I was kidding about losing a pound. I do like the spitting idea though. Cause sometimes you just can't squeeze out any more pee.

I should explain that I work out with a trainer who is a weight weenie. I'm not as bad as he is (he took the reflectors off his bike because they weigh too much), but I did get into the habit of carefully considering everything I carry on a ride and whether or not I really need it. Even if it really doesn't measurably affect my physical effort, given the way I struggle up hills it helps me psychologically to know that I'm not carrying anything unnecessary when I start to feel like my tires are glued to the pavement.

Meanwhile during today's ride (metric century) I did notice an improvement in shifting, which is what really matters. Except there was always a delay when shifting into the one of the middle gears, which I'll have to have checked out...