Comments on: sunday ride 2009/05/24 http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/sunday-ride-20090524.html a cycling blog from northern ireland, a place where it rains every other day Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:02:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Girvin http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/sunday-ride-20090524.html/comment-page-1#comment-225 John Girvin Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:59:34 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1051#comment-225 The official route ( http://tr.im/oEBM ) shows water stops at Cloughey and Greyabbey, as well as the lunch stop in Portaferry. The official route ( http://tr.im/oEBM ) shows water stops at Cloughey and Greyabbey, as well as the lunch stop in Portaferry.

]]> By: KingsMoss CC http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/sunday-ride-20090524.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 KingsMoss CC Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:01:46 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1051#comment-223 Theres just one water stop at Portaferry (but you get soup, sandwiches, Mars bars and banana's as well as H2O!) Theres just one water stop at Portaferry (but you get soup, sandwiches, Mars bars and banana’s as well as H2O!)

]]> By: John Girvin http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/sunday-ride-20090524.html/comment-page-1#comment-195 John Girvin Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:30:39 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1051#comment-195 I carry two bottles on the bike and on a warm day (here's hoping!) they last me about 40 miles. So if there are water stops every 15 miles or so around the Bangor Challenge course I should be fine. I carry two bottles on the bike and on a warm day (here’s hoping!) they last me about 40 miles. So if there are water stops every 15 miles or so around the Bangor Challenge course I should be fine.

]]> By: Phil http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/sunday-ride-20090524.html/comment-page-1#comment-194 Phil Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:16:41 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1051#comment-194 John, I can't remember where the water stops are on the Coastal challenge as I never use them, but there is only 1 on the way down to Portaferry, possibly Ballywalter??? The lunch stop provides water and I think there should be one on the way up but I have never encountered it, obviously I'm going to fast to notice :o) I have used a hydration pack in the past and plan to again this year, however the folks I cycle with generally use 2 bottles on their bikes and have no problems with that. John,

I can’t remember where the water stops are on the Coastal challenge as I never use them, but there is only 1 on the way down to Portaferry, possibly Ballywalter??? The lunch stop provides water and I think there should be one on the way up but I have never encountered it, obviously I’m going to fast to notice :o) I have used a hydration pack in the past and plan to again this year, however the folks I cycle with generally use 2 bottles on their bikes and have no problems with that.

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