----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Onanian"
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 7:27 PM
Subject: First long ride on my new bike (long)


On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:06:42 -0800, "Josh Gatts"
wrote:
fig newtons, bananas, pretzels (mostly for the salt), peanut butter
sandwiches, and payday bars can usually keep me going as long as my
muscles
hold out.

Trouble is, my pallet doesn't include those things. I can't stand
fig newtons (apple newtons are tolerable, I don't know if they're
nutritionally similar) or bananas; I don't like potato-chip-bag
"pretzels", although real pretzels are yummy; I do eat plain PB
sandwiches (even on wheat), and I don't remember what's in a payday.

Okay, actually, I could do something like that, minus the first two
items.


Of course, everybody has different tastes. The idea is to have mostly
simple sugars while you're riding, with a bit of starch, sodium, and
potassium thrown in. Apple, raspberry, etc. newtons are pretty
nutritionally similar to the fig species. Protein seems to help recovery
after a hard ride.

I neglected to mention that my camelbak had 50 oz of sports drink,
which I think helped sustain me as long as I did survive, but I ran
out and didn't come prepared to make more (didn't expect to need
it). Next time I'll remember a baggy of powder (and hope nobody
sees it and thinks I've got cocaine .


I don't think cocaine comes in purple and pink, does it? :-)

I'll try PB sandwiches, and I expect that the breakfast that serves
me well (Rice Krispies + whole milk in large quantities) ought to
work for lunch, if I ever remember to use that strategy.

Oooh, Rice Krispies treats are a nice snack for the sweet-toothed bike
rider, too.

--Josh