Hydrating In Sub-32f Commute

[Tania]

@Subby 131179 wrote:

If you drink before your ride you probably don’t need anything on your commute unless it is like 2 hours long or something.

Dude I go through almost a full bottle even when it’s 14F.

[Bill Hole]

I tank up before I leave and then again when I get there. My commute is 50-60 minutes and I never feel the need to hydrate during that short time span. If it was much longer, during winter I’d carry a water bottle in a carrier under my jacket.

[huskerdont]

@Bill Hole 131196 wrote:

I tank up before I leave and then again when I get there. My commute is 50-60 minutes and I never feel the need to hydrate during that short time span. If it was much longer, during winter I’d carry a water bottle in a carrier under my jacket.

If I tanked up before I left for a 50-minute ride I’d be looking for thick bushes or a big tree in a dimly lit area.

[adamx]

@adamx 131093 wrote:

Hey…how do you stay hydrated in sub-freezing temps. I switch from water bottle to CamelBak when it drops below 32f. I have a insulation sleeve on the drink hose. but, that does not prevent the line from freezing on days like this week when temps are sitting at 16f.

How do you do it. I can’t be the only one trying to stay hydrated in these temps.

Thanks for the input. At first with the comics and the vodka mix options I thought I had discovered the most perplexing bike question of the century. Evan asked a guy on the commute this morning and he looked at me like I was speaking wookie!

Sounds like the insulated bottle with lukewarm support water or tea is the place to start.

My commute from falls church to the SW waterfront is about an hour an I usually go through at least a bottle. Thought I was going to dehydrate on Tuesday when my line froze.

[adamx]

Tried that but it was too late

[adamx]

Thanks
Santa brought a new camel back
The rogue
Don’t know why it froze up so quick

[adamx]

@hozn 131146 wrote:

In more seriousness I have added vodka to my bottles, but I think to really get it to not freeze you need to add a lot of vodka; my “couple shots” of vodka didn’t seem to make much difference. And I felt that showing up to work after taking a couple shots of vodka was maybe not the most exemplary decision.

Back when cycling was all casual, I also used a camelbak (on mtb only of course!) and I did find that blowing back into the tube helped, as Tania suggested, but when I switched to riding pretty much exclusively with bottles I found they were much better in winter — and really do last a long time (~1 hour?) in very cold temps before freezing through. Usually my body’s extremities are freezing through around the same time the bottles freeze through, so that worked out great.

Maybe Santa didn’t need to bring me a new camel bak
Caramba

[adamx]

But then I will offend all the cyclist in another thread who don’t like lights shining in their eyes

[Steve O]

@adamx 131223 wrote:

But then I will offend all the cyclist in another thread who don’t like lights shining in their eyes

Yeah, those jerks over in that other thread: don’t pay them any mind. They’re probably all dehydrated anyway.

[Subby]

@Tania 131189 wrote:

Dude I go through almost a full bottle even when it’s 14F.

Pffft. You weightlifters and your excessive hydration needs.

[Tania]

@Subby 131375 wrote:

Pffft. You weightlifters and your excessive hydration needs.

I’m waiting for forum pedants to advise me of the dangers of hyponatremia now. Thanks.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@Tania 131391 wrote:

I’m expecting forum pedants to advise me of the dangers of hyponatremia now. Thanks.

I’m not sure that’s a job for pedants; more like health pedagogues.

[Rockford10]

@Tania 131391 wrote:

I’m expecting forum pedants to advise me of the dangers of hyponatremia now. Thanks.

Did you expect something else?

[Tania]

@Rockford10 131419 wrote:

Did you expect something else?

You’re right. Post amended.

BTW, if I don’t say hi to you there along Idylwood Park it’s because I can’t recognize you when you’re so bundled up!

[Rockford10]

@Tania 131424 wrote:

You’re right. Post amended.

BTW, if I don’t say hi to you there along Idylwood Park it’s because I can’t recognize you when you’re so bundled up!

Of course I have the same excuse! I did think that day (Tuesday?) the FOUR and only FOUR cyclists I saw that ENTIRE day were probably doing Freezing Saddles. I should just say hi to everyone!

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