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Post by gulliver on Jun 7, 2004 23:30:17 GMT 8
During that punishing ride to Rodriguez, i became determined to lessen weight, on my person, the bike and in the gear i carried... ...and when i did my first road ride to tagaytay from sta rosa, i became doubly determined to put aside my MULE! it felt like a hot ton of bricks on my back, struggling up that climb to tagaytay!!! especially in the summer heat! so i went shopping for an alternative system. this is what i found.... after using this baby once and transferring some weight directly onto my bike by using a .75 liter water bottle in the cage, and my pump on the frame...tuwang-tuwa ako! i felt very much cooler (no hot, heavy load on my back), and i felt a new sense of freedom on my bike when trailing! used this system on the bataan ride, in munti, and in sta rosa. ang laking ginhawa ko! and i still had space to put a swiss knife, my phone, keys and a first aid kit and a snack! (the tools, spare tube, tire levers, chain links, spare dropout, seat clamp went into my Pedros saddle bag under my seat)... so by using a fanny hydrapack and distributing the weight of my gear on the bike frame, i became a lighter, cooler and happier mt biker ;D ;D ;D p.s. will still keep my MULE, but will save it for the cooler months...and much longer rides
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Post by boyok on Jun 8, 2004 2:26:45 GMT 8
Just in case, you still change your mind about your Mule, waiting na ko sa Nice MTB items for sale mo brad ;D ;D ;D
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Post by woofers on Jun 8, 2004 9:32:59 GMT 8
During that punishing ride to Rodriguez, i became determined to lessen weight, on my person, the bike and in the gear i carried... Uh, couldn't you just have put less water in your mule to start with?
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Post by gulliver on Jun 8, 2004 11:12:37 GMT 8
Uh, couldn't you just have put less water in your mule to start with? yes, i've tried that...the problem is the pack acts as a layer of material on your back...like putting on a sweater...or at least thats what it felt like in the summer heat so... no layer, more wind and ventilation
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Post by woofers on Jun 8, 2004 11:15:29 GMT 8
yes, i've tried that...the problem is the pack acts as a layer of material on your back...like putting on a sweater...or at least thats what it felt like in the summer heat Have you looked at the Deuter hydration packs? They have a foam-lined channel that's supposed to let air pass through and cool your back. My Camelbak Blowfish has a similar channel, but it doesn't seem to help. My friend that has the Deuter says his air channel works.
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Post by gulliver on Jun 9, 2004 0:18:37 GMT 8
woofers, no, have not looked at the deuter bags recently, but probably worth a look if you're in the market. do you also have to buy the bladders with the bag also? pero, parang napansin ko sa mga bagong camelbacks, that the pads outlining the air channels...now have thicker "gel" inserts...lifting the bag higher from your skin (at least in theory). so maybe they work better now
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Post by gulliver on Jun 9, 2004 0:27:59 GMT 8
the only drawback of my current system is, i no longer have a neat place for my Deuter case for my camera hmmm
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Post by maxbuwaya on Jun 9, 2004 9:28:06 GMT 8
gulliver you are right!
iba talaga feeling ng walang pabigat sa likod, or yung ventilation mas presko hehehehe, parang mas madaling lumamig ang katwan. hehehe
as for dueter, pareho lang, dehins gaano din ang ventilation ng hangin, and after some use yung foam nya para magka gap between bag and back nagiging manipis kaya nawawala din. typical wear and tear ng foam. (Parang uratex foam sya by the way)
Tanong ko lang gulliver
nakapagadjust ka na ba sa volume ng water intake mo?
ako kasi nasanay na maraming tubig, its like 2 liter pababa is not enough for me. (nless dehins mainit hehehe)
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Post by gulliver on Jun 9, 2004 10:24:39 GMT 8
as for dueter, pareho lang, dehins gaano din ang ventilation ng hangin, and after some use yung foam nya para magka gap between bag and back nagiging manipis kaya nawawala din. typical wear and tear ng foam. (Parang uratex foam sya by the way) think you're right about this max, siguro nag flatten na nga yung pads sa bag ko, kaya medyo flat na sya at wala ng effect ang air channel claim. ay naku...another reason to ask the question "can i live with it" Tanong ko lang gulliver nakapagadjust ka na ba sa volume ng water intake mo? ako kasi nasanay na maraming tubig, its like 2 liter pababa is not enough for me. (nless dehins mainit hehehe) max, eto sekreto dyan lately for the medium-length, not-so-difficult rides we've been doing lately....hydrate night before, then just before the ride, down a full liter of water. then with 1.4 liters in the fastflo, plus .75 liter in the bottle for the longer/hotter ride...i was good for the whole ride!....like taking almost 3 liters of water on you except that 1 liter is already in the body (but if the ride doesn't begin right away for any reason, i end up pissing it out....darn then have to replenish again before the actual start of the ride.) of course it helped knowing there would be stores along the way or at the end of the ride where i could buy a soda or additional water hehehe... BUT on expeditionary rides in unknown territory, a full-size hydrapack WITH WORKING AIR CHANNEL PADS is still the best and safest option.
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