Originally Posted by
AGoodleyUK
For me I live quite rurally........ I also am a road biker and I can be up to 10 miles from any form of shop at one time.
During the hot part of the season... I practice "a swallow every 4 miles" (
sometimes I take 2 swallows). Thirsty or not... I know if I continue to hydrate like that I should be OK. I do carry an extra bottle on the extra hot days... so
even if I lost a bottle or used it to wash out a cut or scrape from an accident... I'd be OK.