Well, on that easy ride we did last year around San Diego, ended up severely dehydrated. Drank two large bottles on the ride and that still wasn't enough. Derrick had to give me one of his bottles to finish the ride. (That was after the second stop to repair a flat.)
So, yeah, too much is probably better than the alternative. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Oct 30, 12:21 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, this is probably overkill, but it can't hurt to have! > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:35 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Since my gofast has, alas, provision for only one bottle cage (and I > > don't want to use a strap one one), I simply use a discarded PET soda > > or paid-for-water bottle in my saddlebag or jersey pocket -- won't > > leak, convenient shape and sizes, and you can discard (properly) when > > you are done. When it is 100F and 5% humidity, I can drink a lot even > > in 20 miles. > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:10 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I think Noel suggested bringing extra water along, and someone else > > (Mike?) > > > said these work pretty good in a saddle bag: > > >http://www.rei.com/product/797977 > > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:01 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> > > wrote: > > > >> There was at least one fixed gear that I noticed. The guy was pushing > > >> the bike thru some boggy looking stuff & the pedals were turning. Of > > >> course, if he tossed it into the drink, got some mud in the FW, it may > > >> have started the day SS & was now fixed! You're right; hard to know > > >> what the total course looked like from the film. Only the fun bits > > >> (water crossings, etc) would be interesting to film. > > > >> David: What's a "Platypus"? My Atlantis has 3 cages & I've never run > > >> out of water, even in Utah & Arizona. We're riding in Orange County, > > >> not Africa or Australia. And the beauty is, if you conk out, it's all > > >> downhill (really, truly, no BS, cross my heart, etc.) back to the > > >> start. > > > >> dougP > > > >> On Oct 29, 8:47 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > I just purchased a Platypus as word on the street is we'll need lots > > of > > >> > water. > > > >> > As for the video, I noticed several derailer-less bikes. Whether they > > >> > were > > >> > fixed, SS or IGH, I don't know, but am guessing SS. You can try to > > >> > guess > > >> > what ratios they were running (if SS). And it depends on what kind of > > >> > road > > >> > sections they didn't show. I would guess they shot most of the film > > at > > >> > the > > >> > water crossings and barriers rather than the straight away roads. > > > >> > The guy doing the voiceover is pretty cool. Some 40 years after the > > >> > fact, > > >> > he remembers everyone's name, what they placed, what their day jobs > > >> > were. > > >> > Pretty cool guy! > > > >> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 8:14 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > Patrick: > > > >> > > Thanks for the links. I rarely check BSNYC but these are pretty > > >> > > funny. Fortunately, our little November 13 adventure in Silverado > > Cyn > > >> > > won't require anything like this level of complexity. No stoves, > > >> > > warm- > > >> > > up equipment or special skin treatments needed. I'd better take a > > >> > > cruise out there to make sure the appropriate post-ride liquids are > > >> > > available. > > > >> > > dougP > > > >> > > On Oct 29, 7:22 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > > > On Oct 29, 12:17 pm, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > > > (in the ss category, of course - ss'ers aren't really > > >> > > > >> competitive in the elite or even cat 3 fields), > > > >> > > > Is this because of the type of course, or overall? Wouldn't a > > single > > >> > > > 63" gear be quite competitive on a course like that shown in the > > >> > > > video, with few fast flats and a lot of throwing, carrying and mud > > >> > > > path grinding? I'm curious if a gear spread would be much of an > > >> > > > advantage on such a course -- didn't see much shifting in the > > video > > >> > > > (tho' of course they had far less to shift than we do today). Even > > a > > >> > > > half mile paved section could be covered at 25 mph at 135 rpm in a > > >> > > > 63" > > >> > > > gear; would someone with a gear spread be able to make huge > > amounts > > >> > > > of > > >> > > > time over this on such a short flat? > > > >> > > > Not doubting, just asking. And I know nothing about CX except that > > >> > > > it's done largely on dirt and that you need a huge kit for it. > > > >> > > > ( > >http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/10/news/what-to-bring-to-a-cycloc.. > > >> > > .) > > > >> > > > Courtesy of youknowwho: > > >> > >http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/10/spending-power-whos-1.html) > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >> > > Groups > > >> > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > >> > > To post to this group, send email to > > >> > > rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > >> > > . > > >> > > For more options, visit this group at > > >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > >> > -- > > >> > Cheers, > > >> > David > > >> > Redlands, CA > > > >> > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > >> > probably benefit more from > > >> > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- > > >> > Hide quoted text - > > > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > ...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably > > > benefit more from > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance. - RTMS > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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