WWGD? Reading Grant's blights convinced me to cut back on food during rides. I
think many cyclists (myself included,at times) use the ride as an excuse to
eat. I've been on group rides that, while only about an hour and a half, I
would see folks gobbling bars and goo. Even conventional racer
Rule # http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#9191
http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#91
// No Food On Training Rides Under Four Hours.
This one also comes from the Apostle, Johan Museeuw, who said to @frank:
“Yes, no food on rides under four hours. You need to lose some weight.” Or,
as Fignon
If I felt as you did, and I have in similar circumstances, I'd figure
simply that I hadn't eaten enough and I would ensure either that I ate
before leaving or that I carried something with me. I am fortunate in that
I seem to thrive on most real foods (real = not too far from the state of
nature
Oh, before I eliminated the carbs and found I no longer needed them even on
long days of activity, I would eat figs and dates. They fit the the real
food qualification -- and unless you have become keto-adapted (different
from just being in ketosis), you lily need to supplement with carbs
I'm not going to get into a debate about sugar etc, but for a 30 mile ride,
that sounds like a lot of food to eat. i know everyone is different but i
prefer solid foods when i feel like i need to bring food--so i bring a ham
sandwich or a banana etc. i'm also a low sugar person and avoid
I can't add a whole lot that Deacon Patrick didn't already say, but his
experience mirrors mine in a lot of ways. Except I have cut all refined sugar,
and that includes GU, Shotbloks, Gatorade, etc. fwiw, I just rode 95 miles
Sunday with nearly 8k elevation. Before the ride I had a bowl of
