Water Bottle
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Kind of a cool idea (even if they're not carbon). I take two bottles, one water, one gatorade. Takes me an hour in the Texas heat to finish them both. I refill them at the convenience store and drain them again before home. So what is that...88 oz. of water for a 30 mile ride...and I still lose a couple pounds of water weight in sweat. eeeeewwwwwwwwww.
Why not carry a second bottle? Weight weenie?
Why not carry a second bottle? Weight weenie?
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1x 750mL and 1x 500mL are the minimum amounts of fluids I'll carry on any ride.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
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Kind of a cool idea (even if they're not carbon). I take two bottles, one water, one gatorade. Takes me an hour in the Texas heat to finish them both. I refill them at the convenience store and drain them again before home. So what is that...88 oz. of water for a 30 mile ride...and I still lose a couple pounds of water weight in sweat. eeeeewwwwwwwwww.
Why not carry a second bottle? Weight weenie?
Why not carry a second bottle? Weight weenie?
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If all you need is one bottle your hydration needs aren't significant enough to worry about whether you're drinking a sport drink or water anyway. ....looking for a solution to a non-existent problem.
Even if you only fill them half-way, what's the big deal about carrying two bottles?
Even if you only fill them half-way, what's the big deal about carrying two bottles?
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Seatpost water bottle cage? You really should carry more than one bottle, especially if you ride for more than one hour.
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you can always get clamp-ons if you feel the need.
I've fitted 4 on my classic, 2 on the frame and 2 on the seat area.
I've fitted 4 on my classic, 2 on the frame and 2 on the seat area.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
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I drink more water than I did when just using bottles. I am using one by PolarPak called a MoFlo that is pressurized so the water comes up without sucking on a tube. I may also carry a bottle of liquid with electolytes in it like Motor Tabs.
I don't notice the weight on my back at all.
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the problem is never having less fluid... if you only need half a bottle of water and half energy drink than you you aren't going long enough to need the energy drink.
I have never thought, "man, I need LESS water!"
I have never thought, "man, I need LESS water!"
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I use a Camelbac on longer rides. I don't notice the weight either. Who cares what other people think? Hydration is not exactly optional, and two water bottles won't get me through a long ride in the sticks.
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And like the others said, if you only need 1 bottle you are definitely not riding enough to need propel, gatorade, etc.
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If I need more than two bottles of liquid I just shove an extra in my jersey pocket.
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1. There's a company out there that makes two water bottle cages that are "welded" together so they fit on one braze-on. The second cage is "stacked" on top of the other so it's the same width as one cage. Don't remember the company, but I found it once after some Googling last year.
2. Twofish makes a cage that secures anywhere on your frame via a velcro/rubber block system. I used this to put a cage on my downtube when I needed three water bottles.
3. As said elsewhere, put the bottle in your jersey pocket.
The Amazon reviews on that dual chambered bottle were pretty awful.
2. Twofish makes a cage that secures anywhere on your frame via a velcro/rubber block system. I used this to put a cage on my downtube when I needed three water bottles.
3. As said elsewhere, put the bottle in your jersey pocket.
The Amazon reviews on that dual chambered bottle were pretty awful.
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I am probably going to get some grief for saying this but I will say it anway. I recently bought a back pack hydration system similar to a Camelback and I like it!
I drink more water than I did when just using bottles. I am using one by PolarPak called a MoFlo that is pressurized so the water comes up without sucking on a tube. I may also carry a bottle of liquid with electolytes in it like Motor Tabs.
I don't notice the weight on my back at all.
I drink more water than I did when just using bottles. I am using one by PolarPak called a MoFlo that is pressurized so the water comes up without sucking on a tube. I may also carry a bottle of liquid with electolytes in it like Motor Tabs.
I don't notice the weight on my back at all.
I bought a 2Litre camelbak clone from Target cost $19.99 works great for a longer ride.





