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Marietta, GA | Hey Fellow riders
Question - how do you balance staying hydrated on a long hot ride and not having to stop for Mother Nature every 20 mins? I was out for a few hours this weekend and came back very dehydrated and feeling sick. I know that affects your riding abilities too.
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New Bohemia, VA | Dan, If it's seriously hot and I be in the saddle for a long time I use a Camelbak. Riding for the most part requires discipline of the bodily functions. On all day rides I do not eat a lot, but you have to stay hydrated. I can kill a 2-liter, slowly, over the course of the 2 - 3 hours in the saddle, and take the bio break at the gas stop. I got sick on my trip to California in Kansas. It was 103 degrees and a constant wind from the south that felt like a furnance. About 1 1/2 into the leg I ran out of juice but refused to stop until I got gas. I thought I was a goner and found myself drinking a whole gatorade between the cooler and the cashier. |
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New Mexico | varyder - 2013-10-14 9:43 AM
Dan, If it's seriously hot and I be in the saddle for a long time I use a Camelbak.
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I also have used something like this evaporative vest, but not totally enamored with it. The one I have is poorly constructed, and the Vision does such a good job blocking the wind it could not wick the moisture off. I will still use it on Phoenix rides, but that's about it.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/14/67/911/45444/ITEM/TechNiche...
And a cooling scarf helps
http://www.rei.com/product/691097/kafkas-kool-tie
For 'normal' heat (<105deg) I keep a travel mug full of water in my cup holder for sipping. Fill it up every stop for free at the soda dispensing machines. They almost always have a 'water' option; filtered and cold.
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| luterdan - 2013-10-14 10:29 AM
Hey Fellow riders
Question - how do you balance staying hydrated on a long hot ride and not having to stop for Mother Nature every 20 mins? I was out for a few hours this weekend and came back very dehydrated and feeling sick. I know that affects your riding abilities too.
Dan
What are you drinking???? I find less stops with water or unsweetened tea than with sodas. You may want to get your prostrate checked if you haven't lately for this and other reasons.
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Marietta, GA | My plumbing is fine. I usually drink water. or maybe gatorade i just happened to forget to bring any with me, and was running late etc. So it was a perfect storm. I was asking, if people usually just stop to get gas and water and use the rest room all at the same time. When i am in a group, usually someone wants to stop way before i am ready. And i know some beverages once the floodgates are open, you can't stop them - but beer and bikes DO NOT MIX AT ALL. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I don't stop between gas stops. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I don't stop between gas stops. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I don't stop between gas stops. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I don't stop between gas stops. |
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Ft Worth Texas | My riding buddy doesn't stop as often as I need to so I switched to chilled coconut water, it's supposed to be even better than Pedialyte. I start with the hydration the day before the ride even, it's brutal down here in Texas. You gotta be able to get to your drinks, so a cup holder or drink caddy is a must.Keep the pee clear and your money.... |
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Prairie City, IA United States | Along with water do you wear any protective clothing? I find that a mesh jacket will keep you cooler than a TEE shirt. I don't wear cotton clothing at all when riding in extreme heat. Polyester shirts, mesh riding pants with just underwear underneath and a mesh jacket. I will wear a cooling vest when the temps hit 93? (skin temperature) and above. I always carry a bottle of Glaceau Revive vitamin water. It will pull you out of a funk in a hurry and get you back on the road.
I may not look like the coolest dude on the road but I gave up cool when the kids came along. Kids can humble you pretty fast. Grand kids even faster.  |
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| I put a bottle of water on tip over behind passenger floor boards. I chug it 30 miles prior to fuel stop. When I stop for gas it's perfect timing for a bathroom break. But another bottle, put it in same spot, then chug it 180 miles later etc etc etc. works well on the 1000 mile days |
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| luterdan - 2013-10-14 1:47 PM
My plumbing is fine. I usually drink water. or maybe gatorade i just happened to forget to bring any with me, and was running late etc. So it was a perfect storm. I was asking, if people usually just stop to get gas and water and use the rest room all at the same time. When i am in a group, usually someone wants to stop way before i am ready. And i know some beverages once the floodgates are open, you can't stop them - but beer and bikes DO NOT MIX AT ALL.
Everyone's requirements are different. When I am by myself, I can usually go gas to gas on most days, but in a group getting everyone's bladder on the same schedule isn't usually accomplished. |
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Sand Rock, AL United States | Unless we ride with others (all other bikes have to stop before we do) , we generally only stop for gas and meet all other needs then. We each have a bottle of water between gas stops. We are both a term I have proudly named "bladder broke" meaning we can drink and not stop. I would assume lots of men are but it's rare that one can bladder break a woman  I'm blessed  |
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New Bohemia, VA | Discipline, discipline. It takes trainig to occupy one's mind away from the quintessential bio needs and put it on to your schedule. I'm the world's worse in having to stop, especialy when I'm driving. But riding, I'm able to totally ignore it unless I have drank large volumes of fluids. The first step in long-distance riding is training, mind and body. Most of the time, even though I'm hydrated, I don't have the urge to purge when I stop, but I go anyways. Stay away from fast food joints, like MickeyDs unless you're just tooling around. If you take your riding serious, you'll have a lot more fun. |
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Sand Rock, AL United States | exactly. I would also like to stress to others to not sacrifice hydration to avoid stopping . That's a very bad trade. If it means you have to stop more that's what you do. Once fatigue, drowsiness, judgement errors sets in due to dehydration , going another 30-45 minutes in the saddle isn't worth it. |
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Westchester Co., NY | I have read that experts say who won't have to pee as often if you take a sip of water on a regular basis then if you drink a whole bottle of water quickly. Such as at a rest stop. A Camelback may work well for you. |
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Central Illinois | Never allow yourself to become dehydrated is the first rule. After that I try to balance the amount of liquids I take in to the amount that I am sweating out. I have seen that I can readily drink over a gallon of liquid on a warm day and never find a desire to pee. The wind is removing perspiration fast enough that my body has a hard time keeping up and nothing at all accumulates in my bladder. Just my observation but I see no conflict between being adequately hydrated and having to stop very often. |
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, WI | Dehydration bad! 
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New Bohemia, VA | I want to steal this pic, may I? |
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, WI | varyder - 2013-10-20 12:06 PM I want to steal this pic, may I? Yes! |
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New Bohemia, VA |
Rollin' - 2013-10-20 1:07 PM varyder - 2013-10-20 12:06 PM I want to steal this pic, may I?[/QUOTE Yes! thanks, Steve! Really cool pic. |
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Chattanooga, TN | As far as bathroom breaks, if you have to stop more often than once every hour and a half to two hours you probably are not dehydrated. I lay off the saki the night before a big ride. Actually that was a lie. I don't lay off the night before, I rarely drink anymore, that's how I got cams baby, yeah! But drinking does dehydrate you before a ride the next day. Heavy drinking heavily dehydrates you. If you start riding a little dehydrated and drink water to rehydrate, first your system needs time to "flush" the toxins out. Then it works on rehydration. This May or may not help but that's all I got. |
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Glendale, AZ United States | I live in Glendale, Arizona and have been on the bike in 118 degree heat (at least that's what the outdoor temp sensor said.). I have found the 1L Costco water bottles fit well in between the passenger grips and the hard bags. I will dump a little water out of each bottle the day before and put them all in the freezer so I don't have an explosion when I'm out riding. I usually carry the two bottles on each side and will pack two 1 liter bottles in each hard bag in addition to an emergency bottle in the rear trunk. The 2 liters will last me in between fill ups in the dessert heat. From my experience a camel pack will not hold the sheer amount of water I need in addition to keeping the water cool on those long rides, which then becomes a pain since I'm now hauling warm water on my back until I need to stop.
I agree that having the appropriate gear is a must. On the hot days I wear a "First Gear" high visibility jacket with the liner out of it in addition to a well vented Shoei neotech modular helmet so I don't have to worry about putting sun bluck on my face, which will then in due time run into my eyes, which is a nightmare. Have fun out there and be safe! |
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Puddle Jumper
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Great Mills, MD | Check this site to stay cool:
http://www.veskimo.com/
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Iron Butt
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, WI | A lot of good info here - http://www.ironbutt.com/ibmagazine/IronButt_1002_62-66_Hot.pdf |
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| I bought a camelback and found that the bottom of the camelback hits the top of my Utopia backrest, which then makes the camelback uncomfortable as it is always being pushed up. Anyone find a camelback, or similar brand, that does not hit the top of the utopia backrest? |
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New Bohemia, VA | You could always mount it on the backrest and get a longer drink tube. I kept mine on top of my saddleman, covered. I ran the hose under my bandanna and it was always right there when I needed a drink. |
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