What water bottle do you use?
06-09-19, 09:22 PM
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Camelbak Podium Ice or Chill. I get a lot of free bottles and have used many different bottles but I will happily pay full price for my Camelbaks. I dislike cheap bottles and plastic taste and bottles I can't easily drink from. Plus I can leave them in my bag and not loose water or get anything wet.
06-10-19, 09:18 AM
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Except for charity events, all my rides are under 35 miles so I don’t bother bringing a water bottle.
I was fortunate enough to grow up in a time before people felt they had to ‘hydrate’ themselves every 7 minutes.
Pretty sure all the water I ever drank outside as a kid came from a garden hose.
Probably explains a lot about me
I was fortunate enough to grow up in a time before people felt they had to ‘hydrate’ themselves every 7 minutes.
Pretty sure all the water I ever drank outside as a kid came from a garden hose.
Probably explains a lot about me
06-10-19, 07:08 PM
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I don't bother taking water on rides of ~1 hour, unless those rides falls between June and September. Water consumption during those months can reach 1oz per minute.
A 35 mile ride is going to be around two hours, usually. Unless it occurs November thru January, water will absolutely be required.
A 35 mile ride is going to be around two hours, usually. Unless it occurs November thru January, water will absolutely be required.
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The newly redesigned Camelbak Podium is essentially perfect.
06-10-19, 07:37 PM
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Water is the kind of thing where you're always preparing for the previous ride.
Did an 18 miler a week ago with someone who brought nothing, that was the middle for of a 45-miler for me so I was rigged for a long ride; felt kind of guilty digging into my bottles but did so anyway, he was sure glad when we found a water fountain just before the end.
But given that water fountain, I brought less than I usually do on a return yesterday to ride the rest of the trail. And it turned out to have far fewer refill options than the first part, as some listed on the map weren't findable or operational. Was pretty dehydrated and riding badly when I finally passed through a business district and bought a two-for-one of powerades, and that kind of thing stays with you for a while - probably took another hour and a half of being able to drink and fuel as needed to get back in a good place, not that the sun being lower in the sky did not also help come the end of the day.
Finishing a ride with an untouched bottle remaining feels silly, but it's better than the alternative. Plus a bottle of water not yet mixed with anything is one of the first steps in evaluating a road rash incident if that ever happens.
Did an 18 miler a week ago with someone who brought nothing, that was the middle for of a 45-miler for me so I was rigged for a long ride; felt kind of guilty digging into my bottles but did so anyway, he was sure glad when we found a water fountain just before the end.
But given that water fountain, I brought less than I usually do on a return yesterday to ride the rest of the trail. And it turned out to have far fewer refill options than the first part, as some listed on the map weren't findable or operational. Was pretty dehydrated and riding badly when I finally passed through a business district and bought a two-for-one of powerades, and that kind of thing stays with you for a while - probably took another hour and a half of being able to drink and fuel as needed to get back in a good place, not that the sun being lower in the sky did not also help come the end of the day.
Finishing a ride with an untouched bottle remaining feels silly, but it's better than the alternative. Plus a bottle of water not yet mixed with anything is one of the first steps in evaluating a road rash incident if that ever happens.
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06-11-19, 11:15 PM
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I have two, and I like them just fine. They're nicer than any promotional bottles I've received, but they're not so nice I'd be sad if I lost them.
I have two, and I like them just fine. They're nicer than any promotional bottles I've received, but they're not so nice I'd be sad if I lost them.
06-12-19, 09:09 PM
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Podium Chill's. Someone was dumping NOS various branded ones on eBay for $5-7 each, so I have 8 now.
I've found that as I've started doing more open-ended gravel biking / exploring that I tend to just set a minimum time / rough mileage for the ride. If a 90 minute minimum ride becomes 3 hours because everything feels good, then that's what happens.
I've found that as I've started doing more open-ended gravel biking / exploring that I tend to just set a minimum time / rough mileage for the ride. If a 90 minute minimum ride becomes 3 hours because everything feels good, then that's what happens.
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I see no reason not to bring more water than I think I will drink.
I estimate what I think I will drink and add 50% more.
I like camelbak for the no-drip feature in terms of packing my stuff in a bag or in the car, but on the bike I like something easier to drink out of such as literally any old water bottle.
I estimate what I think I will drink and add 50% more.
I like camelbak for the no-drip feature in terms of packing my stuff in a bag or in the car, but on the bike I like something easier to drink out of such as literally any old water bottle.
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