Keeping hydrated

"Membrane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've thought about changing to a different bottle that allows me to
drink more in one go. Could a camelbak help to do this, and do they fit
and stay put in a standard bottle cage?

A camelbak isn't something you put in a bottle cage, it's something you wear
on your back. You then have a pipe running from the reservoir (essentially a
plastic bag with some better sealing) to near your mouth, and such on it as
needed.

I use one (ok, not a camelbak, but one of the competitors) for MTBing, where
the bottles have more of a tendancy to be knocked out and get mucky, but
don't bother for road riding. And if I'm going long enough to need to drink
I tend to stop (esp. because my wife can't really cope with drinking and
riding). If you're stopped, you can get as much in as you need.

Can't you slack off a bit on the uphill to let you take a drink? And even in
hilly areas, there are normally enough flat bits to take a drink. Squeeze
the bottle and you'll get more out.

cheers,
clive

"Clive George" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Membrane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've thought about changing to a different bottle that allows me to
drink more in one go. Could a camelbak help to do this, and do they fit
and stay put in a standard bottle cage?

A camelbak isn't something you put in a bottle cage, it's something you
wear on your back. You then have a pipe running from the reservoir
(essentially a plastic bag with some better sealing) to near your mouth,
and such on it as needed.

Camelback now make bottles..........

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I use one (ok, not a camelbak, but one of the competitors) for MTBing,
where the bottles have more of a tendancy to be knocked out and get mucky,
but don't bother for road riding. And if I'm going long enough to need to
drink I tend to stop (esp. because my wife can't really cope with drinking
and riding). If you're stopped, you can get as much in as you need.

I use a Camelback Mule for most of my road riding. I'm very happy with it.
It proved to be a godsend the day I get through around five or six litres on
a 100km Audax.

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Can't you slack off a bit on the uphill to let you take a drink? And even
in hilly areas, there are normally enough flat bits to take a drink.
Squeeze the bottle and you'll get more out.

Not all bottles are plastic.....

I have a couple of aluminium ones.>

On 15/05/2007 18:26, vernon said,

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Camelback now make bottles..........

Which apparently don't fit bottle cages, according to MTB mags'
write-ups......

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Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

in message <[email hidden]>, Membrane

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I've just read hydration advice that says that during cycling when
properly hydrated you should urinate ~ every 2 hours. I don't urinate at
all even on ~7 hour rides, ... oops.

I've been advised to drink more before, and I did try after that, but
with limited success.

The bottle I use is a standard bike bottle designed to release only a
small bit of fluid. This suits the standard advice to drink often and in
small amounts, but this doesn't suit me. I spend most of my time in the
mountains either working hard getting up the hills or whizzing down the
other side. When going uphill I'm working too hard to drink, when going
downhill, drinking is too dangerous. So I drink on top of a climb, in
the valleys or on the few flat bits, but obviously not enough.

I've thought about changing to a different bottle that allows me to
drink more in one go. Could a camelbak help to do this, and do they fit
and stay put in a standard bottle cage?

Normal bidons are fine. I tend to pull the [censored] up while it's still in the
cage, but you can do it with your teeth; to get a good drink, just squeeze
the bidon. If you can't grab a drink while riding - either climbing or
descending - practice; it isn't hard. Camelbaks may help - quite a lot of
people seem to like them - but they're fussy to keep clean and I'm not
keen on carrying things on my back while riding. My advice is practice
with the bidons first.

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