Newbie distant questions

[Bike Goddess]

I agree with Grog. Bring a bottle of plain water. Also bring extra sports drink (I carry mine in a plastic bag). That way you can make more sports drink in the designated bottle.

If I am not going to be able to find a restaurant, I will pack a peanut butter and jam sandwich for extra nourishment. I also take along LunaBars, salt, ECaps and Sports Beans(they help keep you hydrated). Plan your route so that you can get water somewhere along the way. This will be enough for me to do a metric century. To do a century would require more sandwich kind of food, etc. and I would definitely want to find a place to rest on the way.

Re bike pumps- I use the Turbo Morph bike pump by Topeak. It's easy and has a gauge on it! Works like a floor pump!