I've never had trouble with the straps. The new Camelbak I was using last Saturday has wider straps with light padding, so I think it will work even better than the older model with unpadded straps.
On hot days, having a bladder full of cold water on my back really helps cool me down. When it's hot, I start packing the bladder with mostly ice an a little water so I have an continuous supply of ice water. That being said, some people just don't like having anything on their back. As with everything else, YMMV. --Eric Sent from my iPad On Apr 22, 2010, at 7:14 AM, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Apr 22, 7:45 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Eric, great time on the 400k. Good job! The green Rivendell in the >> photos, is that yours? Looks like you rode with a Camel Back. Man, I >> don't think I could take 17hrs of that weird sloshing sound but then >> again, I bet you had no issues with hydration. > > Oh, yeah. I forgot about the Camel Back. After 17 hours, do the > straps feel like they are cutting into your skin? > > And what is the Randonneur's creed as far as helping another rider > with a flat? It looks like you guys made poor Ealine throw her bike > down in the gravel while she fixed her flat: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/4531814840/in/set-72157623758002717/ > > You guys have nice bikes, can't you hold a fellow randonneur's bike so > it doesn't get damaged while they work on the wheel? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
