A couple of years ago I bought a camel back for my wife, because she was uncomfortable reaching for a wb. On our first ride with it we stopped for lunch at a small cafe, which had a large cooler of what turned out to be the foulest water imaginable. It took a lot of baking soda and airing to get the smell out. Even though we succeeded my wife has never been willing to use it again. However, I use it on the tandem because she gets nervous when I let go of the HBs.
I would suggest a second WB, even if it required drilling threads into the DT. Bottoms up laddie, Michael On Thursday, May 31, 2012 3:10:26 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I made the mistake of setting out just now with just one 28 oz water > bottle (my Joe has only one set of braze ons -- a big regret -- and I > forgot the nifty Minoura clamp-on cage mount thingie) and by the > halfway point (only 22 m rt) I was wishing I had twice as much water. > So, a few questions about Camelbacks or whatever they are called. I've > never used one. > > My main concerns are, (1) do they feel icky (that's a technical term) > on your back on a hot day? > > 2). Do they mold up? How do you clean them to prevent mold? > > 3) What brand and model do y'all recommend, if any? > > Gnashbar has several on sale (tho' they're damn'd expensive compared > to water bottles). Is the cheapest, at $40, the "Camelback Fairfax" > fer God's sake, 50 oz, decent? Or the (gad) "Blowfish" 70 oz at $60? I > can't see carrying more than half a gallon on my back. > > Or am I just better off putting a second bottle in my rear pocket? > > -- > "Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you." > > Flannery O'Connor > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/cMWnXK4ykCgJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
