I have been identified to neglect to drink water after I’m out within the woods. Whether or not that is after I’m strolling round looking for furry animals to eat, driving my Can-Am Maverick X3, or using filth bikes all day, I are inclined to lose observe of rehydrating. I then find yourself guzzling water when somebody lastly slaps me upside the pinnacle or feeling lightheaded because of being dehydrated.
And that is with me remembering to carry enough water for all my excursions. Severely, I run a 3-liter hydration bladder each in my Sitka hunting backpack and my Klim dirt bike pack. I simply are inclined to neglect whereas within the second.
Others have this situation too, apparently, and it is not simply because of my excessive ADHD. In truth, one firm—FluidLogic—is aware of the pains of off-roader hydration so nicely, it got here up with an progressive hydration bladder that reminds you when to drink and that you might want to drink to be at your finest. And the corporate has the background, one constructed from Baja, to again up these concepts.
Say hey to the FluidLogic GPR50, a hydration bladder with a mind.
Picture by: FluidLogic
Picture by: FluidLogic
Picture by: FluidLogic
The corporate states, “Excessive-functioning performers know that discovering the optimum mixture of focus, ability and preparation is the important thing to development. The time period for this mixture is ‘Movement State.'” However there’s an issue, as “We all know {that a} 1% drop in hydration can result in a 12% drop in efficiency. A 3-4% hydration loss might imply a 25-50% loss in bodily and psychological efficiency.”
To fight that, each on a dust bike or racing the Baja, FluidLogic developed a smar hydration bladder that makes use of a proprietary algorithm that “components in your biometrics, stage of exertion, and environmental information,” which permits the bladder “to foretell the exact quantity of water wanted to keep up optimum hydration ranges over the length of your exercise.” Neat!
The way it works is that you will enter your biometric information, what you are doing, what stage of exerition you are aiming for, and some different variables, and the system will determine how a lot and whenever you want water. It will then ship a sign to the GPR50 backpack which’ll each vibrate and ship a visible sign to the rider, who’ll then be capable of push a button in your handlebars to ship water to the ingesting hose in your helmet. Easy, proper?
The entire unit weighs simply over two kilos unfilled, and round 5 and a half kilos filled with water. As for the way it compares to different bladders’ capability, the GPR50 comes with a 1.4-liter tank, which is enough for many fast to medium romps both on single observe or using an ADV. I might prefer to see a bit of extra, perhaps nearer to 2-liters personally, however I have a tendency to remain out. Refilling, nevertheless, appears fairly straightforward and there is a button to let the pack know you are refilling it so you do not screw up the algorithm.
Likewise, for the nerds within the group that love to take a look at stats and report how they’re working laborious, the system will permit the consumer to “rework each drop of water into information,” as it might “Seamlessly report each sip, each exercise and each journey to guage your efficiency and construct your private hydration profile.” So you’ll see if you happen to have been working laborious or hardly working—I am right here all week, people!
How a lot does all this tech run, although? Good query.
Proper now, in accordance with the model’s website, you’ll be able to decide up a GPR50 for the introductory price of $479.00, and you will get the GPR50 Hydration Pack, In-Helmet Hydration Supply Package, and the Hydration Distant Package with handlebar or clutch lever mount. No phrase on how a lot it’s going to price after the introductory worth goes away.
So yeah, are you able to let a robotic shove water into your face or is analog the higher strategy to go? Tell us what you consider the GPR50 and whether or not we must always check it within the feedback under.
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