Where/how can I carry extra water ON my bike?

[deptfordmarmoset]

As for the OP... how about filling the frame itself with water and using a camelback type tube to get to it?

Or drill a hole and fit a tap under the bottom bracket and have a lie down at the same time as you drink....

 

[ufkacbln]

Water.... Beer is better

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

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[jefmcg]

I was about two thirds of the way in to a 25 miler when I ran out of water. I didn’t want to do the final 8 miles or so home without any water. (I don’t carry a lock (I’m already carrying more than I want to lol). I was in a dodgy area and I asked a Chinese student to get me a bottle of water from this Tesco express where I had stopped at.

um, unless you have a medical condition, you don't need water to get you through 8 miles, especially if you are well hydrated.

Edit: I wrote this without noticing the thread now goes for 3 pages, so missed the fight. If I am crossing a line, @SatNavSaysStraightOn please feel free to delete this.

 

[MontyVeda]

I must admit, i do tend to take more water than i need. So I'll have 500ml on the frame plus 750ml in the pannier for a forty mile ride. I never drink anywhere near all of it but i like to know i've got enough. I also tend to freeze half of the 750ml back-up bottle... so I've got ice cold water instead of that tepid stuff

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

From a non-moderator's point of view, I won't cycle any distance without knowing I have water with me. Not everyone reports medical conditions here and I don't know what the op doors and doesn't have but any asthmatic or anyone with other breathing issues will tell you that breathing is a lot easier with a wet mouth and throat than a dry one and I for one, have major issues breathing when my throat, not mouth, gets dry. Also if you are only just getting to 20-30 miles in fitness levels you will need more water than someone who routinely does +50mile trips. And we have no idea of the OH's fitness, the ground covered, medical conditions, or temperature on the day, so it's unfair to judge how much water a person should or should not carry. I always go out with at least 2 water bottles and will often end up driving a 3rd carried by my oh. He is less fit than me, has fewer medical issues, non affecting his breathing, and will only drink 1 water bottle on the same ride I would get through 3. Yet he will need pee stops 3 or 4 times more frequently than myself. There is a joke in our household regarding that one, but I won't day it here. What I'm saying is that it varies from person to person, so don't judge.