It may have been me, I have a big and a small one that I use for my longer rides. They fit into the bags better than extra bottles on their sides. I was carrying water in sig bottles, then switched to an old hydration pack that I used to refill bottles, which gave way to the platipus bags. Where I tend to ride there never seems to be water where I need it, so I carry a few liters of my own if I am going to be out more than a few hours. Just make sure you rinse and dry them well other than that it is jusgt a nice way to carry water.
Rob - http://oceanaircycles.com/ On Oct 30, 6:48 pm, Michael_S <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Rob mentioned the Platypus bottles. I have owned a few of them > and use them backpacking every trip for around camp and longer > waterless sections. I'll bring a 1L one for the ride in two weeks. > > I am going to ride the new-to-me Ram. Gotta pick up some fatter > tires.. thinking about a 35 or 37mm Pasela. Has anyone tried to fit > one a 37 on a Ram? > > ~Mike~ > > On Oct 30, 4:42 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > And I only have to bottle holders. I ride an inferior bike. > > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 1:29 PM, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Platypus looks interesting, and that's like 1-1/2 big bottles. > > > That 3rd bottle gets kinda grungy at times. Extra water can be handy > > > for washing out scrapes too. > > > > dougP > > > > On Oct 29, 9:10 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > > > > > 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Oct 29, 12:17 pm, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> > > > 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. 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