I have a hydra pak & wash out with clean water after ride then stuff a several scott towel in it
reaching down to the bottom & poking out the top for ventilation so it dries... the hose ! well i
think the only solution is the brush supplied by the makers....which i havnt purchased yet unless
someone has any alternative methods....i have no build up of algae or any other disturbing
growths.....
"Iguana Bwana" <
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> On 15 Apr 2003 13:10:52 GMT, Trevor S <
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>
> >I like the large mouth CB bladders, slip a frozen popper juice in there, cools the water and
> >makes for a refreshing drink when I stop on the trail for a break.
>
> I've Hydrapaks instead of Camelbaks Trev. An Overflow and a Tracker. The alternative closure
> Hydrapak use facilitates the addition of ice cubes just prior to the ride extending the chill time
> of the contents. It also facilitates easier thorough cleaning of the bladder itself.
>
> I keep my bladders purely for water, restricting supplemental Gatorade et al to the easier to
> clean dual bidons so I never have bacterial growth cleaning or taste residue issues.
>
> Consumption will be close enough to an approx. 1 litre per hour if hydrating as recommended one
> should sipping every 10 minutes or so before you're thirsty. At that consumption rate, you'll
> empty a 1.5 litre bladder in an hour and a half to two and a half hours in conjunction with
> alternately sipping Gatorade from a bidon, less if not. One can do the consumption rate math on a
> 2 litre.
>
> Chilling the water the night before and adding ice cubes before the ride, the water in the bladder
> will remain coolish throughout the ride. Emptying the tube constantly with sips every 10 minutes,
> the water in the supply hose will remain sans that horrible mouthful of warmth we've all
> experienced when we forget to take a drink for too long in the summer sun's heat.
>
> "OK, so proper planning prevents poor performance, but how about refills in the field
> smarty pants?"
>
> I'm so well and truly knackered after a 3 hour MTB ride, that's *seldom* an issue for me.
>
> Iguana Bwana
>
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