Hydration Set up for Bike

glevinso

solieco1 wrote: »

Oooh good tip above too. If you're riding deep dish wheels, run by your LBS and get a valve extender to keep with you. Cheap and it will save you if you have to borrow a tube. I had one very bad day as well before I learned that one

I always carry a spare with an 80mm stem, but also have an extender just in case.

scott091501

Or just pre-mount a valve extender. Seriously though please don't race on Gatorskins. You take all the advantages you get from a tri bike, or race wheels, or an aero helmet away in one action by adding extra rolling resistance. Just learn to change a flat

jds916

I have a P2. I've raced 2 ironman, and many halfs/oly. For long training/race, I use the down tube speedfill (about 1000mL). I also have 2 read cages on the XWING with Gorilla cages. There's a small benot (better than that gross pink one in the pic) that fits my phone (for training) and snacks as needed. I have a rear bag for a tire, co2, valve extenders and the like. I personally follow a low carb diet, so even on an ironman, I only need a handful of almonds, pack of pb, and a thick concentrate of UCAN in on of my rear bottles. But with that much water on the downtube, there's plenty of places for more snacks elsewhere

mleech77

jds916 wrote: »

I have a P2. I've raced 2 ironman, and many halfs/oly. For long training/race, I use the down tube speedfill (about 1000mL). I also have 2 read cages on the XWING with Gorilla cages. There's a small benot (better than that gross pink one in the pic) that fits my phone (for training) and snacks as needed. I have a rear bag for a tire, co2, valve extenders and the like. I personally follow a low carb diet, so even on an ironman, I only need a handful of almonds, pack of pb, and a thick concentrate of UCAN in on of my rear bottles. But with that much water on the downtube, there's plenty of places for more snacks elsewhere

My setup is very similar to hers. Speedfill on the down tube for hydration, XWING with gorilla cages, mini bag in the XWING, and a mezzo bag under the XWING if I'm on a longer training ride so I can have a couple of tubes. When it comes to race time I pull the mezzo bag off.