I dunno, but maybe those water bottles helped?

I have and use a Camelbak, but also use a water bottle. If I'm just riding for the pleasure of riding, I'll use the Camelbak. If I have a bag on, though, and am running errands and the like, a water bottle is a lot more workable.

Water is a very, very good thing.

When I switched from running to biking I was a little curious about the water bottle thing also. I used to run 6 days a week (7-14 mi /day) and never took along water even on 90+ degree days. Only on runs longer than 15 mi (approaching 2 hrs) would I ever plan a water stop along the way. But I've also noticed that climbing a long hill on a bike seems to burn a lot more than I remember when running. IMHO there's more pain in biking than running.

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This is what happens when crappy weather causes us to spend too much time thinking about our bikes and not enough time actually riding them.

ThaT IS nO $H1T!

we're having wonderful weather in my area... mid 60's during the day and low 50's at night.. in January, no less!

Surely you jest? The Aussie Thread has the most number of posts in the Road Cycling forum, and yet there are very few flames. Those that do appear are extinguished pretty quickly thru mutual respect (as opposed to anywhere else where rage breeds rage ).

Exactly........If you were a real cyclist you wouldn't need fancy schmatzy indexed shifters. You could pull on the cable to get your shifts....

Good thinking. That's why I have decided to wear heavy thick padded shorts so I can get one of those 80 gram saddles......same reasoning.

Then there is the joy of messing with some cream to counteract the fact that my shorts are now skin tight and can't breathe.

They double as enema bottles when you dehydrate from not drinking enough...

Stealth/53-11 pleeze take your lithium tablets before you cause too much trouble and we are forced to call the men in their funy white suits to help you out.

He's a different guy. Case closed.

Must be your evil twin brother....

The problem with winter is that you do not feel thirsty, but you still dehydrate at the same and sometimes even greater rate then during warmer weather. So keep on drinking even if you dont feel thirsty.

True........You lose a lot of moisture through your lungs in the winter (not through skin)

It is still a issue that needs to kept in mind. Especially during arctic expeditions... ok, I admit I am a bit off the topic now

I cant believe your asking this question. You try racing a road race without water and see what happens.

Stealth is making fun of 53-11 and 53-11 is 53-11. Case closed.

Personally I think your nuts! But hey prove me wrong; don't carry in water bottles and spin in the taller gears for about 2 hours then tell me how you feel and how your performance did. Hell with your kind of logic why not just drill about 500 1/4 inch holes in your frame to lighten it up further, you should really be able to go faster huh?

WhudduIthink? I think you're a putz. Apologies for the harmless personal attack, but waters important on long rides. Though I do ride with a hammerhead (on long rides) who goes dry. He's perpetually dehydrated but has physically adapted. He's also tough enough to chew off your testicle, spit it in your left ear and have it come out your right ear...

I think that there may be a troll involved. This is my first identification, Correct if on the wrong the track.

DAMN I HAD THE WRONG QUOTE. The one above ^^^^^^^^ is the right one.

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Here, in the winter we leave the water bottles home to save weight. Instead we just eat snow balls !

Well thats fine, but don't eat the yellow snow!