Water - How much?
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Mart74
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A bit of beginners question!
I want to get some water bottles and didn;t realise there'd be such a choice of different sizes. I could always buy a big one and not fill it so much but I thought I'd ask how much you guys consume while riding.
How much water would you normally take out on a ride of 2hrs plus? I realise it's a bit of a how long is a piece of string question as everyone and everyday is different.
As an example: If you were going out tomorrow morning.
I want to get some water bottles and didn;t realise there'd be such a choice of different sizes. I could always buy a big one and not fill it so much but I thought I'd ask how much you guys consume while riding.
How much water would you normally take out on a ride of 2hrs plus? I realise it's a bit of a how long is a piece of string question as everyone and everyday is different.
As an example: If you were going out tomorrow morning.
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well for a 2 and a bit hour ride 750ml just is enough for me, but any longer and would need more. but as you said each person is different.0
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I have two 500ml camelbak podiums, one with water, one with energy/nuun drink. Does me for a 50+ miler (2-3hour) although will probably get some 610ml ones for the summer.
Everyones different on intake levels, depends on your fitness to an extent and how much you sweat on the bike as well.Cannondale SS Evo Team
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Get a few 750ml bottles; you don't have to fill them up, but you do have the option to.0
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For under 2 hours I take maybe 500mls but rarely have a drink. Over 2 hours 750mls. Longer then I'll take more or find places to fill up on the way so I don't have to carry so much.0
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I like to have 750ml bottles but be sure you get a good design as some that size can be tricky getting back in the cage on the move. SIS bottles are good and you can get them for as part of a bundle with gels and bars etc.0
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2 hrs today and my wife had consumed 750ml bottle. I was 1/3rd of the way through mine. It just depends how hard you're pushing and the weather.
Get a 750ml bottle and plan your route to pass a shop/garage 1/2 way round - fill up the bottle if nescersary.0 -
Thanks all.
I was expecting you all to say more than that. I'll get a couple of 700ml approx.
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When 20miles was my max distance (not that long ago), I'd easily get through a 750ml bottle riding that distance alone. Did a 45 miler a couple of weeks ago on only just a little more than that. Having said that, I felt a bit dehydrated afterwards.0
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How well you are hydrated before you go out will have a bearing on how much you drink when out on the road. I will drink a litre of water in the hour or so before I go out for a long run of 80km or more.0
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I average 750ml for 25 miles.I do drink a lot on the bike.I think all advice on drink little and often has got into my head.Saying that,it,s better to to have drink and dont need it,than need it and not have it.Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori0
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I can go through 750ml an hour in hot weather, but that's not to say that I do; I don't mind carrying a couple of extras in my pockets but I don't if I don't need to. I'm sure I probably should. When it's cold one bottle is generally fine for several hours, though I drink plenty beforehand.0
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Piece of string isn't it? On the 21 mile run to work I might drink a third of a 500ml bottle going in, but not touch what's left coming home. On the 46 mile trip to the folks I'll get through 2 x 750 bottles if it's anything close to being warm. All you can do is learn, but try to not to train yourself into having to drink more than is necessary, like Mr elderone appears to have done. It's nice to go out for shortish rides (<20 miles) without having to carry anything extra.0
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Buy a camelbak bottle but also buy they're add on cover cap . I did a sportive last year and ended up with shigella which is the shi** in English ended up in a&e and lost a stone in 2 weeks .So always check before you drink.0
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CiB wrote:Piece of string isn't it? On the 21 mile run to work I might drink a third of a 500ml bottle going in, but not touch what's left coming home. On the 46 mile trip to the folks I'll get through 2 x 750 bottles if it's anything close to being warm. All you can do is learn, but try to not to train yourself into having to drink more than is necessary, like Mr elderone appears to have done. It's nice to go out for shortish rides (<20 miles) without having to carry anything extra.Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori0
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Just got in from my first ride, all went well. It was 18 miles, nothing huge but it was just a first run. No accidents with the clipless pedals which I was a bit worried about.
The insides of my elbows got a bit sore and also my undercarriage might need a massage later :oops:
I took 500ml of water and used it all after about 14 miles. Will take more next time!
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You can always stop to fill up!
...the best places to do so are garages, cos they are on main routes, are not as likely to be centres of bike theft and they sell the perfect get-you-home drink...
Buy a bottle of water and a 500 ml bottle of Coke. Put the Coke into your cycling bottle and try to de-fizz it with out getting it all over you, then add 250 mls of water.0 -
fwiw most of my bottles are 600cc, but i only fill to about 500cc
as mentioned above, depends how hard you are going and what the conditions are
it's easy to drink less than required, on short rides that's not an issue, but dehydration affects performance, and if you get more dehydrated a nasty headache can result
this morning i drank a bottle an hour training, in hot weather i'll easily drink twice that - on long hot rides i find adding something like a nuun tablet makes water more palatable so i'm more likely to keep drinking, often i'll have a coke during the cafe stop to stretch the time before the next refill
the long hot rides do become a succession of cafe stops, which suits me!my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
I see a lot of questions here about how much water to take on a ride and it always prompts me to wonder whether Yorkshire is the only part of England that has rivers.
I appreciate that clean rivers are not easy to find in some parts of the country, but I ride past a fast flowing beck every quarter of an hour in the Yorkshire Dales and the water is delicious. Certainly much tastier than anything you'd get in a petrol station.0 -
lotus49 wrote:I see a lot of questions here about how much water to take on a ride and it always prompts me to wonder whether Yorkshire is the only part of England that has rivers.
I appreciate that clean rivers are not easy to find in some parts of the country, but I ride past a fast flowing beck every quarter of an hour in the Yorkshire Dales and the water is delicious. Certainly much tastier than anything you'd get in a petrol station.
I have considered getting a purifier (for work mainly) Can get one where you just suck up water through a straw and its clean.You could drink a puddle through it if you wanted.0 -
lotus49 wrote:I see a lot of questions here about how much water to take on a ride and it always prompts me to wonder whether Yorkshire is the only part of England that has rivers.
I appreciate that clean rivers are not easy to find in some parts of the country, but I ride past a fast flowing beck every quarter of an hour in the Yorkshire Dales and the water is delicious. Certainly much tastier than anything you'd get in a petrol station.
You'd want to hope there's no dead sheep upstream in that beck.0 -
lotus49 wrote:Mart74 wrote:... and also my undercarriage might need a massage later :oops:
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Its not working at the moment lol :roll:lotus49 wrote:I see a lot of questions here about how much water to take on a ride and it always prompts me to wonder whether Yorkshire is the only part of England that has rivers.
I appreciate that clean rivers are not easy to find in some parts of the country, but I ride past a fast flowing beck every quarter of an hour in the Yorkshire Dales and the water is delicious. Certainly much tastier than anything you'd get in a petrol station.
I've use one of these before.
http://www.lifesaversystems.com/lifesaver-products-1/lifesaver-bottles/lifesaver-bottle-4000uf#.UWsYkcqs-So
Drop it in the Thames, fill with water and drink straight from the other end, brilliant. A bit big to be carrying around on the bike though0 -
I cycle early in the morning with no sunlight. On a typical 2 hr ride, I would carry a full water bottle and drink nothing from it. The reason why I carry the water bottle is to standardise the bike weight as part of riding training. No food and water is required on this trip.0
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SmoggySteve wrote:I have considered getting a purifier (for work mainly) Can get one where you just suck up water through a straw and its clean.You could drink a puddle through it if you wanted.
i use one of these when out in the sticks and in countries with dodgy water supplies...
http://www.pre-mac.com/PWP_MWP.HTM
...you can fill a bottle in a couple of minutes, it'll take out the biological cack and also some chemicals, keep the dirty hose away from the clean end!
there's an even lighter version, you have to pump longer and replace sooner...
http://www.pre-mac.com/PWP_SWP.HTMmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
I'm using the "Elite Maxi Cincio Bike Water Bottle" from Halfords quite a lot, holds nearly 1 litre and costs £7.99 Had 2 of these yesterday and lasted me the 91 mile ride.WyndyMilla Massive Attack | Rourke 953 | Condor Italia 531 Pro | Boardman CX Pro | DT Swiss RR440 Tubeless Wheels
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if you use a full litre bottle like above, make sure you have a secure cage, you don't want to have to stop the bike and retrieve it from a busy road"I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
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slowsider wrote:lotus49 wrote:I see a lot of questions here about how much water to take on a ride and it always prompts me to wonder whether Yorkshire is the only part of England that has rivers.
I appreciate that clean rivers are not easy to find in some parts of the country, but I ride past a fast flowing beck every quarter of an hour in the Yorkshire Dales and the water is delicious. Certainly much tastier than anything you'd get in a petrol station.
You'd want to hope there's no dead sheep upstream in that beck.
I did that very thing somewhere near Black Sail YH in the lakes when I was walking the coast to coast. Sure enough, grizzly decomposing sheep a mile upstream. No harm done fortunately!0 -
elderone wrote:CiB wrote:Piece of string isn't it? On the 21 mile run to work I might drink a third of a 500ml bottle going in, but not touch what's left coming home. On the 46 mile trip to the folks I'll get through 2 x 750 bottles if it's anything close to being warm. All you can do is learn, but try to not to train yourself into having to drink more than is necessary, like Mr elderone appears to have done. It's nice to go out for shortish rides (<20 miles) without having to carry anything extra.0