stopping for a wee wee

[240Cup]

Anyone else hate setting off for a big ride and then getting that nagging feeling ohhhhhhh am gonna have to stop ... can I hold on to the half way / energy bar / call of nature point .... can I ..... can I ..........

I hate stopping, and it seems to reach a point where I can ride through it (not literally) ...

[Kes Arevo]

Don't worry at all about a number 1.

A number 2, on the other hand...

[hyphen]

Go for a wee an hour before and then again just before you leave the house.

You want to be empty so the water you drink on the ride fakes time to pass through.

[nick30]

Kes Arevo said:

Don't worry at all about a number 1.

A number 2, on the other hand...

I was told women’s bladders expand so they can hold it but blokes can’t.

[Kes Arevo]

nick30 said:

I was told women’s bladders expand so they can hold it but blokes can’t.

Is that the 'water retention' they bang on about?

[Master Bean]

I have a selection of hedges in the local area memorised so I can have a piss without people seeing.

[soad]

Don’t fancy shoving an empty bottle up your shorts, OP?

[Mandat]

Calling scottyp123

Your thread has arrived.

[jimmy156]

I stop for a number 1 all the time particularly on my 50km commute home after a day of work and trying to hydrate properly for the cycle back, sometimes have to stop multiple times

[Matt London]

I have needed Emergency Toilet Paper more times than a Chain Breaking Tool. Just saying….

[Your Dad]

Cheap arm warmers are good for sacrificing when it’s an urgent number 2.

[defblade]

Never needed a poo when out.

I do have high blood pressure and very efficient kidneys, though!

I've gotten quite good at spotting those upcoming breaks in the hedge where a gate is set a little bit back; stand with my back to the road at the hinge end ('cos you wouldn't want to make the farmer walk through the puddle, would you?) and anyone driving (or even cycling at a reasonable speed) is past before they even see you

[RoadToad84]

Literally no shame when it comes to needing a wee. I make an effort not to show the world my todger, but otherwise couldn't care less if I get spotted. As long as I'm going somewhere that isn't likely to be stepped in or otherwise encountered by an unsuspecting passer by.

Think it comes from years of bus driving, ABC just going up the back wheel when needed

[Smitters]

The biggest issue is if in bibs do you go over or down? The over method does make you look like a geriatric loon, but letting go of a tight short leg can result in a nasty surprise constriction of flow.

All hedges are fair game, provided there's not a playground on the other side...

[RoadToad84]

Geriatric loon ftw

[Daveyraveygravey]

Matt London said:

I have needed Emergency Toilet Paper more times than a Chain Breaking Tool. Just saying….

This has happened to me a couple of times, usually following a heavy night on the booze or a "questionable" menu choice at a restaurant. I was cllimbing the Blockhaus in Central Italy, and the pressure was building...luckily it's pretty deserted up there so I managed to sort myself out discretely. Can't rmember what I did for loo roll though, I possibly took a few well folded sheets with me.

No1s are different, again I don't want anyone seeing me. I'm starting to get a mental map of the best gateways and hedgerows now.

[Smitters]

A ziplock bag and three sheets of moist toilet tissue is an essential bit of kit.

[remedy]

Smitters said:

The biggest issue is if in bibs do you go over or down? The over method does make you look like a geriatric loon, but letting go of a tight short leg can result in a nasty surprise constriction of flow.

All hedges are fair game, provided there's not a playground on the other side...

Over for me. Its just the added challenge in the colder months when the little fella has gone into hibernation during a 30 mile ride. You end up doing moves and jigs like Mr Bean.

[Kes Arevo]

Best solution is to fit a catheter and run the tube along the frame to the chainstay.

Job properly jobbed.

[Smitters]

Kes Arevo said:

Best solution is to fit a catheter and run the tube along the frame to the chainstay.

Job properly jobbed.

Or at a jaunty angle off the saddle if you don't like being drafted. But obviously you really, really don't want a crash where your bike lands some distance from you...