I can’t believe how much fluid loss I had on this ride 

[arsenalreign]

Glad you mentioned this. I rode Santos trail for three hours, drank a gallon and weighed 10 pounds less when i got home and didn’t urinate till that evening.

[TheBikeRoom]

5 years ago on a hot august ride I lost too much fluids/ electrolytes through sweat but as it was overcast, the sweat wasn’t evaporating some was overheating. I had a seizure and ended being blue lighted to hospital where I was put on a drip. Please everybody, as Clint is explaining so well, fluid and electrolyte retention is so important. Be safe out there! Peace ✌️

[GuyZoghby]

Great reminder @ClintGibbs. I’m in Tampa and feel the heat, too. Hydration is super personal but for me - I go thru 1 liter (33 oz) per hour w Gatorade Endurance. My goal is less than 3% weight loss but it is a challenge.

[TomCollins-ch]

That is unbelievable. I knew it was a lot but wow.

[RedFairLadyZ]

30 years here in FL. This is one of the hottest summers ever.

[markreams]

One pound of fat loss. It would be great if that were true. One pound of fat is 3500 calories. A well trained athlete will burn some fat during a long ride but still burns mostly carbohydrate stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen. Most athletes can store about 2500 calories of glycogen. Until that’s depleted, the body doesn’t burn much fat. Your weight loss is almost all fluid.

[aeroegnr]

I did 20something miles in Dunedin/Palm Harbor on Sunday afternoon and I treated myself to a nice fresh orangeade at a shop there in Dunedin before the end. I was still down about 3pounds or more.

[VenableAdventures]

That’s about on track with my MTBing in Houston. I usually don’t ride in the summer after some kidney stone issues a few years back but I’m trying MTB for summer and parking the road and gravel bikes until it cools off.

[JitinMisra]

Are all your bottles just water and electrolytes or carbs too? How much carbs per bottle?

[huckabro]

I went to my dads house a few weeks ago we went to Watson lake in az I have never sweat more in my life

[carravagio]

what is your electrolyte drink of choice?

[icthus]

I rode the Hawthorne trail a couple weeks ago from Boulware Springs. ~32 miles, give or take. I drank 5.5 liters of fluids.

I didn’t have to pee when I got back to the car 😳