bonk is a blood sugar drop. It means your body doesn't have enough fuel in the tank to keep the engine going. For me bonk is a slow onset starting with fatigue and cold sweats and then goes downhill from there.
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08-03-2006, 08:31 AM #1
I love headwinds! Really?
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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08-03-2006, 08:41 AM #2
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Me too. My one an only real bonk occurred due to a combination of 3 things:
Originally Posted by CorsairMac
1) weather too hot and I wasn't used to it
2) very poor fueling that day...(very, very poor choices)
3) poor conditioning for that particular ride (elevation, speed, distance, etc)
I was also quite inexperienced, and I didn't immediately realize what whas happening to me. I know that I am capable of 'willing' my body to do things I wouldn't have thought possible, and that day, for the first time in my entire life, it got to a point where there was no control. My body flat out failed me and it scared the crap out of me. Luckly, I wasn't alone and my riding buddies helped me take care of myself.
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