Hydration on longer rides

Chris5150

Went out on saturday and clocked an 87 miler, beautiful ride from Harrogate - Pateley Bridge - Grassington - Kettlewell - Buckden - Leyburn - Ripon nad back to Harrogate. Quite pleased actually managed it in 5 hrs 20 minutes average of 16mph. It is indeed a beautifully scenic ride, highly reccomend it.
Question is I took out two 800 ml Water bottles full of Go juce. This was not enough for me, had to stop off at 65 miles at a pub to ask them to fill one of my bottles up with water to see me home.
Is this something you chaps do on longer rides?...I cannot see how I could carry more liquid and I hate those camel back things, the weight on your back is awful. Maybe I need to plan a halfway stop to top up the bottles in future.
What sort of liquid intake should you have over a long ride to remain perfectly hydrated?

aberfeldyweather

Perhaps you were not properly hydrated prior to your journey? That said wind and temperature are going to be big factors in sweat production.

richa

I consume approx 750ml per hour (it obviously depends a little on effort & temperature).

So would definately require a top up on a six hour ride. Just stop at a shop and buy a drink. No probs.

For longer sportives I've been known to carry 4x 750ml. Two within frame. Two behind seat.

Crapaud

On a ride of that length I would take extra energy drink powder, either in their sachets or measured into camera film cassette containers. Then I just make up more, if I need it, as I go. For water I'll normally try to fill up free from a tap at a pub or buy water. In desperation I'll even stop at a house, if in the middle of nowhere, and ask them to fill my bottles (usually they are quite obliging) and add the powder.

Chris5150

yep I think the carrying the powder is a good idea indeed, and I suppose it is quite easy to stop off at a shop/pub/garage and get a tap water fill up. They would have to be a right miserable lot if they wouldnt top up a sweaty cyclists water!!.
750ml an hour sounds quite a lot actual...I think I do 800 ml for a two hour ride, I always have a couple of pints of water before I set off, so I dont start drnking until 40 mins + into a ride.
Heat + big hills obviously increase that a little.