water bottles vs. hydration packs for road races
Ladies & Gentlemen,Wondering what your opinions are regarding water bottles vs. hydration pack usage during RRs, TTs and crits. I've been thinking (yes...that in itself is amazing) that it may...
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Jon, my post was seriously tounge in cheek however, leave the packs for the touring riders. Waterbottles have several advantages; easier to clean, you could have different drinks in each bottle,...
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Just curious about the dropped bottle. My first and only race here in S.D, a bottle got dropped and subsequently squished. Can a bottle cause that much havic? or is just the idea that running over...
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Yeah...I know you were just bein' silly. I wasn't really talking to anyone in particular. What I was trying to do was get people to think "out of the box" and consider performance advantages (or...
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I dreamt that Mrs Butterworth had come to life and was outsprinting me in a mad dash to a 100 mile finish. Her glassy brown skin was the most aero I had ever seen. Afterwards she ate 10 waffles and...
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WELL...WHO WON?!!! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME !!!
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It's not the water bottle that causes the crash it's what happens after someone sees it hit the ground. All it takes is someone shifting their line into yours when your not aware and down you go....
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I guess its my body trying to stay weight conscious. BUT, Simon will protect me.
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Jon, I'll throw my point-oh-two in here and say it depends on the length of the crit. I believe a great number of Cat 5 crits are 20 minutes + 3 laps. If you drink a bottle of water before the race,...
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Molasses... treacle, syrupy... Mrs. Butterworth... may be we can get Tom to remove these subliminal advertisements.Hombre, treacle??? You've spent some time in England?
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Hey Jon, I was called away before I could explain that I was being facetious about the "style" stuff.Use whatever you like. (I Know you will, and I applaud your hutzpah.)I have never believed in being...
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Cool kids play with bags of broken glass.I gave up on being cool and settled for being a knob shiner. Knob shiners rule!!
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Great CT, now I shall spend my day shopping for "Big Bag 'o' Glass".Does Dan Akryod still sell the stuff?
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I have not received my Bass o matic, so I make my own bags of glass. I make the money the hard way, 1 quarter at a time.
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In all seriousness...I think I've found what I'm looking for. Someone suggested checking out an article on analiticcycling.com...and here it is (Tah...
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I had a question on the study. If as was given this was an aero advantage, how important is this in a Crit?I say that not due to any experience, but I would only see an aero advantage on a solo...
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Having done long races with a support crew and a short 40 minute race I like bottles. On the long race I used a camelbak for the first 75 miles. Then switched to bottles for the rest. I always use two...
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I don't know about that. I know fellows that drink mucho agua all the time and it seems that they need more then everyone else during the course of a race. It can even weigh heavy on the mental side...
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Let me see if I understand the situation thus far. The argument is how much water and at what times. Times here would be defined as type of event. My understanding and thus far is what has saved my...
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Oh the weave we tale.What I'M saying is your body wants and needs what you teach it to want. NEEDS wills stay the same. I think the key is doing little more then you need(my life story). Only YOU can...
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