You're probably not the only one, but I am certainly NOT a water only guy. After a few hours, the water is for pouring into my helmet, the Gatorade is for trying to keep my electrolyte balance sorta normalized. I don't take in anything but water for usually the first 90 minutes, generally no need. Once it's up into the 90s, the sweat is constant, and I need to try to stay on top of it. The ride with a peak at 111º only had about 40oz of Gatorade, and it should have been more. I likely lost 12-15lbs of sweat that day. Drank over 2 gallons, ate 3 full meals, went bed lighter than when I woke up.
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