How much water do you take on a ride?

Yea, I got bottle cages on both sides of my front basket/box. They hold bottles upright. They can hold a cup of coffee, because they're not tilted. I use stainless "canteen" bottles. A third bottle is in the frame, but it won't hold the stainless bottles, I have to use plastic. The plastic is flexible , so it can squeeze under the frame tube (it's a ladies frame bike, with not much room in the triangle)

Sunday night, I took a FOURTH bottle with me. It was a half gallon of water in a milk jug. I carried it in my left rear pannier. I refilled one bottle once, and at the end of the ride , I took my helmet off, and doused my head with cool , refreshing water, Gosh, that felt good.

So it adds up like this:

22
22
28
+64
=136 ounces

=1 gallon, 8 ounces

It really felt good when I poured the water over my head, at the end of the ride.



These images show how the bottle cages are mounted on the sides of my handlebar basket/box.