potty break?

[VeloVT]

Probably TMI time... But has anyone ever used one of these?

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/st...berId=12500226

I've seriously considered getting one. They fold up/retract, and I think they fit in a pocket/seatbag. It definitely be handy for when there are no restrooms or portapotties available (I'm not coordinated enough to squat with bike shorts and bike shoes!) -- but also I think I'd use it in porta-potties sometimes. Often I find they're set on uneven ground, and when they tilt backwards (and it seems like all of the ones on my most common routes do!), standing in bike shoes, squatting so you don't touch the seat, and all the while keeping your chamois from touching anything, in a 3x3' space, requires some interesting contortions. Would be so much easier to stand like a guy...

But the weirdness factor of carrying it around has stopped me so far ...

[sandra]

I'm not familiar with that one, but I have a friend that is going to China at the end of next month and she just bought a whizzy. I haven't asked her if she has practiced with it yet. I'll let you know.

http://whizzy4you.com/

[7rider]

I go about 8 times before I leave the house, then I'm good for about 40 miles.
I'd found up in MA that fire or police stations were handy spots to stop. Or gas stations/grocery stores (empty out and fill up all in one convenient location!! )

[indigoiis]

I seem to be able to hold it for a long time.

But we went to a newly opened coffee shop on a long ride recently and the guy asked what bicyclists want in the way of a general store / coffee house. I thought of all kinds of recommendations. It occurred to me later that I should have said, "a pit stop and an offer to fill our bottles with tap water." Sure, it's not a pound of coffee or a sale for his register, but a shop that did that would be on my "great places" list that I would definitely visit when off-bike, and certainly recommend to friends.

So next time you're in a convenience store, and the clerk fills your bottle and you use their potty, make sure you give them a big thanks, and then when you get home, either write a thank-you note to the manager or make a point of going back when off-bike and thanking them personally (and make sure you buy something.)

[Jiffer]

Probably TMI time... But has anyone ever used one of these?

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/st...berId=12500226

That's hilarious! I'm gettin' one and strapping it to the back of my bike! It's even PINK!

[csr1210]

Ummm - we have rattlesnakes I don't worry about them too much on the road because I can SEE them ahead of time, but I'm positive that the first time I go tramping through the weeds to find a pee spot, I'll disturb one --can you imagine having to go to the ER with that injury???

And please don't tell me how they are more scared of me etc. etc. etc. I'm not worried about a snake going, "hey look at that peeing person, I think I'll chase her down!" I'm really much more worried about stepping on (or too close to one) on my little trek.

But then again, you really don't hear stories about people getting snakebit while peeing, but then AGAIN, maybe they just ain't TELLING.

Sorry, I'm sick today and should not be allowed to post. I would LOVE to be able pee like a guy (or at least squat without making a huge mess!).
Christy

[Starfish]

Sorry, I'm sick today and should not be allowed to post.

LOL...post away!

I would LOVE to be able pee like a guy (or at least squat without making a huge mess!).

There is a whole huge thread somewhere, and a website somewhere, devoted to teaching women how to pee standing up. I practiced for awhile, but with mixed results. Never got good enough to trust that I could do it without hosing down my shorts and shoes out on a bike ride.

Some women have had better luck at learning than I have though. You might investigate!

[teigyr]

LOL...post away!



There is a whole huge thread somewhere, and a website somewhere, devoted to teaching women how to pee standing up. I practiced for awhile, but with mixed results. Never got good enough to trust that I could do it without hosing down my shorts and shoes out on a bike ride.

Some women have had better luck at learning than I have though. You might investigate!

Um....when I was young and foolish I did, in fact, use a urinal at a Respected Institute of Higher Learning. Alcohol played a factor along with the fact we did, in fact, write our name over said urinal to say we had gone there.

As I recall, it was difficult

[weathergal]

Wow, we hardly ever see porta potties around here. So it's either stopping at a rare convenience store, or squatting somewhere.

Once the stalks get tall enough, corn fields make excellent squatting cover. Just walk back several rows, go down one, and squat down below the tops of the plants. This doesn't work as well in wheat and soybean fields though.

[batsheva]

potty breaks?

i thought that was what the bike shorts chamois was for....

[Starfish]

potty breaks?

i thought that was what the bike shorts chamois was for....

ROTFLMAO !!!!

But, still can't tell if you're kidding or not?

[Crankin]

I seem to have to go less on the bike than in regular life. I do have to go about 20 times BEFORE a ride. Basically, our stops are at gas stations, port a potties, or other stores where you can use the bathroom without buying something. However, there have been times when I go behind a bush or here in New England, a stone wall. I am fast at it, too. But one time my friend, who always has to go, went to pee behind a public library where we were waiting out a rainstorm (another story). It was a Sunday, so the library was closed. Just as she got her shorts down, a car pulled into the lot to return a book and got a good view of her!
There are often port a potties at playgrounds during the prime riding season and at schools. We use these a lot and it doesn't bother me a bit.