Re: Cycling editorial

On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 10:52:16 +0200, Wolfgang Strobl
<news5@mystrobl.de> wrote:

Am Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:32:00 -0400 schrieb Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>:
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On 4/19/2024 11:34 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 4/19/2024 9:47 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

 
The old vets in the club I first joined in the 80's lamented the loss
of the jerseys with front pockets.
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+1
handy, and fashionable too!
 
http://www.bicifi.it/assets/images/gino-bartali.PNG

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The water bottle cage on the front of the handlebar looks handy too! Why
did that go out of style?

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Perhaps because racers have a cycling computer there?
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(from
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/product-news/tour-de-france-bikes-131646)
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Well, that of course is product placement and fashion, too. Some
ordinary people like me prefer to use that space for a large handlebar
bag _and_ a cycling computer working as replacement for old fashioned
paper maps.
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In addition, I'm not restricted by official competition rules
restricting bottle size and placement.  I have space for two 950 ml
bottles plus one 650 ml bottle on the bike built last year. Most of the
time, I only need one bottle, like on my trip to the currently defunct
"Steinbachtalsperre", see the picture above. But I tried all three, a
total of 2.55 liters of water, just for fun, on a cycling trip with one
of our sons to our large radio telescope at Effelsberg. See the picture
below, left side.
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On super-long rides, including my (only) double century, I often had my
water bottle in my handlebar bag, assuming there was room for it. Much
handier to reach. And better insulated on hot days.

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Indeed. I've never done such long rides in my life, but for doing more
than 100 km into the Ahr hills nearby
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahr_Hills>
on hot days in summer you also need a lot of water.  I visited Aremberg
and Effelsberg more than once, after I retired. IMHO, insulation from a
bag doesn't help much, in comparison to transparent bottles. Both take
on air temperature after an hour or two.

My Polar brand water bottles don't stay cold very long, but it's not
an issue for me. I stay cool by evaporation, not by drinking cold
liquids.

I have eight bottle cages on the Catrike, although the two in front,
between my knees, are not for water. Yesterday on my 80+ degree, 60
mile ride, I carried four 24 oz Polar bottles with Gatorade and I was
well into the fourth one when I was done. I also carried one polar
bottle with plain water for washing my hands or for an occasional head
or body splash.