Me too. I'm thinking of trying bottles-only again though, because the feel of the Camelbak is getting on my nerves lately.I tried racing for a while with just bottles. I ended up not drinking enough.
I can't get my kid to take out the garbage in 2 minutes.
Forget about changing a flat with a pegged heart rate
I think we should have a skills competition component to the MTBNJ picinic.
Who can change a tube the fastest?
Me too. I'm thinking of trying bottles-only again though, because the feel of the Camelbak is getting on my nerves lately.
You will see packs on 40+ Experts and there are a couple of guys running them in Expert SS. On techier courses the pack certainly lets you get more drinking done.
I carry the pretty much the same stuff as Ben.
Good thought. I've been running an ancient "Pakster" and probably my biggest desire is for greater stability as I'm shucking and jiving on technical terrain.You may want to try a different brand. I find most camelbacks are uncomfortable. Hydropack and TNF are much more comfy.
I've been running an ancient "Pakster" .
What's really scary is that it's the same one I was using when you and I were blasting around Hartshorne on our steel hardtails.Ok, that's scary. With the amount of time you spend on a bike, why don't you invest in a Camelbak from this century.
What's really scary is that it's the same one I was using when you and I were blasting around Hartshorne on our steel hardtails.
It would be interesting to calculate how many hours I've used this thing at this point...
Pigs are still grounded and no ice in hell- main ride is the ENO'ed Bontrager with a Vicious fork. And lately I've been spending a lot of time in the woods on the Bonty CX, which is so much fun it should be illegal.Rumor has it you're not on steel anymore. Are pigs flying or has hell frozen over?
Any chance of you and I hooking up for an afternoon ride before the clocks go back?
Hey, this is a calendar event.I am tempted to bust out my moderator hat and bang you with a 1 day ban for even bringing this up.
Hey, this is a calendar event.
It's not remotely the same as what happens when you begin prognosticating about meteorology.
Pigs are still grounded and no ice in hell- main ride is the ENO'ed Bontrager with a Vicious fork. And lately I've been spending a lot of time in the woods on the Bonty CX, which is so much fun it should be illegal.
I had three full seasons on the Racer X, but it's been collecting dust for the past two, so...
Long-term plan is steel 29er with Paragon dropouts and derailleur bosses, methinks.
Any chance of you and I hooking up for an afternoon ride before the clocks go back?
Bill aka Graveyardman who is on the MTBNJ team won the 40-49 class at the LMC by 5 minutes and he got a flat. But that's a bit of an exception case. 2 minutes is a speedy change! Man I don't even have CO2 yet.
before or after we start drinking? can there be a singlespeed class for this competition?
Also, I was wondering if any of you racers out there have tried the hydration packs from www.wingnutgear.com ? They were designed for adventure racing I believe. They have regular type shoulder straps, but the pack itself sits lower down on your back. I haven't used or seen one in the flesh, but they bear looking into for racing.
I don't race but I would think that a small hydropack filled with one's preferred beverage, that's either partially or completely frozen at the start of a long race would provide a cool drink to keep your core temp a bit lower, and cool off your back as it's melting so that you have something to drink.
if i remember correctly, cold liquids will not lower your core temperature, because they typically are brought to the same temperature as your body by the time they reach your stomach. most of the advice i've read has been for mildly cool, but definitely not cold liquids during competition. they(cold drinks) are certainly refreshing in ones mouth though.