Hot 48 miles and dehydration

[Catrin]

How long were you out for? I tend to drink one bottle per hour of ride time. 48 miles can be anything from 2.5 hour ride in which case you should have had enough hydration to a 5 - 6 hour ride and certainly not enough.

Have you tried coasting and pulling your bottle out to get a drink?

Veronica

I was out for 4.5 hours, though actual riding time was 3:40 (had bad directions and kept having to stop to look at the map). The headwind on the return trip really had an impact on the length of my ride.

So, basically, I had 2 bottles of water + 1 bottle of Accelerade for 4.5 hours of a hot ride. I suppose that answers the question - that bottle of Heed would have probably done the trick for me. I did have a few Cliff Shot Blocs along the way, but only 3 of them (until I was forced to take the break and ate 2 more). Did have a Cliff bar halfway through the ride - they seem to sit on my stomach just fine in the heat.

I have tried coasting and reaching for the bottle - but it is a long reach for me just yet and it feels like I am overbalancing or something and have yet to be able to reach that far...