Two weeks ago on the ride must have been in a daze, where we stopped and I commented on one of the riders putting fresh Gatorade in his water bottle and he commented that there is not enough salt in the drinks. However I noted he also carries a banana as do other club members.
I was going to take a banana for my low potassium but they do not agree with me, I take supplements instead.
Electrolytes,
I have tablets, can I add these to Gatorade or is that overkill.
On Sunday’s ride I did some leg stretches while I was waiting for the other riders to show up at Tim Horton’s, over the last few years I seem to get a lot of leg cramps but mostly in my right calf. But since riding they have backed off but the calf is often tingling like a cramp is getting ready to take you down.
John V
I have one of those handle bar bags, quite handy, noting worse than taking stuff out of your back pocket and it is all sweaty.
I have found that since I have joined my endurance is not a good as it used to be, I used to work out doing crunched and work outs 3-4 times a week. Possibly I don’t ride enough.
MaddMax ("wicking" material jerseys?)
I was wearing a cheap jersy from MEC, as I thought it was going to be a cool morning, I have a Gore jersey, but last time I rode through that area (Newcastle waterfront) I got the chills. I just purchased a new jersey and bib shorts just before the last ride, same as the Radioshack tour du france outfit. Funny some club members though It was bad luck for my choice of jersey. Hope those guys are doing ok.
I put an extra bottle holder on my handlebars up front in my face so I try to drink a gulp every 15 minutes, funny I find it hard to swallow cold water sometimes. I have scar tissue in my throat from bad acid reflex, that could be the reason.
Your not getting anywhere near enough water, a water bottle is roughly ¾L, you should drink 1L/hour as a minimum, yes that's a minimum, in hot weather, even more is acceptable. You need a sip every couple of minutes, you need one bottle that is easy to get to, and that can be put into the cage without looking. If your ride is 2hrs, then you need 3 bottles as a minimum. What I do is bottle A goes on top of the down tube (it will be just water), , bottle B on the seat tube which I fill with ice-cubes and top up. If I need more I carry a couple of 1L pop bottles and fill those 3/4 with water and freeze them. When Bottle A is empty, I will pull off and swap those bottles, when bottle B is also empty, I break into my stash and refill them, by then most of the ice is thawed and I can empty those into the bike bottles.
Berner
I like you idea, fleece over the water bottles. I thought about foil, but since you brought up the idea. I was thinking of making a sleeve to slip over my frozen bottle made from foil/bubble duct wrap. I use it in my back pack to keep mu lunch cold. My ice packs are still near frozen at the end of the day.
I typically loose 3lbs after a long ride; Sunday ride was just slightly more weight loss because of the heat. But for the ride I had trouble with I came home with the same weight, weird! Did I drink too much?
Wogster
I have a do rag for working on my cars, and I took one on a ride and really I though they wore them in the spring to keep their heads warm. Now I see some don’t have any hair on top. What was I to think? They still wear them even in the heat.
If I drink cold water is should cool down a bit, but I don’t understand drinking room temperature water. What is more beneficial?
“Are you
starting out hydrated?”
Sunday I made sure, I was peeing clear. Not sure about the disaster ride two weeks ago.
Thanks Guys,
I have to analyze all this information and see what works for me.