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Tip for a Hot Weather Ride
Use a Camelbak and fill the bladder with ice and then water/sports drink. I
did a 4 hr. ride today in hot conditions (90-100 deg. F). The water lasted almost the whole ride (3 miles to the end) and the water was cold right to the last. -- Mike DeMicco |
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Tip for a Hot Weather Ride
Mike DeMicco wrote:
Use a Camelbak and fill the bladder with ice and then water/sports drink. I did a 4 hr. ride today in hot conditions (90-100 deg. F). The water lasted almost the whole ride (3 miles to the end) and the water was cold right to the last. Or, as Jobst and others do, just stop when you need a drink and find a nice cool water source instead of carrying around 100oz of water. Robin Hubert |
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Or, as Jobst and others do, just stop when you need a drink and find a nice cool water source instead of carrying around 100oz of water. Robin Hubert It's clear that Jobst doesn't ride on the back roads of Texas. Pat in TX |
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Pat who? writes:
Or, as Jobst and others do, just stop when you need a drink and find a nice cool water source instead of carrying around 100oz of water. It's clear that Jobst doesn't ride on the back roads of Texas. It's also clear that I don't ride in death valley for good reason. You don't need to expose yourself to withering conditions to prove manliness. Even here in the SF Bay Area we don't ride over the local mountains like Mt. Hamilton in the 105F weather we have had the last few days, CamelBak or not. Jobst Brandt |
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It's also clear that I don't ride in death valley for good reason.
You don't need to expose yourself to withering conditions to prove manliness. Even here in the SF Bay Area we don't ride over the local mountains like Mt. Hamilton in the 105F weather we have had the last few days, CamelBak or not. Who said anyone about proving manliness? Mike just wanted to go for a ride I wouldn't put words in your mouth, you should pay Mike the courtesy of not putting words in his. Chris Neary "Prize the doubt, low kinds exist without" - Inscription at Ramsmeyer Hall, Ohio State University |
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Tip for a Hot Weather Ride
"Mike DeMicco" wrote in message Use a Camelbak and fill the bladder with ice and then water/sports drink. I did a 4 hr. ride today in hot conditions (90-100 deg. F). The water lasted almost the whole ride (3 miles to the end) and the water was cold right to the last. Why should you care if the water's cold? A cold drink when you're hot can cause one big painful headache. |
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Ron Wallenfang wrote:
Why should you care if the water's cold? A cold drink when you're hot can cause one big painful headache. Whatever temperature you like to drink is great (even cold). Drinking COLD water is lots better than not drinking hot water. |
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Jobst Brandt wrote:
Even here in the SF Bay Area we don't ride over the local mountains like Mt. Hamilton in the 105F weather we have had the last few days, CamelBak or not. Or ride the Climb to Kaiser on the hottest day of the year, last Saturday. Well, some of us weren't so clever, 159 finishers out of some 270 starters: http://www.fresnocycling.com/kaiser/...iser_2006.html It actually was pretty nicde, until the final descent into the Central Valley. My thermometer read 112 at the final rest stop. I was in bad shape at the finish and was taken to the hospital. I couldn't keep anything in my stomach and knew I needed salt, but the ER was full of patients and I had already been waiting in a wheelchaair for 2 hours. So I licked off the salt from my arms and fingers. Within 15 minutes, I could stand and walk out under my own power. Two things to watch out for on a hot day: 1. heat exhaustion 2. hyponatremia (lack of salt) Either one can kill. -- terry morse - Undiscovered Country Tours - http://udctours.com |
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On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:02:33 GMT, "Ron Wallenfang"
wrote: "Mike DeMicco" wrote in message Use a Camelbak and fill the bladder with ice and then water/sports drink. I did a 4 hr. ride today in hot conditions (90-100 deg. F). The water lasted almost the whole ride (3 miles to the end) and the water was cold right to the last. Why should you care if the water's cold? A cold drink when you're hot can cause one big painful headache. Depends what you're comparing the cold water to. After two hours in 80 degree weather, if I haven't drunk it already, previously iced water in uninsulated bottles is so warm I don't want to drink it. Pat Email address works as is. |
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