Granny

I hate stopping. I know riders in the pro ranks move to the rear of the peloton to relieve themselves, so I figure it's a worthwhile skill for any roadie.

Anyone have an instruction manual for this?

catatonic

I'm sorry, but I can't help laughing imagining how badly this could go wrong.

Jakey

If you are not racing..there is no reason to not just stop. In fact...alot of the racers stop. You could always just go, and dump a water bottle in your lap.

Granny

You're right - it could get caught up in the chain.

;-)

Patriot

What the...???

Did your Momma not teach to go potty?

You're a grown adult, use a bathroom.

catatonic

no, i was thinking more like having your white socks turn yellow.

Oh, and raise your seat.

Reynolds 

I've seen photos of pro teams pushing one of their members so he can pee on the move. They stop also:

https://www.thirdwave-websites.com/bike/pee.jpg

brunop

i do it all the time--just pull yer pecker outta yer shorts and let fly. i was peein' a few days ago off the bike and i thought this lady was gonna have a coronary when she saw me!!

don't though--i repeat DON'T--crap off the bike. stop for that one.

cheers!

brunop

oh yeah. one other thing. make sure ya give yer snake a good shake to get the drips off as if ya neglect this aspect yer chamois gets kinda briney.

and to repeat--no crappin'!!!!

bccycleguy

Bad idea! you'll end up peeing all over your bike and probably yourself too. Sacrilege.

Just stop and have a pee. If someone objects to it, well p*ss on them too.

Thulsadoom

Sure, there's nothing to it, I do it all the time, and lots of other people do also.

Wait for a stretch of road where you can coast for 10-20 seconds. You might want a private stretch of road, for obvious reasons. Stand up on the pedals, hold onto the bars with one hand, turn your body as far to one side as safely possible(wind direction should tell you which side to turn to), pull down the shorts with the other, whip out the old boy and let fly, all the while turned to the side so as not to get urine where you don't want it. Shake it off and put it back. Voila, never had to clip out...

msheron

I have to agree, unless your racing, why bother! Just stop, find a tree, and pee!

Cassadamius

Well most of these suggestions assume that you're not wearing bibs. A search will show previous posts about this, but none that I've read actually explain an easy way to piss while riding, and my conclusion is that there isn't one while wearing bibs. The idea of pull the leg of your shorts up while pulling your goods down, well......doesn't even sound very easy even if I wasn't required to control a bike. And then possibly falling.....falling is embarassing as it is, even moreso if you're soaked in piss.

531Aussie

long distance triathletes pee on the run.....and the ride....and the swim

EventServices

I've seen pro riders do it in the middle of a CRIT.
You gonna hold it? Or are you going to find a nice clean service station?

It's no big deal. You should probably practice it on a training ride sometime.

And you know what? It's only pee. If it kills you, you got bigger problems than whether or not you stop and get off your bike.

brunop

peepee, oui. kaka, non.

slvoid

I'm waiting for the manual on explosive decompression of your bowels while riding...

shipinabottle

They covered this last year in Bicycling Magazine...i think it was July- had Lance Armstrong on the cover

BroMax

I say stop & pee; but if you want to pee on the run (not on the fly) with confidence how 'bout a Texas catheter with discreet plumbing attached?

bigskymacadam

wasn't that lemond who crapped his bibs at the tour some years ago? when you gotta go ...

else, save it for when you're racing. finding tree = good.

grahny

This thread is killin' me...

I guess it would be fine to do while riding depending on the wind direction and velocity... or if you're going downhill/uphill etc... there's many variables to consider when performing such a task. What about riding with one of these... the stadium pal!:

https://www.biorelief.com/store/stadiumpal.html#

HAHAHAHAHA....

Granny

So many people have a pee phobea. Urine is sterile when it leaves the body. WOunds can be successfully washed out with fresh urine. Nothign to fear. Besides, I never wash my bike so it will end up cleaner.

jqnj

People...this is why the cutouts on the seats are getting bigger and bigger every year. Velcro, easy-acess chamois relief holes soon to follow. I rode for two hours today in driving rain. 80 degrees. I have never sullied my bibs with urine though,but it probably would mirror today's ride. Reminds me of some people I met in college planning a long road trip. They figured it would be wiser to wear Depends and get their sooner rather than stop every fifteen minutes for relief. Youth of America....

TomM

Did your mother teach you not to pee into the wind?

Sooner Rider

My age has me closer to Depends than Pampers. Maybe I should just embrace the inevitable, buy shorts one size larger and enjoy the ride. And I'm waiting for the first 'bent or tandem rider to post in this thread!