[i]2 500ml bottles for any ride over 75 miles, 1 bottle for any ride under 50 miles[/i]
What about rides between 50 and 75?
I admire the bravery of people who say the fill up at a stream or river (if you live in Britain that is). Sure, some streams will be fairly clean, but as with all open water sources, you should really treat it before drinking it. You may have got away with it so far, but it will not be pleasant when you don't. Even a small crystal clear stream can have some nasty pathogens in it, or they could be polluted from human activity or contain harmful levels of heavy metals...
Luckily, I'm not in Britain & you can still do that down here.
I filled up from a mountain stream at Brechfa once and got a performance boost by imagining it was elven water.
i never realised it was so complicated
It's not. I just take a camelbak because, well, I just don't give a shit. It's so much easier 🙂
I admire the bravery of people who say the fill up at a stream or river (if you live in Britain that is).
Depends heavily on where you are in Britain.
