…do you pee on your bike? I know triathletes do it. Or do you have time to stop. Also I forgot to eat lunch and am bonking hard, like I almost fell asleep on my bike riding up to my house. What should I eat? (unrelated)
I doubt anyone here is doing road races long enough to where it would be an issue.
Cat 5 crits were 30 minutes… now that im in the 4’s, with their 45 minute races, i will have to really think about this…
eat an apple
stik out yore pinus and pee a litil.
I tried to take a leek off the bike on a long ride recently… mostly to see if i could. Its fucking hard! i couldn’t do it!
no i don’t pee on the bike - i’ve never raced more than 2 hours. but if you do, you def have to coast, as you can’t activate your bladder when you are using your legs (at least it doesn’t work when running). i think there if a video of a slipstream rider peeing on his bike during the tour of california.
also, eat whatever you want. i aim for high carbs, and low fat/protein while exercising: clif bars, bananas, bagels, sandwich, etc… then more carbs after, with some protein (chocolate milk is great for recovery, or smoothies of some sort).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvdkfW6b5ks
edit: Lost the race to post this because I was actually pissing. Is that irony or just a coincidence?
[quote=“tjayk”]no i don’t pee on the bike - i’ve never raced more than 2 hours. but if you do, you def have to coast, as you can’t activate your bladder when you are using your legs (at least it doesn’t work when running). i think there if a video of a slipstream rider peeing on his bike during the tour of california.
also, eat whatever you want. i aim for high carbs, and low fat/protein while exercising: clif bars, bananas, bagels, sandwich, etc… then more carbs after, with some protein (chocolate milk is great for recovery, or smoothies of some sort).[/quote]
I’ve run and pee’d before. I don’t remember if I started peeing before I started running or not.
I drove the wheel truck for a pro 1/2 road race over the summer. Those guys would just drift to the back of the pack, pull up a leg, and wiz off to the side (sometimes with the help of a teammate pushing, uh no homo) In fact these guys were pissing a lot, the wheel truck was no place for a lady 
If I think about it for a moment, there is probably no worse way to spend a nice summer Sunday morning than driving 100+ miles in a big SUV at an average speed of 22-23mph watching men peeing while riding bicycles.
i win.
When I did a century I think I peed only once…
if you gotta pee while you’re riding, urine trouble
thank you thank you i’ll be here all week
Same. I pee’d on someone’s car.
But I definitely would have had to stop again if I didn’t know I was close to finishing.
During big stage races, le Patron of the peloton will often pull the whole group over for a piss brake.
But yeah, this shouldn’t affect anybody here.
I’m so used to typing out “brake” (as in “NO BRAKES” and “BRAKES ARE FOR FAKES”) now that it just comes out that way.
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don’t get too close or you’ll get a nipper, though in reality the stream of urine isnt very effective, and makes your tires smell funny.
I know I’m going against conventional wisdom here but if you have to piss while riding you are over hydrated and are wasting energy. Unless its a REALLY long ride like a century or longer, then whatever once or twice should be fine.