Originally Posted by
ThinLine
You don't really need any water intake for anything less than 20 or so miles. Perhaps a swig after the ride. I rode both Sat. and Sun. approx. 20miles each day. Started early but still HOT (NE Pa.) with temps in the mid 90's, no water needed was thirsty though.
I sweat a lot. I use about 1 bottle per hour and take it in in sips.
I was surprised that I took in a lot less than when I used to ride my mountain bike.
But then again, MTBing was a lot of stop and go riding that never really got passed
20mph for any length of time while road cycling keeps a constant flow cooling of air going.