Ok I was wrong. You don't really need to drink any water at all. In fact if you don't drink for 5 days prior to riding, you will be 20% faster. If you want to be quicker still, don't eat for a few days either...
You lot do make me chuckle, will argue with anything, even scientific fact.
Instead of spending five minutes writing bs replies, use them five minutes and do so research about water consumption during intense exercise, you might actually learn something, a shocking thought I know!
+1 for saddle bag and pockets. Use a tri bag for cereal bars for longer rides/winter. Would never wear a camelback - one of the things i love about the road bike is having nothing on your back. For racing i carry nothing but 1 bottle of energy drink/emergency cereal bar.
Went mtb'ing yesterday, second time this year, was a shock to carry such a heavy pack - 3 litres of water, waterproof and some food. Ouchie. 3 litres was gone by the time i got back to the car (just over a 3 hour ride) whereas on the road bike, i'd have drunk 2 700ml bottles in that time.
flow - MemberYou lot do make me chuckle, will argue with anything, even scientific fact.
Lets see your Evidence that is scientific fact for you must drink a litre an hour when exercising regardless any other factors?
I have a mate who drinks much less than me - struggles to finish the water he's brought usually, and always needs to wee during a ride. I drink probably double and never need to pee on a ride. And I've usually not got much to empty when I get home either. I sweat a lot more than he does though...
We clearly have way different water requirements.
Went mtb'ing yesterday, second time this year, was a shock to carry such a heavy pack - 3 litres of water, waterproof and some food. Ouchie. 3 litres was gone by the time i got back to the car (just over a 3 hour ride) whereas on the road bike, i'd have drunk 2 700ml bottles in that time
Didn't you say on the other thread though that you felt better? Perhaps cos you drank more water on your ride?
Lets see your Evidence that is scientific fact for you must drink a litre an hour when exercising regardless any other factors?
How about you Google it?
And I didn't say regardless of any other factors, obviously intensity, temperature and how much the individual sweats are a factor, as well as if they are hydrated enough prior to exercise.
Edit: I think Molgrips is the only one with a braincell!
Didn't you say on the other thread though that you felt better? Perhaps cos you drank more water on your ride?
Nah, it was other factors contributing to how i've been feeling/lack of power.
Edit: I think Molgrips is the only one with a braincell!
Yeehah! Recognition at last! 
DG - 3l is a lot for a 3 hour ride, I wouldn't take quite that much unless it was proper baking hot.
Ah - so a litre an hour is not a necessity as proven by science then?
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2007/10/part-i-history-of-fluid-intake-and.html
Flow, you might want to have a little look at the subject yourself and reflect that your knowledge may need updating. Molgrips certainly has more than one braincell; you can hear them both rattling when he thinks hard.
I was thirsty! That said, I always finish 3 litres on the mtb, more if its hot/a long ride. It wasn't hot yesterday - pretty cold in fact, so i'd have run out if it had been hot.
Its a totally personal thing and my consumption seems to vary depending on sport - runs up to half mara distance = just a few sips of water, mtb'ing = always 3l, road varies depending on intensity/distance/hills - anything from 2 bottles to 6, weight training - 1.5 bottles in 1hr30.
FWIW I did an 11.5hr ride on Saturday, and drank the following:
5 cans sport drink (Aquarius)
1 can Coca Cola
6 bottles mineral water (@500ml each) (approx - some of them I drank straight from the bottle, some got dumped in the Camelbak. Might have been more.)
1l from the Camelbak before I started refilling.
About 6l in total, roughly half a litre an hour.
It was warm - max about 25C - and near the coast so humid. Not as bad as Madrid in summer, but bad enough. Lots of hills, too - 165km and over 3000m climbing.
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