So what's in your bottle?

[SadieKate]

We know what's in your pack, but what's in your bottle?

I like Cytomax Tropical Fruit with a splash of Crystal Light Pink Lemonade. We've converted many people to our tart and refreshing cocktail. Goes down good in the summer!

We just bought a can of the new Cytomax Pink Lemonade flavor but haven't tried it yet.

[Dogmama]

Somebody (CorsairMac?) suggested Emergen-C awhile back. It has lots of good vitamins & other stuff. I've been using that and I really like it! It gives me a bit of a lift, but doesn't send me crashing down. I use it for spin classes, short rides and when I lift weights.

For really long rides, I'll combine Cytomax with some vanilla protein powder. The protein powder evens out the Cytomax. There has been some recent research that protein helps both endurance and recovery.

[spazzdog]

1 Gatorade, 1 H2O

[Veronica]

Gatorade lemon lime flavor - premixed.

On long rides I'll bring along a Red Bull (or two.) I've had good luck freezing them. I've only had 3 or so blow up in the freezer.

V.

[SadieKate]

I've only had 3 or so blow up in the freezer.

I'm not going anywhere near your freezer -not without a bomb squad!

[Veronica]

Blow up is really a misnomer. They actually just kind of ooze out of the can. A mess to clean up, but a small price to pay to have a cold Red Bull in the middle of a long ride on a hot day.

V.

[DeniseGoldberg]

If I'm not on a long tour, then I usually have one bottle of water and one bottle of Gatorade on my bike - favorite flavors are Strawberry Kiwi, or Gatorade Ice Strawberry or Watermelon.

If I'm on a tour, or even on a long day ride, then I wear a Camelbak filled with water and carry 2 bottles of Gatorade on the bike. And if I'm touring in an area where there is little or no access to water or stores, then I usually throw a couple of extra bottles of both water and Gatorade in my trailer or panniers, whichever I happen to be using. Running out of liquid on a long ride is definitely a bad idea!

[JanT]

For a ride in the heat and over two hours, the bottle is Gatorade with lots of ice, which melts and becomes about a 50/50 solution. For shorter rides, just water. Some places we mountain bike, I carry an extra water bottle for emergencies-mine or anyone in need.

[snapdragen]

For anything over 25 miles, I'll wear my hydration pack. Otherwise I don't drink enough. I keep diluted Gatorade in my Polar bottle, it's the only think my stomach can handle.

[Trek420]

If I'm on a long day ride, or it's hot I wear a Camelbak filled with water and 2 bottles of Gatorade on the bike. Very hot and or long ride I'll put an extra water bottle in a rear jersey pocket to refill the camelbak. I like Cytomax but Gatorade is less expensive and works, any flavor that matches my jersey...I spill a lot.

[DirtDiva]

Just water - only ride for an hour or two at a time and I don't like a lot of sports drinks, especially that "sports water" stuff (tastse like water with vinegar in it to me). Not a big fan of the windolene-blue flavour either, which is a shame because I usually wear a blue top when out for a bike ride.

[skibum]

I usually carry one bottle of water and one bottle of a sports drink. I used to mainly drink gatorade although I've recently started drinking the Powerbar Endurance drink.

[Veronica]

I've been thinking about trying Sustained Energy. In general I prefer to drink my calories rather than eat them.

V.