question about long trips

Al,

If IIRC, sweat makes you lose potassium (and other stuff), so I agree
about the Gatorade. It's got lots of potassium. I think it's inventor
studied sweat and invented gatorade as a result of that research. I saw
it on TV awhile ago. ;-)

As well, milk, OJ, water (with lemon juice added, personally) and others
work. Any kind of soda/carbonated anything should be out of the question,
imho. Also thumbs down on the caffienated drinks.

The eyedrops suggestion makes sense!

Sunscreen and chapstick, of course.

We took a party bus from L.A. to Tempe, AZ. I think it was route 10 (?)
and every 30 or so miles I noticed these red emergency EMS (?) trucks.
Probably to assist broken down motorists from dying in the desert?

All the best,

Andy

 

(wrestleantares) wrote in

wrestleantares,

Do they make any front-torso versions? I'd rather have the weight of the
water in front to ease the wind blowback.

Andy

 

I do a lot of bicycling (and motorcyling of course...) in Arizona, and
can drain a 100 ounce Camelbak in a 45 minute ride and not have to
urinate when I'm done... kind of scary when you think about that much
water "boiling out"...

Mark "only 105 today" Hickey

 

I've seen a T-Shirt, two skeletons baking in the sun in chaise
lounges, cactus and sand in the background, with umbrella garnished
drinks beside the chairs. The caption:

"Yeah, but it's a dry heat."

 

FWIW, I find the fuel stops to be a welcome respite, and I take my
time drinking up. I was once harassed by the counter help at a fuel
mart in Spokane, I had stopped, gassed up, and was slowly enjoying my
Gatorade by the bike. There was no rush, 18 pumps or something at
this place. The intercom crackled and the counter boy wanted to know
if I was going to get gas or what. Yeah, and a Gatorade, sez I.

 

Oh, before I forget. A really good idea is having a few bandannas.
Soak them in water and tie them around your head, under the helmet.
Doesn't last long, but for a little while it can feel very refreshing.

 

My contacts keep out a lot of the crap most people get in their eyes..
Even cigarette smoke just bounces off instead of burning my eyes.

After 12-16 hours at work (warehouse at airport, lots of crud in the
air) I can just rinse them and pop them back in for another 8-12.

 

Actually contacts do not keep anything out of your eyes. Dust and grit is
the worst thing you want to be in with contacts, if forien particles get
under the lense this is bad news because you won't feel anything while
damage is being done. If conditions are dusty you should rinse them at least
every 2 hours.
B

 

If the smallest foreign particle gets under the lens, it will feel like
someone is jamming a knife in your eye along with a half gallon of tears
every time you try to move it. Anyone who has ever gotten an eyelash
stuck underneath can attest to that.

Properly fitted contacts adhere completely to the surface of the eye.
Airborne particles that bother me badly while wearing glasses don't faze
me in the slightest when I wear contacts.

The other reason that some people have trouble with contacts is improper
care. I've had my 3-month contacts in use for 10 months now, and they
are still soft. My eye doctor said that as long as they remain soft and
pliable I can continue to wear them for up to a year. Daily enzyme
drops work wonders!

 

True, but the last I checked California to Arazona did not take you through
the UK. At least not in 12 hours.

Also: if water intake to rider weight is the ratio. The original math of
more than two gallon is still inaccurate.

I know you are a aware of all this, this is for the mathmaticaly and
geographically challenged amoung us.

 

273 / 128 = 2.13

 

Oh, ok you pulled a shift on me. No fair you changed weights on me.
hehehhehe

 

Not that I know of. But I bet you could wear it on the front
(especially if it's under a jacket).

 

1. Just as a matter of interest for us UK readers approximately how far is
this journey. UK miles please not your silly little American ones.

On my way back, more than half way, I experienced a

2. Are you sure it was a nose bleed and not your monthlies starting.
*Scratches head* I'm sure I've heard you being called **** face before.


I had a full face helmet to go

 

huh? 273 is the only weight I have stated for myself.

 

What kind of crappy job has you working 24 hour shifts!

 

Firemen usually work 24 shifts.

Turby the Turbosurfer

 

Understood. I did not get the post where you mentioned your weight. I was
using the weight from the original post.

Need more dependable news server I guess.

 

I sit around on an airport freight dock opening boxes waiting for one to
blow up in my face.

It's fun going into work at 3pm not knowing if they are going to be
power washing what's left of my giblets off the wall by 5pm with a fire
hose. A real blast!

 

TSA?

--
Tony D
1971 R75/5 boxer
1991 1200 Sporty
2004 R1150 Rockster
SENS (less) LFS#38 PHS
BS#149 FYYFMFFY