Having a water bottle dilemma
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How much is a side-loader cage? 60-freaking-dollars.
How much is a smaller water bottle, that you can refill? A couple bucks?
Yeah, take a little less water, and refill when necessary. Unless you're going on crazy wilderness adventure rides in the backcountry, in which case you should be using a CamelBak or panniers anyway.
How much is a smaller water bottle, that you can refill? A couple bucks?
Yeah, take a little less water, and refill when necessary. Unless you're going on crazy wilderness adventure rides in the backcountry, in which case you should be using a CamelBak or panniers anyway.
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I mean he's got like 5hrs worth of water there, at full chat, where does he live, Arizona..?!
You shouldn't drink too much, people have literally died drinking too much water. Salts, and all that.
Have one 750 and one 500, plenty.
You shouldn't drink too much, people have literally died drinking too much water. Salts, and all that.
Have one 750 and one 500, plenty.
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This is not specifically directed at you:
OP did not ask how much liquid he should carry... why try to decide that for him how much he should carry, maybe he's planning for a dog in a seat on the back, hmm? or wants to use it to spray on his face...
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A Camelbak Podium Chill bottle (newest version) is $14.
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The "I only need this so you shouldn't need more" mentality is myopic and suggests a lack of varied experience.
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At any effort, two bottles is not going to last 5 hrs.
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Topeak makes the Alt-Position Cage Mount while Problem Solvers makes the Bottle Cage Height Adapter.
Both allow the cages to be mounted higher in the triangle.
-Tim-
Topeak makes the Alt-Position Cage Mount while Problem Solvers makes the Bottle Cage Height Adapter.
Both allow the cages to be mounted higher in the triangle.
-Tim-
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Just a guess, but I think more folks have died from drinking too little... literally.
This is not specifically directed at you:
OP did not ask how much liquid he should carry... why try to decide that for him how much he should carry, maybe he's planning for a dog in a seat on the back, hmm? or wants to use it to spray on his face...
This is not specifically directed at you:
OP did not ask how much liquid he should carry... why try to decide that for him how much he should carry, maybe he's planning for a dog in a seat on the back, hmm? or wants to use it to spray on his face...
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Or are we more worried how this is going to affect our precious STRAVA numbers, all this extra stopping every few blocks? Sorry, I meant, "every other remote wasteland resources cache/depot".
Puhleese. This ain't the Iditarod Impossible.
So you can go the route of fancy, sometimes expensive, and often don't work (I see lots of reviews of water bottles getting dropped by these "side-loader" things)...
OR
get a shorter (smaller) bottle. It's not complicated. Make your choices, be happy.
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Myopic and uninformed.
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Normally around Dublin we just leave the tops off our water bottles at all times, they automatically refill as you go along
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It's interesting how those from northern climates like England, Canada and Wisconsin say to bring less water or smaller/fewer bottles. Those from desert Southwest and the deep South USA balk at the same idea.
I think the OP can figure out how much water he/she needs on his/her own.
Again, to move the bottles up, Topeak makes the Alt-Position Cage Mount while Problem Solvers makes the Bottle Cage Height Adapter. I'm sure there are other similar products.
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I think the OP can figure out how much water he/she needs on his/her own.
Again, to move the bottles up, Topeak makes the Alt-Position Cage Mount while Problem Solvers makes the Bottle Cage Height Adapter. I'm sure there are other similar products.
-Tim-
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Again, to move the bottles up, Topeak makes the Alt-Position Cage Mount while Problem Solvers makes the Bottle Cage Height Adapter. I'm sure there are other similar products.
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I have some experience with the Lezyne Flow and Blackburn Wayside side-loaders. The flow is a little easier to get the bottle in and out but a little less secure. They both work and are under $10 apiece. I've never used insulated bottles, since I'd rather have more water than cold water.
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Ok. Several posts got deleted cleaning up this thread. How about keeping replies to helpful advice without insults and trolling?
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I just fill my bottles with heavy water. It's about $1000 a liter, so I figure it's just got to be better.
Seriously, the amount of water I carry on the same route will be different from day to day because of the weather. Running out of water at 95 degrees and no place to fill a bottle for 20 miles is a mistake you really don't want to repeat. I sure as heck am not going to tell someone else how much water they need to carry.
Seriously, the amount of water I carry on the same route will be different from day to day because of the weather. Running out of water at 95 degrees and no place to fill a bottle for 20 miles is a mistake you really don't want to repeat. I sure as heck am not going to tell someone else how much water they need to carry.
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Read the third sentence. Again(?)...
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I moved my accessories from my old bike to my new bike and now I'm unable to get the water bottle out of the holder on the seat tube (To insert the water bottle in that holder I have to take off the top of the bottle also). Would side loading water bottle cages solve my problem? Any recommendation for one that'll hold a CamelBak Podium Big Chill 25oz Insulated Water Bottle? Also, would I be able to keep my pump on my bike? Thanks!
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To be helpful. Side load cages would work well.
On other side topics. On hot days, I drink a lot of water prior to riding.
There are the 2 extremes with heat. High humidity and low humidity. When it is high, you sweat but it doesn't evaporate all that well so you stay hot. When it is very dry, the sweat evaporates real quick and you feel cooler so you don't tend to drink as much water as you should. I found this out hiking in the mountains of New Mexico. 100 degrees but it felt like 70.
Last year on the 3rd day (78 miles and 2 passes) of an 8 day venture on dusty mountains roads, we went through water very quickly. We were fortunate enough to have found snow melt streams to run through our Sawyer filters to get water topped off. Once water gets to 90 degrees, it isn't all that great to drink. It is wet, but that's about it.
On other side topics. On hot days, I drink a lot of water prior to riding.
There are the 2 extremes with heat. High humidity and low humidity. When it is high, you sweat but it doesn't evaporate all that well so you stay hot. When it is very dry, the sweat evaporates real quick and you feel cooler so you don't tend to drink as much water as you should. I found this out hiking in the mountains of New Mexico. 100 degrees but it felt like 70.
Last year on the 3rd day (78 miles and 2 passes) of an 8 day venture on dusty mountains roads, we went through water very quickly. We were fortunate enough to have found snow melt streams to run through our Sawyer filters to get water topped off. Once water gets to 90 degrees, it isn't all that great to drink. It is wet, but that's about it.