on a gravel bike. If I were riding trails in the middle of nowhere, I might consider a camel back or some other option, but I'm not. I'm never that far from water on a day ride. http://www.performancebike.com/webap...HydrationGuide Quote: "Carry and consume one 16-24oz bottle of plain water, plus one extra 16-24oz bottle of an energy drink for each hour on the bike". Most of my rides are 4-5h and I am a tall guy who is more at the upper end of the water requirement scale. So there. Yes, this also applies to Oregonians since they have a store in Portland :-) There used to be three Performance stores in Portand, but they closed the one downtown -- the only one close to my work or home. So, reading that prescription, do I have to carry eight bottles for a four hour ride? Certainly so in hot weather. If you carry much less and have no re-fill options you could be causing damage to your body. ... Wow, I better start buying cages and hose clamps. Or I could just stop every hour and fill up my bottles -- assuming I needed all that fluid. Hmmmmmm. I need that much fluid when it's around 100F out there like right now. Yesterday's ride was only 20mi in hilly terrain and I consumed about 70oz of water plys 16oz of electrolyte. Ok, plus two pints at a brewpub :-) I did a 30 mile loop this afternoon -- nothing terrible because I'm expecting to get throttled by some friends tomorrow. Temperature was low-mid 80s -- blue skies, low wind. A gorgeous day. I went through one 21oz bottle, and there is still some water sloshing around in the bottle. Unless you rode really slowly that wasn't healthy even without much sun. ... A lot of the riding was under trees, so I wasn't taking a lot of direct sun. If I were in the bright sun, I'd drink more. And I'd have a better tan. It's hardly ever as low as 80F on my summer rides. Mostly because due to work I can't head out before 11:30am or so. On routes into the valley I can re-fill at schools, playgrounds, sport fields and such. So my road bike only has the two panniers which is good because it allows me to haul a box full of stuff or a package. Very different on the MTB and thus it now has the same two panniers plus a top trunk which can hold more than a 1/2 gallon extra. Similar to what longhaul dirt bike riders have, just smaller. It is tempting to drink from the American River and similar bodies of water but that can result in not getting off the pot for days. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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