On 2018-11-14 19:18, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:08:05 -0800, Joerg
wrote:

Above there isn't enough space for a
decent size bottle, 28oz and such.

?? Twenty-ounce bottles do me fine. Of course, I carry two of them.

I used to carry extra water in my cooler, but I can no longer ride so
far that there are no drinking fountains around. Been a while since I
re-filled both bottles at once, but the steroids are working now, so I
might go that far before the roads get slick.


Many of my rides are about 40mi at a pretty good clip (for my age ...)
and in the hot summers here that either requires carrying around a
gallon or detouring to get to sports fields or churches with a drinking
fountain. I find it more efficient to carry the water. Road bike trips
can be done with much under a gallon but not MTB trips and some of those
have zero re-fill opportunities.

The other reason for carrying excess is other riders and most of all
hikers who mis-planned. Or who didn't plan at all.

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Regards, Joerg

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