Guys, for those of you who don’t pee on the bike, do you wait for a portapotty or just stand down on the edge of the road at a field approach or something?
Well…during IM LP '05 I tried to wait for the port-a-potty, but it just wasn’t happening. So when I saw others along side the road doing it, I just followed. Only had to do this for IM distance. Was able to hold it until T2 for my first 1/2IM. Never been an issue for other distances.
I’m kind of in the same boat. Although I can hold it for 56 miles, I know positively that I’m going to need to go 1-2 times over 112. I also know that there’s no way that I’m walking through the dirt into a treeline. If it’s happening outside a portapotty, it’ll probably be right on the side of the road (sorry ladies).
It happened 6 times for me. Something in that new Gatorade Endurance formula made it go right through me!
why wait… just find a downhill and let 'er rip… ahhhhh… then a quick wash with the bottle and your all set to keep going
I have done 4 ironman races and not had to either pee while riding or stop at the side of the road. I go during T1 and then again in T2 before starting the run. If I had to go during the bike I would just pull off to the side and go.
I’d like to pee on the bike during longer races, but I have water cages below the seat, and the piss would go all over 'em. Guess I have to rig up a behind-the-seat one, huh?
I just did my first half this weekend and stopped at a porta-john ~ mile 30. I thought about going on the bike, but I felt like too much concentration was required. Peeing while swimming, piece of cake, but I’m going to need practice to figure out how to do it on the bike.
I’d really like to know if anyone has ever used a tube w/a small funnel on one end and have the other end run out of the bottom of your cycling shorts and off to the side. I would vote to name such a device the Whizzinator, but that’s already been taken…
I think to be really environmentally sound the waste should go directly into a water bottle!
JC
Just learn how to do it:
I guess I will not understand why people pee on bikes. Like, what did the bike ever do to you?
You should be reported for bike abuse. Meany.