Stephen, yes, I've been known to ride around the countryside with my coffee kit...and if I understand what Andy said, perhaps a bit too much so.
Chris (learning lots) Johnson Sanger, Texas On Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 7:53:13 AM UTC-5, ascpgh wrote: > > I like a cup of coffee before the weekly group ride, even if it gets hot > or "spirited", it has it's benefits and detriments. > > Caffeine has it's appreciated benefits but it does that by constricting > small blood vessels, including those in your kidneys' smallest functional > units, making you have to go to the bathroom. That is your potassium going > away. Just remember that if youre going to be on a particularly hot or long > ride because it is harder to replenish it compared to the sodium. > > I worked with folks in the outdoor store who were rock climbers and said > their morning routine at a rock climb was to enjoy coffee outdoors until > the dew was drying and they were a tad jittery. I apparently aided in short > burst efforts. The contraction of vessels can be a negative to long > duration activity near the upper end of your abilities, but the stuff is so > good. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > > > On Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 10:36:39 PM UTC-5, Stephen W. wrote: >> >> Sir, >> Have you ever tried drinking coffee while out riding your bicycle? I >> hear some cyclers enjoy it. I'm not 100% certain if there are any >> electrolytes in there but it might be worth a try. ;) >> >> Stephen Webster >> *sent from central Wisconsin* >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
