One time when I was touring up in far northern California I started off the day with three full water bottles. Come mid-afternoon, they were empty, but I figured I only had 12-14 flattish miles, so I didn't go down to the Feather River to treat water. Stupid move. I had 14 miles through the desert into a headwind with no water. It was miserable, and when I finally found a bar, I just sat at the bar while the bartender fed me glass after glass of water before I could even think about anything else.
The Oregon Outback is high desert, often with headwinds. I probably wouldn't die if I rode for five hours there without water, but I certainly don't want to do the experiment. And I'm a lot slower than Jan, so I need to adjust my water stops and water reservoirs accordingly. On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Deacon Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > Jan's point is excellent, and I'll say that most of us, regardless of > conditions, could likely bike for five or more hours if need be without > water. I've run in 100˚F+ Utah desert for over eight hours at high summer > with 44 oz of water. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
