Food, glorious food

what sort of times/distances are you talking about here?

for a 15 mile ride (1hr 20 mins approx - its hilly!) i dont really take anything before hand or
during, i usually eat within half hour of finishing the ride. i make sure i dont eat for at least an
hour n half before a ride and try to keep hydrated. i have a 750ml water bottle thats usually only
half > 3/4 empty by time i finish. i then finish the rest off before sitting down for a rest.

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Hi all

Gonzales made a brave attempt to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats. Sadly, he failed as he
only made it to southern Scotland. Failed? Not in my book. It seems that G bonked out due to
either lack of nutrition or exposure. No matter, the boy done well <ahem>.

Post ride stuffing and food to eat while riding have often been mentioned here, as has what makes
for a regular diet. However, I'm curious and need to know what makes for a good pre-ride meal. I
use the word "meal" loosely.

Quite recently, I have started riding longer distances, something I haven't done for quite some
time. Assuming my normal diet is reasonably balanced - and it is - is there anything, or, rather,
any particular type of food stuff I should stoke up with before an extended ride?

FWIW, my anti-Atkins diet has de-bulked my body be 0.5 stones in the last fortnight. And it's
not just the weight that's dropped off; I don't care about the weight too much. I'm also losing
the inches.

And before Guy comments, I've checked for lost shampoo bottle tops lodged underneath my
bathroom scales.

James

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Stuff a load of carbs in say, pasta before the ride and have a bit of creatine with it so you burn
body fat at the same time without using muscle tissue. I wasn't always a crip you know.

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doobrie said:

what sort of times/distances are you talking about here?

for a 15 mile ride (1hr 20 mins approx - its hilly!) i dont really take anything before hand
or during,

What about breakfast if you're cycling to work?

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i usually eat within half hour of finishing

specifically because you've been cycling? why?

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the ride. i make sure i dont eat for at least an hour n half before a ride and try to keep
hydrated. i have a 750ml water bottle thats usually only half > 3/4 empty by time i finish. i then
finish the rest off before sitting down for a rest.

Hydration is good 🙂

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What about breakfast if you're cycling to work?

I used to either take it with me or buy it from the sandwich shop opposite my ex, ex work, otherwise
I feel to full to cycle. In a round-a-bout way it make me go faster, so I can get my food at the
other end.

That was in the days where I ate heart attack in a roll (it was really tasty too), now being a Vegan
who eats a high raw diet it'll be fruit when I get to work, as of next week, as I am going to statr
commuting again.

Cheers,

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doobrie said:

what sort of times/distances are you talking about here?

for a 15 mile ride (1hr 20 mins approx - its hilly!) i dont really take anything before hand or
during,

What about breakfast if you're cycling to work?

i have that when i arrive, i dont get up early enough to eat before going out on bike and if i eat
too close to going out on bike it makes me feel ugggh ... usually have fruit or a bowl of cereal
or something

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i usually eat within half hour of finishing

specifically because you've been cycling? why?

nope ... just coz i have my breakfast after the ride and my evening meal once i get in
after the ride

i have read that eating something soon after you've finished exercise helps replenish the glycogen
stores more quickly but i dont do it because of this ... just how it pans out

if i was going on rides much further than this, i think id have to change but at the moment it
seems to suit

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No matter, the boy done well <ahem>.

Indeed! It's waaaay better than I've ever done! And waaaay better than many a cyclist!

Cheers, helen s

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No matter, the boy done well <ahem>.

Indeed! It's waaaay better than I've ever done! And waaaay better than many a cyclist!

Thanks for all your kind words of support.

I'm feeling pretty much recovered now, but am suffering from a second day of diarrhoea and have had
to delay my trip to The Lakes for a bit of hillwalking. Darn!!!
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Gonzalez said:

wafflyDIRTYcatLITTERhcsBOX said:

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No matter, the boy done well <ahem>.

Indeed! It's waaaay better than I've ever done! And waaaay better than many a cyclist!

Thanks for all your kind words of support.

I'm feeling pretty much recovered now, but am suffering from a second day of diarrhoea and have
had to delay my trip to The Lakes for a bit of hillwalking. Darn!!!

Having just read "French Revolutions" this has got me wondering if you didn't make the same mistake
as Tim Moore, namely, poor water bottle hygiene. An unclean water bottle repeated filled with a good
culture medium like some sugar containing drink will eventually grow some pretty nasty bugs.

Tim

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Tim Downie said:

Having just read "French Revolutions" this has got me wondering if you didn't make the same mistake
as Tim Moore, namely, poor water bottle hygiene. An unclean water bottle repeated filled with a
good culture medium like some sugar containing drink will eventually grow some pretty nasty bugs.

I use a 3L Camelbak bladder in my rear pannier with a 3 metre tube extending to my handlebars. The
only thing, other than water, I have ever added to the bladder is an iodine tablet when I filled the
bladder in a stream high in the Pyrenees. I usually wait until the bladder is empty before
refilling, but will sometimes refill with bottled water on a long ride. I clean the bladder
regularly, but not while I'm away on a tour.
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Hi all

Gonzales made a brave attempt to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats. Sadly, he failed as he
only made it to southern Scotland. Failed? Not in my book. It seems that G bonked out due to
either lack of nutrition or exposure. No matter, the boy done well <ahem>.

Post ride stuffing and food to eat while riding have often been mentioned here, as has what makes
for a regular diet. However, I'm curious and need to know what makes for a good pre-ride meal. I
use the word "meal" loosely.

Quite recently, I have started riding longer distances, something I haven't done for quite some
time. Assuming my normal diet is reasonably balanced - and it is - is there anything, or, rather,
any particular type of food stuff I should stoke up with before an extended ride?

This is probably not good practice but I'm not a breakfast person. I just make sure I stop at every
single shop that sells food and sample their wares. Seriously though, I find that little and often
of pretty much anything works for me. tony R.

doobrie said:

what sort of times/distances are you talking about here?

25-40 miles - it's flat. FWIW, I eat loads of ride, pasta, spuds (not my pedals). When actualy
riding, in addition to lots of water, I usually munch fig rolls or Fruslis, and occasionally a
banana. I don't own a Real Cycle Jersey [TM] so whatever I take with me has to fit into my
short's pockets.

My latest fad is the Ian Botham breakfast: loads of Bite Size Shreaded Wheat. For some reason they
taste far nicer that the big'uns.

James

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Gonzalez said:

I clean the bladder regularly, but not while I'm away on a tour.

Looks like you did 9 or 10 days without cleaning it, in that case. I find I get a sore throat if I
go more than a week without washing my water bottles, even if they've just had water in them. I make
a point of sterilising my Camelbak bladder (which only ever has water in) at least once a week if
I've used it.

(I've also had a period of the squirts not caused by, but extended by, making up energy drinks the
night before and then leaving them out overnight. That was just stupid, I now either put them in the
fridge or make them up in the morning).

Anyway, sounds like you had a good ride, shame about the illness.

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Tim Downie said:

An unclean water bottle repeated filled with a good culture medium like some sugar containing
drink will eventually grow some pretty nasty bugs.

One of the reasons I only ever drink water when I'm cycling!

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Stuff a load of carbs in say, pasta before the ride and have a bit of creatine with it so you burn
body fat at the same time without using muscle tissue. I wasn't always a crip you know.

What is creatine? What does it do exactly?

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Quoted message said:

Tim Downie said:

Having just read "French Revolutions" this has got me wondering if you didn't make the same
mistake as Tim Moore, namely, poor water bottle hygiene. An unclean water bottle repeated filled
with a good culture medium like some sugar containing drink will eventually grow some pretty
nasty bugs.

I use a 3L Camelbak bladder in my rear pannier with a 3 metre tube extending to my handlebars.

But could any muck have splashed onto the mouthpiece?

I once had similar symptoms to yours after my bottle was splashed with cow muck (on a country lane)
and I drank from it without realising. I now see the advantages of those covered bottles (the ones
with the domed lids over the nozzles.)

Colin

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Tim Downie said:

Having just read "French Revolutions" this has got me wondering if you didn't make the same
mistake as Tim Moore, namely, poor water bottle hygiene. An unclean water bottle repeated filled
with a good culture medium like some sugar containing drink will eventually grow some pretty
nasty bugs.

I use a 3L Camelbak bladder in my rear pannier with a 3 metre tube extending to my handlebars.

But could any muck have splashed onto the mouthpiece?

Yes. 7 days later and I still have diarrhoea. It's worse than I thought it might be.
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Gonzalez said:

Colin Blackburn said:

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Tim Downie wrote:

>Having just read "French Revolutions" this has got me wondering if you didn't make the same
>mistake as Tim Moore, namely, poor water bottle hygiene. An unclean water bottle repeated filled
>with a good culture medium like some sugar containing drink will eventually grow some pretty
>nasty bugs.

I use a 3L Camelbak bladder in my rear pannier with a 3 metre tube extending to my handlebars.

But could any muck have splashed onto the mouthpiece?

Yes. 7 days later and I still have diarrhoea. It's worse than I thought it might be.
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Hmm. With a 3m tube that'd take a *very* long brush to clean the tubing effectively...

Velvet

Velvet said:

Gonzalez said:

Colin Blackburn said:

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>Tim Downie wrote:
>
>
>>Having just read "French Revolutions" this has got me wondering if you didn't make the same
>>mistake as Tim Moore, namely, poor water bottle hygiene. An unclean water bottle repeated
>>filled with a good culture medium like some sugar containing drink will eventually grow some
>>pretty nasty bugs.
>
>I use a 3L Camelbak bladder in my rear pannier with a 3 metre tube extending to my handlebars.

But could any muck have splashed onto the mouthpiece?

Yes. 7 days later and I still have diarrhoea. It's worse than I thought it might be.
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Hmm. With a 3m tube that'd take a *very* long brush to clean the tubing effectively...

It breaks down into two 1.5m lengths.
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Gonzalez said:

Velvet said:

Gonzalez said:

Colin Blackburn wrote:

>In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
>
>
>>Tim Downie wrote:
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>>
>>
>>>Having just read "French Revolutions" this has got me wondering if you didn't make the same
>>>mistake as Tim Moore, namely, poor water bottle hygiene. An unclean water bottle repeated
>>>filled with a good culture medium like some sugar containing drink will eventually grow some
>>>pretty nasty bugs.
>>
>>I use a 3L Camelbak bladder in my rear pannier with a 3 metre tube extending to my handlebars.
>
>But could any muck have splashed onto the mouthpiece?

Yes. 7 days later and I still have diarrhoea. It's worse than I thought it might be.
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Hmm. With a 3m tube that'd take a *very* long brush to clean the tubing effectively...

It breaks down into two 1.5m lengths.
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Aah, makes more sense now :-)

Velvet