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How do you stop your water bottles from freezing in cold temperatures? I can't imagine that dumping a whole load of salt in there would be pleasant.

Carry them in your jersey pockets.
Fill them with warm water.
Don't put water in them.
Don't ride.

ping pong ball stops it freezing as quickly

Ping pong balls taste crap though.

MTFU and don't drink water you pussy?

You just need to remember to add water and shake to rehydrate it before consuming.

turn it upside down so the top won't freeze.

Its a very good bar. At £9 odd a cocktail you should expect perfection in my view. Its not often full of dickheads which is nice. Can't vouch for food though but there is a Chicken Cottage around the corner so that isn't happening.

Went there a year or two ago. Food was awesome.

How do you stop your water bottles from freezing in cold temperatures?

This between base layer and jersey:

^ not a bottle.

Stick with 25c Gators, or swap to 35c Maxxis Locust CX tyres for 3 hours of Hampshire lanes tomorrow?

I reckon there will be some ice out there.

ice you say? perfect chance to use those fancy studded ones you got

I thought those would be overkill.

they would be if there wasn't any ice about

good tips, thanks

I got the studded ones for when the roads are compacted snow over ice, as we had last year.

They have a 20 km/h limit.

And anyway, they are in London and I am in Winchester, with either Gators or the Locusts.

locusts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puf9K9bNL9k

Locusts. Anything is better than gators

That's true

Conti's for sure. They rule.

waits for conti ice horror story

You have a point- last time it was icy I put a hole in my bibs and gave myself gravel rash, riding the Conti train to disaster.

Conti's for sure. They rule.

waits for inevitable conti horror story

ftfy

How do you stop your water bottles from freezing in cold temperatures? I can't imagine that dumping a whole load of salt in there would be pleasant.

Climbers have the same problem. We just keep the bottles inside our jackets.

That Boardman is indeed a questionable bike...