maybe the vast knowledge here can give me some ideas! Last year I did the London - Brighton and stopped to eat a bit,(actually a bit of cake, a bit of a sausage sandwich.... etc...) but this year I would like to pretty much with only maybe one or two stops for water and snack on stuff on the way. I've heard its better on the stomach and better overall.
What are the things you guys and girls eat? Is commercial stuff worth what you pay for it? Last year I tried some sort of power bar thing at the top of Ditchling Beacon and it was pretty foul... Is there good stuff you can make at home?
all the best
Scotty
PS - it took myself and a freind 7 hours 20 minutes to get down there last year. I hope to improve on this as I actually have my own bike this year, and have been training (thats also to do with a medical condition too..but wont go into that in detail!)
Some swear by fruit, usually bananas. Supermarket cereal bars are little different from some of the stuff sold as "sports" nosh, and are lots cheaper. Power Bars are the work of Stan.
One year, it took me eight hours to reach Brighton, though this did include a diversion to the pub in Plumpton Green. The return trip - straight up the A23 - took four hours from Madiera Drive to South Ken.
I wouldn't go for anything complicated- bananas are awesome, keep you going for hours, as will a mars bar.
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Some swear by fruit, usually bananas. Supermarket cereal bars are little different from some of the stuff sold as "sports" nosh, and are lots cheaper. Power Bars are the work of Stan.
One year, it took me eight hours to reach Brighton, though this did
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a diversion to the pub in Plumpton Green. The return trip - straight up
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A23 - took four hours from Madiera Drive to South Ken.
When my wife did the Paris-Brest, back in '75, there weren't any powerbars, so she put an entire roasted chicken into her handlebar bag, picked on it as she rode...
When my wife did the Paris-Brest, back in '75, there weren't any powerbars, so she put an entire roasted chicken into her handlebar bag, picked on it as she rode...
LOL Sensible eating for a serious journey. It'll never catch on... ;-)
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What are the things you guys and girls eat? Is commercial stuff worth what you pay for it? Last year I tried some sort of power bar thing at the top
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Ditchling Beacon and it was pretty foul... Is there good stuff you can
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at home?
Bananas, Jordans Frusli Bars and for a days outing High5 www.highfive.co.uk . Fruslis come in a variety of ingredients are available from most supermarkets, don't cost a fortune and you can take a load with you 'cos they travel well so if you don't eat 'em all they'll keep for another day.
When my wife did the Paris-Brest, back in '75, there weren't any powerbars, so she put an entire roasted chicken into her handlebar bag, picked on it as she rode...
Hey, now you have the new Smoothline(TM) Chin you could prolly get away with that too :-)
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Gday all,
maybe the vast knowledge here can give me some ideas! Last year I did the London - Brighton and stopped to eat a bit,(actually a bit of cake, a bit
of
Quoted message said:
a sausage sandwich.... etc...) but this year I would like to pretty much with only maybe one or two stops for water and snack on stuff on the way. I've heard its better on the stomach and better overall.
What are the things you guys and girls eat? Is commercial stuff worth what you pay for it? Last year I tried some sort of power bar thing at the top
of
Quoted message said:
Ditchling Beacon and it was pretty foul... Is there good stuff you can
make
Quoted message said:
at home?
all the best
Scotty
PS - it took myself and a freind 7 hours 20 minutes to get down there last year. I hope to improve on this as I actually have my own bike this year, and have been training (thats also to do with a medical condition too..but wont go into that in detail!)
============= Chocolate digestive biscuits and / or Mars bars.
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When my wife did the Paris-Brest, back in '75, there weren't any powerbars, so she put an entire roasted chicken into her handlebar bag, picked on it as she rode...
When my wife did the Paris-Brest, back in '75, there weren't any powerbars, so she put an entire roasted chicken into her handlebar bag, picked on it as she rode...
maybe the vast knowledge here can give me some ideas! Last year I did the London - Brighton and stopped to eat a bit,(actually a bit of cake, a bit of a sausage sandwich.... etc...) but this year I would like to pretty much with only maybe one or two stops for water and snack on stuff on the way. I've heard its better on the stomach and better overall.
What are the things you guys and girls eat? Is commercial stuff worth what you pay for it? Last year I tried some sort of power bar thing at the top of Ditchling Beacon and it was pretty foul... Is there good stuff you can make at home?
Crazy Jack organic apricots - they don't make you thirsty.
..diluted orange juice (1:2 parts water) and fig rolls. These can be too dry though so sometimes prefer Jaffer Cakes. You get almost 30% extra carbs in a fig roll which means you carry less, but the Jaffers are a pleasure to eat so you want more.
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Gday all,
maybe the vast knowledge here can give me some ideas! Last year I did the London - Brighton and stopped to eat a bit,(actually a bit of cake, a bit
of
Quoted message said:
a sausage sandwich.... etc...) but this year I would like to pretty much with only maybe one or two stops for water and snack on stuff on the way. I've heard its better on the stomach and better overall.
What are the things you guys and girls eat? Is commercial stuff worth what you pay for it? Last year I tried some sort of power bar thing at the top
of
Quoted message said:
Ditchling Beacon and it was pretty foul... Is there good stuff you can
make
Quoted message said:
at home?
all the best
Scotty
PS - it took myself and a freind 7 hours 20 minutes to get down there last year. I hope to improve on this as I actually have my own bike this year, and have been training (thats also to do with a medical condition too..but wont go into that in detail!)
Yeah, I had stuff a bit like this last time I did the LB. Very big hangover, very little breakfast but two water bottles full of energy drink and I was there in four hours or so. My mate - who had been sensible and stayed in the night before - was rather annoyed at how chirpy I was and knackered he was by the end.
