cyclintom <
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On Wed Jun 25 22:43:47 2025 Roger Merriman wrote:
cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:
Yesterday I did another 27 mile ride with about 1,400 feet of
climbimbing. Near the end I ran out of strength which I blame on not
drinking water and becoming dehydrated.
I have to redevelope the habit of drinking while riding since since my
first concussion releated injury I have not had good enough balance to
ride and lift a water bottle above my normal line-of-sight.
When I get this tired I tke at least 24 hours to recover if I am careful >>> to drink enough water.
Tomorrow I will tke an easy flat ride and there is a coffee stop iin the >>> middle of that one so I can drink some water there as well as coffee.
If you really can?t drink then either stop as I do generally for MTB/Gravel >> rides, or use a hydration pack, number of less bulky ones out now due to
Gravel racers.
I like the idea of stopping but I ride with other people so I'm trying to
tip the bottle up while continuing to look ahead.
I don’t look at the bottle when I drink but just reach down. Gravel rides being somewhere between MTB and road do tend to have stops to collect
folks, so time to drink and so on, and one hand off the bar isn’t generally wise on such terrain.
Which is the other option Hydration packs are smaller lighter packs
intended for Gravel racers that would work well in the roadie position.
Roger Merriman
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