Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
1st cold ride of the year wasn't that cold (32 degrees F) but I still warmed my water & used an insulated water bottle. used filtered water warmed in a tea kettle. not hot enough to steam, just "warm". sorry, didn't use a thermometer. sprinkled in a little salt & lemon juice. rode for just under 2 hrs. it stayed warm for the 1st have & wasn't "cold" until 4 miles from home
I use a bottle rack coozie -
Gupgum Gear ? Bottle Cage Coozies
I rode yesterday with temps around 0F, my water bottle (standard bike bottle, no additives) stay drinkable through the nozzle for the first 30 minutes, by 45 minutes I needed to remove the lid to get the water (still liquid). By 60 minutes, the lid was was frozen closed, but still liquid.
Here's a pic from last January of the Pug with coozie (& that goofy guy photo-bombing my pic):
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