You sound dehydrated

Have a pint.

To make it clear to you. On a recent ride not too much shy of 100 miles on a reasonably cool/mild day I drank somewhere in the region of 4l of fluids. I carried two 750ml bottles. I refilled them twice at cafes en route. It’s not really feasible for a road cyclist to carry enough water for a proper long ride unless they don’t drink much. That said, what is feasible is getting refills from people as the majority of people are not, funnily enough, massive knobbers with a chip on their shoulders. Unlike you.

Do Bob yak do bowser trailers?

Atlas, you don’t carry enough fluid and that makes me a knobber, go figure……

And a hundred miles, a proper long ride, wow you really are a riding God. I wish I was speshul two.

It’s a long ride for me. Anyway I said you were a massive knobber. Nothing you’ve said disproves that.

North / South divide? Northern / Southern hospitality divide?

Steps back to admire the beautiful can of worms freshly opened.

I’ll take a handful of them worms, with this from the same story..

And finally..

Really? Really???

Come on now. You’re either very bored and trolling or incredibly stupid. Either way it don’t reflect well on you. 100 miles on a hot day = lots of water. Way more than the average cyclist would carry and there ain’t nothing wrong in asking someone for a refill.

But then again, you’re not really that interested in rational discussions are you? Not when there’s insults, assumptions and invective to be thrown around eh?

I’d just like to point out that we are in no way related.

Somebody who’s going on a ride longer than 3 hours on a standard road bike which doesn’t have water carrying provision for longer than that, that’s who.

I once did a 100 mile TT. Started off with over 2 litres of liquid (bottle on bars for hands free drinking, 2 behind saddle), but stashed a bottle in the bushes at about the 75 mile mark as that wasn’t enough for the whole race. Most people have somebody supporting handing up bottles.

The cafe in Leith Hill tower will regularly refuse to fill bottles if they’re busy (and you’re buying stuff), but they’ll rummage in their fridge to sell you one, which takes longer than using the tap right at the front of the ‘shop’ 🙄

It’s why I’d much sooner use Peaslake village store!

And Squoglybob is a moron.

I’m with Bob on this one.

A serious question to the Roadies: Why won’t you use a Camelbak? Eh?

Is know its as verboten as going out on your bike not dressed in the attire of a female Chinese gymnast, but why?

Surely it makes sense, and its just roadies being typically contrary.

I’m also just thinking of some of the roadies I know, and their frankly atrociously arrogant and superior attitudes, and I’m wondering what tone they used to the landlord when ‘asking’ for their water bottles to be filled?

I’ll be honest, if someone ‘asked’ me to fill their water bottles for them, I’d tell them to fill their own ****ing water bottle. If you were having a bad day, and someone’s ‘asking’ came across more as ‘telling’ then I can absolutely understand the reaction. Especially if it was a group of people dressed like colourblind sex offenders

Well yes but that’s Yorkshire water.

What peculiar views some people hold.

FWIW I ask for water on my MTB more regularly than on my road bike! I’m basically Hitler.

Because it’s less comfortable when you’re spending a couple of hours continuously riding, rather than stopping every 5 minutes for a rest as mountain bikers do.

Question for the mountain bikers – why do you lug around a huge bag full of stuff you’ll never use?

First half – couple of bottles. Second half – regular pastis. Sorted.

Cokie, try getting off your bike and walking to a tap, if you turn it some clear liquid falls out, don’t get confused as some taps require the poor bastard who doesn’t have to wipe his own Arse to Push the top, same as turning the stuff that comes out goes in the bottle.

You have the inclination to do London to Paris in under 24 hours but are incapable of self administration, I’d stay at home ,

You may even pass a garage, these sell beverages and they will serve you, unfortunately you will have to lift lift it up to your mouth to take a sip, also cafes sell liquid based beverages. I doubt all cafes will have a glass of ice cold water sat on the counter as that would be counter productive, a bit like going into a bike shop with the intention of buying chain lube and the guy behind the counter giving you a free sample and saying fill your boots it’s not like you had any intention of buying any.

How do you guys get dressed in the morning, do you just stand there while your servant buttons up your shirt.

buying crisps and then asking for water seems a little short sighted…

The fact you you don’t come across as very approachable probably has something to do with it

squoglybob. You’ve lost it mate, even for on here, the rubbish your talking is off the scale 😯

Squoglybob, are you on crack? The riders in question bought sustenance, same as filling up at a petrol station on a motorway…

They then asked for water for which they are legally entitled to do.