Hi
A friend of mine is doing a 160km "race"(read fun ride that most people take pretty seriously) in Nov. - it'll still be reasonably cold weather where it'll be.
It's likely he'll do it in 5;30 - 6hours.
He's got two bottle cages and can fit another bottle in the back of his jersey(and only wants to carry 3 in total).
So that = 3 x 750ml of sports drink(possibly 2 x sports drink and 1 x water).
He also doesn't want to stop to empty his bladder - presuming he gets in with a good bunch working well.
He's never done anything like this before so doesn't know what to expect hydration wise.
He has been building up his training - up to 140kms ride - and only used 2 750ml drink bottles - which he felt was fine.
Would 3 be enough, should he aim for one more and perhaps have to have a watering the bushes stop along the way?
A friend of mine is doing a 160km "race"(read fun ride that most people take pretty seriously) in Nov. - it'll still be reasonably cold weather where it'll be.
It's likely he'll do it in 5;30 - 6hours.
He's got two bottle cages and can fit another bottle in the back of his jersey(and only wants to carry 3 in total).
So that = 3 x 750ml of sports drink(possibly 2 x sports drink and 1 x water).
He also doesn't want to stop to empty his bladder - presuming he gets in with a good bunch working well.
He's never done anything like this before so doesn't know what to expect hydration wise.
He has been building up his training - up to 140kms ride - and only used 2 750ml drink bottles - which he felt was fine.
Would 3 be enough, should he aim for one more and perhaps have to have a watering the bushes stop along the way?