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vickster

Squire
That's true!
And the sun on your back hopefully
 

Tom B

Guru
Location
Lancashire
Just stop and fill your bottles up somewhere if needed

One of the graveyards I pass regularly has a tapwater tap, I use this to fill up. There are tons of places often it just takes a bit of cheek to ask.

And the water will be lovely warm from the body heat you are generating.........

I think it was yellow Saddle who mentioned in a recent post how carrying a backpack when riding limits the body s ability to regulate core temp.

Just find somewhere that will allow you to wheel it in

Again sometimes it just needs a bit of brassneck. But most places don't mind and smaller shop will often come to.the door. I can buy a lot of overpriced French water (on the occasions I can't blag tap water) for the same price as a camelbackalike.

I did get thrown out of Lidl in Leigh a few weeks ago because I took the bike in and didn't turn off the light. Aldi had no such issue. In fairness they was probably wondering what sort of evil this modern bicycle contraption was.
 
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In the days before I used bottle cages, I once cycled 50 miles with a backpack on my shoulders containing a heavy D-lock and two full water bottles. Nothing else can be as bad as that.
I regularly ride 150 miles with a 30Kg bag full of all sorts of stuff, a bag with a couple of litres of water in it would be a relief for me.
 
A Camelbak is standard for me on the mountain bike.
If you've not been shamed out of using it by now here's my cleaning tip. Rinse the bladder out, fill with water and drop a baby bottle sterilising tablet from Boots in it.

The only downside I ever have is the tube freezing solid when I go out in winter.

Other than that, unless you're on a mountain bike camouflage it as a laptop case :okay:
 

Drago

Legendary Member
I've got a couple, but don't really use them. I fitted a genuine 3L Camelbak bladder to my SAR bergen, and it works superbly in that role, but on the bike bottles seem so much easier.
 

Threevok

Growing old disgracefully
Location
South Wales
I don't (and won't) have a bottle cage on the SS - so I usually use my Camelbak Rogue - even on my short commute (although I don't carry a full 2 litres for such a short trip).

If I am using the SS, but I need to carry waterproofs etc - I use my normal 35L bag - but I will use the bladder from the Camelbak.

If I commute on the GT I just use the water bottle on the bike. If I use the GT for MTB or a long ride, I will use the Camelbak plus the water bottle (usually to pop and energy tablet into at some point).
 
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