Originally Posted by Buckshot77

Thanks for the advice on the bottles Godwin. One of the other guys rides with a vacuum bottle, but I haven't tried it yet. Maybe a swing by the store is in order for tonight.

I'm still debating the whole trunk rack issue myself. I commuted with a backpack a couple times last year and that is only about 45 minutes each way. My major problem was sweating during the summer heat, but comfort really wasn't an issue. I could easily mount a seatpost rack on my bike for sure, it's just do I want to throw down another $50 versus trying the backpack at least once. Of course, if I get into riding these during the summer, I'll probably want the trunk rack.... Hmmm. I'll have to mull that over more.

The guys I'm riding with are planning to all stay together and we're out there for however long it takes so I'm not too worried about finishing.

Rick