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Guys only, likely, tho maybe the ladies have an opinion: When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? |
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recycled wrote:
Guys only, likely, tho maybe the ladies have an opinion: When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? Into the corn (maize) field, up against the nearest largest tree, or to the thick hedgerow. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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Guys only, likely, tho maybe the ladies have an opinion: When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? Depends on the mosquitoes (seriously). One trick if cover is sparse is to "hide in plain sight" by prominently placing your bike on the other side of the road. People naturally assume you're over there and often don't even look at the other side even if you're in plain view, which, I'll admit, isn't the best of situations. If you've lived in the city and are observant you'll see all kinds of creative techniques for peeing in public without getting noticed. The guiding principle is to not look like you're peeing. People (and cops) aren't generally so offended by peeing as flagrant peeing. That said, conditions and terrain permitting, I'll take what cover I can find. All-night rides have taught me that it's generally not a good idea to vault over guard rails in the dark, they're usually there for a reason. Women have a harder time, but the one's I know that do distance riding a lot get creative. |
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"recycled" wrote:
*When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? There are definite advantages to riding in wooded areas, rather than flat, open farmland. Art Harris |
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"recycled" wrote: Guys only, likely, tho maybe the ladies have an opinion: When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? Until I can hear a tree falling in the forest. -- My personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, localhost, googlegroups.com, ono.com, and probably your server, too. |
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On Jun 8, 6:44*am, "recycled" wrote:
*Guys only, likely, tho maybe the ladies have an opinion: *When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? hell I just turn my back to the traffic and try to be discrete, if anyone honks I wave an appendage; I really don't care- it's the mosquitoes that are to be avoided |
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Phil W Lee wrote:
Peter Cole considered Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:17:40 GMT the perfect time to write: recycled wrote: Guys only, likely, tho maybe the ladies have an opinion: When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? Depends on the mosquitoes (seriously). One trick if cover is sparse is to "hide in plain sight" by prominently placing your bike on the other side of the road. People naturally assume you're over there and often don't even look at the other side even if you're in plain view, which, I'll admit, isn't the best of situations. If you've lived in the city and are observant you'll see all kinds of creative techniques for peeing in public without getting noticed. The guiding principle is to not look like you're peeing. People (and cops) aren't generally so offended by peeing as flagrant peeing. That said, conditions and terrain permitting, I'll take what cover I can find. All-night rides have taught me that it's generally not a good idea to vault over guard rails in the dark, they're usually there for a reason. Women have a harder time, but the one's I know that do distance riding a lot get creative. We are lucky enough to have a reasonable number of hedges, but failing that, the bike the other side of the road trick is handy. People don't seem to take offence as long as some attempt is made to be discreet, even if it's just facing away from traffic. Watch out for the wind direction though - park the bike on the upwind side of the road, so you can pee downwind on the other side I've heard that women have been known to find the traditional cycle cape a useful accessory Community standards & laws vary, & I'm one to err on the side of caution in these matters. In olden days, "indecent exposure" or the equivalent was the concern. I found out, as part of my park patrol volunteer gig, that our local policies had been changed, and the only people who would get busted for exposure were the ones judged to be doing it deliberately. Nice to know, one doesn't want to take a leak & wind up registered as a sex offender. Legalities aside, I vote for as much modesty as possible. |
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On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:15:58 -0700, Bill Baka
wrote: wrote: On Jun 8, 6:44 am, "recycled" wrote: Guys only, likely, tho maybe the ladies have an opinion: When riding in the country and you find you haven't quite eliminated all the water through sweat. How far off the road do you go? hell I just turn my back to the traffic and try to be discrete, if anyone honks I wave an appendage; I really don't care- it's the mosquitoes that are to be avoided In this respect I am lucky enough to sweat out most of my water and only sometimes have to pee after I get up into the mountains where there are plenty of places. Getting bit by a mosquito has happened to me, in the most personal part. Sometimes I can go on a 12 hour ride and not have to go until I get home and relax for an hour or so. I think my kidneys go to sleep during any serious exercise. Bill Baka I think there's something to that. The body does seem to know that we're doing physical work here so don't fill the bladder. Sort of counterintuitive though; I would think the body is producing more waste products and would need to get them out. I have a 15 mile commute and I don't think I've ever had to stop to pee. If I stop at the Taco Bell at the halfway mark I am more likely to need to find somewhere to poop but even that is rare. Taco Bell definitely has the side effect. |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:15:58 -0700, Bill Baka wrote: In this respect I am lucky enough to sweat out most of my water and only sometimes have to pee after I get up into the mountains where there are plenty of places. Getting bit by a mosquito has happened to me, in the most personal part. Sometimes I can go on a 12 hour ride and not have to go until I get home and relax for an hour or so. I think my kidneys go to sleep during any serious exercise. Bill Baka I think there's something to that. The body does seem to know that we're doing physical work here so don't fill the bladder. Sort of counterintuitive though; I would think the body is producing more waste products and would need to get them out. I always took it as your body prioritizing. It figures it needs that water more as coolant than waste elimination. I also think the body puts digestion at a lower priority when engaged in heavy exercise: thus less waste processed. Ergo not so much pee. And finally I wonder if the body can use perspiration to eliminate at least some waste that would normally go via the kidneys and bladder? Interesting tidbit. I tend to listen to lectures on mp3. One on anatomy and organ functions had a Cliff Claven 'Little known fact'. The water used but the body to process waste is 99% recycled. IOW of the water used to turn food into poop and pee your body recovers and reuses 99% of it. Make of that tidbit what you will. I have a 15 mile commute and I don't think I've ever had to stop to pee. If I stop at the Taco Bell at the halfway mark I am more likely to need to find somewhere to poop but even that is rare. Taco Bell definitely has the side effect. Not to be indelicate but in August weather I sweat like a pig. Never really noticed much in the way of salt stains on my shirt but for once. I swear it was like a car fender in a Canadian winter. Dunno why it was so noticeable that one particular ride. |
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