Water and sodium loss (sweat) are the most common cause of leg cramps in cyclists here is a good article: http://www.medicinenet.com/muscle_cramps/page2.htm I have gotten them after long rides on hot days. Drink plenty of water and intake salt. Salty foods or even something as simple as the salt packets free at restaurants, are all you need. My wife is a pharmacist and she looked at the contents of my $20 bottle of Hammer Endurolutes and said just take table salt, It also contains small amounts Calcium 5%DV, magnesium 6%Dv, Potassium <1%DV, Vitamin B6 333%DV and Manganese 80%DV, per capsule. They recommend 1-3 caps per hour during exercise in hot weather. I like Eddie Merckx's favorite food Bananas (lots of potassium) Tom Dusky Detroit Ranndonneurs
On Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:25:34 PM UTC-4, hsmitham wrote: > > Hi Rivsters, > > On long rides I notice I have a tendency to get leg cramps in my feet > & calf's which is usually long after the ride. I drink plenty of water as I > don't like being dehydrated. I have used electrolyte solutions before but > dislike the ones with sugar. So was wondering if anyone has experience with > such a sugarless product. > > Thanks, > > Hugh > Sunland, CA > > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
