How do you keep your water cold on hot days?
04-28-12, 07:29 PM
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How do you keep your water cold on hot days?
How do you keep your water cold on hot days?
04-28-12, 07:34 PM
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Ice cubes help. If your bike has a trunk bag or pannier, you can also stash your extra bottle(s) in them with a sock for extra insulation. Using a hydration pack will also work.
Alternately, you can rebuild your front wheel with a dynohub and build a custom peltier solid-state cooler that runs on 6-volt AC.
Alternately, you can rebuild your front wheel with a dynohub and build a custom peltier solid-state cooler that runs on 6-volt AC.
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There are some reasonably light dynohubs these days, like the Shimano DH-3N80. If it seems too heavy, you're probably riding too fast and causing the mass to increase, which can also heat up your water due to the air friction. Keep your speed below 0.25x the speed of light and see how that goes.
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04-28-12, 08:42 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I keep it in my fridge, when I get thirsty I get off the couch and get a drink.
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Buy it at convenience stores
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+1 for freezing the bottles. I use those disposable 500ml. water bottles, freeze them about 1/3 full, then fill them with cold water before the ride. I usually bring 3-4 along for a 3-4 hour ride, then throw them out as I finish them.
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I got mine off someones front lawn. Works great, I might add a stove on the other side to balance things out.
This might be better
This might be better
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"mr Scrap, how do you get the ice in the bottle?"
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I fill my Polar insulated bottles 3/4 full with water and freeze them. I also add a little salt to my water whenever I ride. I usually carry one frozen insulated bottle and one regular bottle.
04-29-12, 01:20 AM
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Polar keeps your water cold but you can't get it out.
Polar keeps your water cold but you can't get it out.
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Haven't tried this, but saw a guy had put a sock over his bottles in the cages. He said it kept the hot air off them better.
As the temps rise down here, I'm going to try freezing mine half full, then top off to ride.
As the temps rise down here, I'm going to try freezing mine half full, then top off to ride.
04-29-12, 06:25 AM
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The sock idea would work. First is freezing a nearly full insulated water bottle - then I use old fleece mittens over bottle and cage. It will stay cold for 4-5 hours in 85F temps.
04-29-12, 06:45 AM
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+1, this is what I do, and most of the time there's still some ice in the bottle when I get home.
Yesterday I filled my bottles about 75% full with a mix of water/G2. I'll top them off with water before I leave in a bit so I have something to drink when I begin. Usually this lasts through the ride. (should work today, it is mid-60s now and should be around 80 when I finish).
In the worst of the summer the amount of ice left will be quite minimal. Not much to be done when the overnight low is 95.
Yesterday I filled my bottles about 75% full with a mix of water/G2. I'll top them off with water before I leave in a bit so I have something to drink when I begin. Usually this lasts through the ride. (should work today, it is mid-60s now and should be around 80 when I finish).
In the worst of the summer the amount of ice left will be quite minimal. Not much to be done when the overnight low is 95.