[GrandTourer]

New to this forum – is there no search facility?

What are your preferences for drinking while cycling? I normally drink Isostar Lemon but having just run out finding availability online very difficult, not sure if there are import problems related to Brexit.

The best option I can find is a site called sport-max.co.uk that will ship 1500g bags from Poland but are there now tariff implications?

Or what alternatives would you recommend?

Thanks,

GT

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[pockstone]

I could maybe combine my

I could maybe combine my recommended mid-ride snack (see above) into a delicious shake. Thanks for the culinary inspiration.

Was it Timothy Spall in a Mike Leigh movie who had ‘Liver in Lager’ featured on his restaurant menu? That could work, but the bubbles may not survive the liquidiser.

[mdavidford]

I take a scotch egg on my

I take a scotch egg on my long rides. Which is fine, until your ride coincides with a heatwave and 32°+ for much of it. Went hungry on that one. 

[Steve K]

A pork pie is often my

A pork pie is often my recovery snack of choice after a long ride.

[pockstone]

On the bike: Water.

On the bike: Water.

At the shop stop: A pork pie and a pint of milk.

I scandalised a whole train carriage full of cyclists by partaking of this pre -ride delicacy on the way to the Dunwich Dynamo. (To be fair they were Spar cocktail pies in a six-pack. Possibly not the quality aspired to by the wheelers of VCNorwich. In my defence the artisan pies at the butchers in Halesworth had sold out. )

[Anonymous]

SIS go electrolyte – 1.6kg
SIS go electrolyte – 1.6kg for 13 quid on Amazon Prime day. You’re welcome

[Sriracha]

A friend took a small
A friend took a small spritzer/spray bottle on a summer cycling holiday in South of France. Genius idea it proved to be. I’m now looking for a spray head to screw onto my water bottle!

[wycombewheeler]

Pilot Pete wrote:

I agree. You can read her article online. BUT, on very long rides you still need to replenish carbs and electrolytes (‘simple salts’ as she calls them) along with your fluid, pretty much constantly, especially on a hot day.

On a hot day you can split your water bottle between drinking and pouring down your back, so you can reduce the amount you sweat, and therefore the amount of electrolytes to replace. Not if humidity is high though.

But not if your bottles have hi carb or electrolyte drinks.

[wycombewheeler]

I just drink water, no need

I just drink water, no need to worry about what is going on inside the valves of the water bottles then.

Salt replacement and calory intake from proper food.  Works OK on rides of any distance.  

[Captain Badger]

Tap water. 

Tap water. 

The soft drinks industry is a health and environmental catastrophe

[Captain Badger]

Drinfinity wrote:

I like a high protein drink. Try a SPAM smoothie. 

Eeeeww

[GrandTourer]

Thanks for all the replies.

Thanks for all the replies.

In the absence of my usual beverage (one isotonic bottle and one water) I will try a bottle of squash and a bottle of water and see how it goes on the longer rides.

GT

 

[Drinfinity]

I like a high protein drink.

I like a high protein drink. Try a SPAM smoothie. 

[Chris Hayes]

Some basic rules for the

Some basic rules for the Forum, GT:

1. Don’t mention the B(rexit) word…. several weeks of heated exchanges will follow – none of which will answer your question: 

2. Do mention the B(rexit) word if you want to see your post blocking more interesting discussion threads for several weeks;

3. You can search for reviews in the Reviews section, or you can just google Road.cc [Torq electrolyte drink] for example (others are available, they’re just not as good….with the possible exception of Skratch stuff but it’s American and difficult to get hold of sometimes so you’ll need a dealer).  I also use a mix of apple juice and water.  It’s much cheaper.  You can add generic bulk carbs to it too. 

It looks as if you’ve got away with it so far, but its the internet and you put things up there forever….Could therefore go off the rails at any time…

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

I agree. You can read her

I agree. You can read her article online. BUT, on very long rides you still need to replenish carbs and electrolytes (‘simple salts’ as she calls them) along with your fluid, pretty much constantly, especially on a hot day.

We have all suffered a ‘bonk’ and it is not pleasant. A specific sports drink helps you consume those carbs and electrolytes easily and conveniently, especially if it doesn’t cost much (if any) more than junk food or sweets. That’s why I don’t buy ready mixed or big branded sports drinks.

I spend more on extra water at convenience stores if I can’t find a tap than I do on sports drinks!

[jaymack]

Water and some jelly babies,

Water and some jelly babies, famously good enough for Beryl Burton. For a modern update you may want to read Chrisie Ashwanden’s excellent book ‘Good To Go’ which thoroughly debunks many if not all sports nutrition myths. The piece about beer as a recovery drink is a particular joy but only if you’re a woman. Spend five or six quid on her book and you’re unlikely to buy a ‘sports’ drink or gel ever again. And of course water and a balanced diet will leave you with money in your purse or pocket to spend on all the other stuff we cyclists ‘need’.

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