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"Mike Kruger" wrote in message
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But neophytes can carry anything to extremes, and it's no fun leading a
group which has to stop for a potty break twice an hour after mile 50.


As a member of the itty-bitty-bladder-committee, I'd like someone to invent
the equivalent to the camelbak, only for out-flow, as opposed to in-flow.
It's worse for us gals, who can't look like we're casually surveying the
undergrowth by the side of the road. Having said that, the upside to a
construction boom in our area is that exurbia is littered with what my
friend terms, "blue rooms" - Honey Bucket must be making a fortune. Thus, we
can be riding along on some woodsy road, and usually in a mile or two, a
blue room appears, saving one from having to squat in the ditch.

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Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky

On Jul 3, 9:59 am, "Claire Petersky"
wrote:
"Mike Kruger" wrote in message

But neophytes can carry anything to extremes, and it's no fun leading a
group which has to stop for a potty break twice an hour after mile 50.

As a member of the itty-bitty-bladder-committee, I'd like someone to invent
the equivalent to the camelbak, only for out-flow, as opposed to in-flow.
It's worse for us gals, who can't look like we're casually surveying the
undergrowth by the side of the road.

That's the first mistake. You're supposed to look up in the trees to
distract people. They'll start looking up too hoping to see a bald
eagle instead of my...errr...nevermind.

Having said that, the upside to a
construction boom in our area is that exurbia is littered with what my
friend terms, "blue rooms" - Honey Bucket must be making a fortune. Thus, we
can be riding along on some woodsy road, and usually in a mile or two, a
blue room appears, saving one from having to squat in the ditch.

I hope you leave them as clean as you found them! Blecch! I'd rather
squat in a ditch.

Johnny On The Spot is a good name. Porta Potty works. But Honey
Bucket?! Nothing like over-reaching with the euphemism.

R

In article . com,
RicodJour wrote:

Johnny On The Spot is a good name. Porta Potty works. But Honey
Bucket?! Nothing like over-reaching with the euphemism.


Honey Bucket has a proud history, according to the OED it's been
part of North American slang since the 1930's at least.

_ Booker C. Bense

On Jul 3, 2:09 pm, Booker C. Bense bbense+rec.bicycles.rides.Jul.
wrote:
In article . com,
RicodJour wrote:

Johnny On The Spot is a good name. Porta Potty works. But Honey
Bucket?! Nothing like over-reaching with the euphemism.

Honey Bucket has a proud history, according to the OED it's been
part of North American slang since the 1930's at least.

I was unaware of the usage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bucket
It's still an unfortunate choice of words.
The smell in those things is enough to turn you off of _anything_ that
is associated with them.
It's just plain wrong.

R

Claire Petersky wrote:
"Mike Kruger" wrote in message
t...


But neophytes can carry anything to extremes, and it's no fun leading a
group which has to stop for a potty break twice an hour after mile 50.


Cycling in a "committee" has many drawbacks. .... Experience has taught
me that if you aren't stopping to pee, you're not drinking enough.


As a member of the itty-bitty-bladder-committee, I'd like someone to invent
the equivalent to the camelbak, only for out-flow, as opposed to in-flow.
It's worse for us gals, who can't look like we're casually surveying the
undergrowth by the side of the road.

http://www.femalefreedom.ca/ (The P-Mate)

And then there is always the Josie Dew cycle-cape-portaloo (squat while
wearing a poncho - There's a photo in "The Wind at My Wheels.")

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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://www.CycleTourist.com
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"RicodJour" wrote in message
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Johnny On The Spot is a good name. Porta Potty works. But Honey
Bucket?! Nothing like over-reaching with the euphemism.


Tell that to the Honey Bucket company, the dominant supplier of these
facilities around he http://www.honeybucket.com/

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Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky

On Jul 2, 9:46 pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Jul 2, 10:42 pm, "Mike Kruger" wrote:





RicodJour wrote:
On Jul 2, 9:57 pm, "Mike Kruger" wrote:
wrote:

This is a very important point. Overeating can cause bloating,
nausea, and other discomforts. snip

The advice to endlessly drink is pretty much B.S. as well. It means
more trips to the cornfields than you want to make.

Who said to endlessly drink?

Ah, trick question. It was you:

"As far as the eating and drinking, do it constantly."

I'm not saying your advice isn't basically sound, applied reasonably. It
most certainly is.

But neophytes can carry anything to extremes, and it's no fun leading a
group which has to stop for a potty break twice an hour after mile 50.

Which is why my next two sentences we
"If you're thirsty or hungry you're already into the red zone. Pre-
emptive
refueling is a must - nibbles and sips the whole way."

It's tough to overdo it if you're taking nibbles and sips. The OP
already experienced dehydration, which is a far bigger problem than
drinking a bit too much and having to stop and take a leak, no?

The OP's century wasn't a group ride death march. He took breaks,
took a short cut at the end due to the problems. I think it's safe to
say that he's charting his own course and that's why he asked the
question. The number and frequency of his breaks has nothing to do
with a leader. You're projecting.

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Thanks for the many good advise, I think the 'nibbles and sips' will
work for me and I will pace my own stop and just load up my pocket and
bottles at the organizer's stop. It's not a death march so I'll take
my time, but 20 km warm up seems a bit long. By the way, I ride MTB
with slick last time but since I switch to a road bike.

On Jul 4, 3:05 pm, wrote:

Thanks for the many good advise, I think the 'nibbles and sips' will
work for me and I will pace my own stop and just load up my pocket and
bottles at the organizer's stop. It's not a death march so I'll take
my time, but 20 km warm up seems a bit long. By the way, I ride MTB
with slick last time but since I switch to a road bike.

Switching to a road bike will certainly make it a lot easier on you.
It's amazing how cycling fads influence people. When people ask me
for advice on what bike to get, half the time I'm trying to convince
them - not always successfully - that it's more important to get a
bike that suits the type of riding they'll be doing rather than how
they think they'll look on the bike!

When I said to think of the first 20K as a warm up, that's more or
less what it is regardless of how you look at it. It takes about a
half hour of mild effort to get the body loosened up and hitting on
all cylinders. You might feel like you can rip a phone book in half
at the start, but you should still take it easy. Ease into the day
and you'll ease out of it too.

Have fun!

R