Originally Posted by
movelo
No one else mentioned it yet, so:
Your next bike upgrade will no doubt have built-in waterbottle cage mounts on the downtube and seat tube. In the meantime, your LBS (local bike shop) can set you up with very inexpensive add-on clamps that mount those bottle cages, (so you don't have to keep them in the rear pocket of the cycling jersey you haven't bought yet
. Stay thirsty not, my friend.
I was scrolling down to notice no one else picked on this either. Without water or other hydration, the OP can't be riding very long at a time.
Also, the bike is pretty heavy. Though in flatter terrain it's not a big deal, in hills the weight will burn through energy earlier in the ride that you'll want toward the end of the ride.