Hydration Issue:

[Miranda]

Gawd, that sux. Sorry you had such a rough time. Agreed, the lack of sleep and your body not being on it's best game def effected your needs. Plus, it's early in the season too, ya know.

Well, I carry two big bottles even on my small frame. I have side loading cages to accomodate them. Plus, Clif Shot blocks for lytes are all I use in that respect. Can't stand to drink anything other than water.

I think what I have done before in those circumstances is just pounded down all the water I had when I wanted it. And tried to survive the remaining waterless miles mindlessly picking up the empty water bottle licking the tip with nothing coming out lol. Oh yea, duh, no more water, wishful thinking in delirium.

If it makes you feel any better, that day I was also alone and lost. I ended up finding this meat market store on a higway in the middle of bfe. I bought water. And musta looked as bad as I felt because some total stranger offered to put me, and my bike, in her truck and sag me back to my local town that was a fair distance from my point of lostness. That's sad lol.

CamelBak also makes a roadie style vest. I could not wear it either. It bothers my back disk to even have too much in my jersey pockets. Profile Design makes a rear mount bottle cage for extra. I think it makes the bike handle diff and a lil weird. Thus, never used it.

Well, if you had your Garmin, or a smart phone with net, you coulda googled "closest gas station convenience store" for supplies. I've considered getting off my bike and begging a farm house for water before. Typically though the loose dogs detered me from actually making it up to the front door.

Hope next ride goes better!

p.s. edit add: cemetary... if any close by, they usually have a water spout for peeps flowers... done that before too... and so appropriate when you think you might die lol.

[Mr. Bloom]

Can't stand to drink anything other than water.

And tried to survive the remaining waterless miles mindlessly picking up the empty water bottle licking the tip with nothing coming out lol. Oh yea, duh, no more water, wishful thinking in delirium.

Yep, that was me!

I found out that there was a SAG vehicle with water at mile 51, but it had left just before I arrived. Since only the hammerheads made the metric, and I'm not a hammerhead, they thought everyone was done