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water
Posted: Thu May 24, 2001 1:52 am
by demaree@home.com
Yo peeps,
As part of my training for my trip to Oregon, I have taken to riding off on wild jaunts for one day or so, this recent one was just around the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex a couple times as I grow used to the new bike, but I noticed that I felt like crap when I got home, classic dehydration for me. How do the long ridin people here keep from gettin dehydrated? I'm thinkin about buying and trying out one of those back pouches with the straw that bicyclists use, but other than that, I cannot think of anything that would keep me going that doesn't include stopping. Any other ideas or solutions?
Thanks,
DXK
"December Seventh, 2001- a date which will pass unnoticed- Absolutely nothing of interest happened." -DXK
water
Posted: Thu May 24, 2001 10:57 am
by Ron Hipkiss
"How do the long ridin people here keep from gettin dehydrated? I'm thinkin
about buying and trying out one of those back pouches with the straw that
bicyclists use, but other than that, I cannot think of anything that would
keep me going that doesn't include stopping. Any other ideas or solutions?"
I use one of these, and swear by it. I even use it for street riding.
Cpt. Ron
Sack-O-Tomato, CA
water
Posted: Thu May 24, 2001 1:43 pm
by jlabate@dakotacom.net
Easy to dehydrate here in Tucson. It's a million degrees here today
and it's a dry heat. I always carry a Camelbak filled with icy water
in my tankbag, the drinking tube velcrowed to the top of the bag.
It's an easy task to drink while riding. Most of my riding buddies
also use them (or a similar brand), carry them in jacket pockets or
strapped to their backs , etc. Oh it's so nice to have a cool drink
in the blazing heat.
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., demaree@h... wrote:
How do the long ridin people here keep from gettin dehydrated?
water
Posted: Thu May 24, 2001 3:24 pm
by Art Friedman
If I'm doing long rides in the heat (like the desert) I'll hose-clamp a
couple of bicycle water-bottle mounts on my bike. These are cheaper than the
Camelback and similar systems. Some of the bottles have holes that
accommodate a long piece of clear hose perfectly. Otherwise I hog out the
hole in the cap.
The night before the ride I refrigerate one bottle and freeze the other.
When I get up in the morning, I transfer the refrigerated one to the freezer
so it's jjust icy when I leave. I use the refrigerated one first, and by the
time it's done, the heat has usually melted the ice in the other.
The bottles are cheap to replace if lost of damage and some brands of
bottled water fit in the holders.
Art
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2001 6:20 pm
by Susan Moorhead
Camelback works for me, had it for years, no problems.
Just my .02 worth
Marshall in Afton, Ok
water
Posted: Thu May 24, 2001 6:48 pm
by Russell Scott
I would go with Scott Summers. Camelbak is a little too friendly with the
nature cults. Besides, Scott is a nine time national off-road champion.
He knows a thing or two about off-road riding, and sells only high quality
products.
http://www.srcinc.net/vital.html
Russel'r
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Moorhead [SMTP:hooligan@...]
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Camelback works for me, had it for years, no problems.
Just my .02 worth
Marshall in Afton, Ok
water
Posted: Thu May 24, 2001 7:01 pm
by geoffluttrell@yahoo.com
Hey Russel'r,
What is a "nature cult"?
Just curious,
Geoff
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Russell Scott wrote:
> I would go with Scott Summers. Camelbak is a little too friendly
with the
> nature cults. Besides, Scott is a nine time national off-road
champion.
> He knows a thing or two about off-road riding, and sells only high
quality
> products.
>
>
http://www.srcinc.net/vital.html
>
> Russel'r
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Moorhead [SMTP:hooligan@r...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 4:17 PM
> To: rhipkiss@f...
> Cc: DSN_klr650@y...
> Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Water
>
> Camelback works for me, had it for years, no problems.
>
> Just my .02 worth
>
> Marshall in Afton, Ok
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Hipkiss
> To: DSN_klr650
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 9:35 AM
> Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Water
>
>
> > "How do the long ridin people here keep from gettin dehydrated?
I'm
> thinkin
> > about buying and trying out one of those back pouches with the
straw that
> > bicyclists use, but other than that, I cannot think of anything
that w
> ould
> > keep me going that doesn't include stopping. Any other ideas or
> solutions?"
> >
> >
> > I use one of these, and swear by it. I even use it for street
riding.
> >
> > Cpt. Ron
> > Sack-O-Tomato, CA
> >
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2001 10:38 am
by debbie@carrabassett.net
When I used to ride a bicycle I would do sort of the same thing,
except that I would place both of the bottles in old socks and then
wet them, as the water evaporates off the socks the bottles stay even
colder, it wouldn't be unusual to have bits of ice in the bottles
after 4 hours on a 90 degree day.
John
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Art Friedman" wrote:
> If I'm doing long rides in the heat (like the desert) I'll hose-
clamp a
> couple of bicycle water-bottle mounts on my bike. These are cheaper
than the
> Camelback and similar systems. Some of the bottles have holes that
> accommodate a long piece of clear hose perfectly. Otherwise I hog
out the
> hole in the cap.
>
> The night before the ride I refrigerate one bottle and freeze the
other.
> When I get up in the morning, I transfer the refrigerated one to
the freezer
> so it's jjust icy when I leave. I use the refrigerated one first,
and by the
> time it's done, the heat has usually melted the ice in the other.
>
> The bottles are cheap to replace if lost of damage and some brands
of
> bottled water fit in the holders.
> Art
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 9:02 am
by Mark Cheramy
I hate having things on my back when I ride but I faced the same problem. I went to Sports Chalet and bought a camelbak Flashflo. The cool thing about this model is that it's a fanny pack. It holds 45oz of fluid. Cost about 40 bucks. As a bonus, it's large enough to fit the, uh, ample waisted.
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:54 PM
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Subject: [DSN_klr650] Water
Yo peeps,
As part of my training for my trip to Oregon, I have taken to riding off on wild jaunts for one day or so, this recent one was just around the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex a couple times as I grow used to the new bike, but I noticed that I felt like crap when I got home, classic dehydration for me. How do the long ridin people here keep from gettin dehydrated? I'm thinkin about buying and trying out one of those back pouches with the straw that bicyclists use, but other than that, I cannot think of anything that would keep me going that doesn't include stopping. Any other ideas or solutions?
Thanks,
DXK
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 8:47 pm
by Dan Oaks
It's probably not as cool as sucking a camel or blowing a seal, but I just saw a water back pack at Wally-World for $14.95 that looked like it would work as well as a portable cow's udder. 'Course, I've never even seen one of these hydrator things before, so I can't really critique it.
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Mark Cheramy wrote:
> I hate having things on my back when I ride but I faced the same problem. I went to Sports Chalet and bought a camelbak Flashflo. The cool thing about this model is that it's a fanny pack. It holds 45oz of fluid. Cost about 40 bucks. As a bonus, it's large enough to fit the, uh, ample waisted.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: demaree@...
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:54 PM
> To: DSN_klr650
> Subject: [DSN_klr650] Water
>
> Yo peeps,
> As part of my training for my trip to Oregon, I have taken to riding off on wild jaunts for one day or so, this recent one was just around the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex a couple times as I grow used to the new bike, but I noticed that I felt like crap when I got home, classic dehydration for me. How do the long ridin people here keep from gettin dehydrated? I'm thinkin about buying and trying out one of those back pouches with the straw that bicyclists use, but other than that, I cannot think of anything that would keep me going that doesn't include stopping. Any other ideas or solutions?
> Thanks,
> DXK
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