Originally Posted by
DrIsotope
Personal best: 64 miles in 3h30m (moving,) average ride temperature 102º, high temp 113º; during ride, drank seven 25oz water bottles, plus roughly 32oz water at stops that never made it into the bottles, for a total of 207fl/oz. This means I drank just about 13.5lbs of water. I drank an entire 25oz bottle in the final 10 minutes. Stepping on the scale post-ride, I had lost a bit over 7 pounds, meaning I put out almost 21lbs of sweat. Nearly 6lbs per hour.
I think I'm perpetually dehydrated, despite taking in well over a gallon on a typical summer day, not including water during my daily ride. Hot days can routinely exceed 2 gallons. As such, my weight can fluctuate 8-10lbs over the course of a day-- though I am a fair bit bigger than everyone else in here, around 215lbs.
Same, here.
I'm 200lbs
I take 4 x 24oz bottles and drink them all on a 45mile ride. I lose 5 lbs in total weight comparing pre and post...so that tells me the 100oz water plus my 5lbs = 10-11 pounds total loss....glad i know someone else like me!!
JAG