I got the 2L container, as I can put 1L in the 2L, but can't easily put 2L in the 1L.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 5:35 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > 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%2bunsubscr...@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%2bunsubscr...@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%2bunsubscr...@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-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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%2bunsubscr...@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. 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