Quote Originally Posted by alpinerabbit View Post
For anything under 60 miles I would not say you need electrolyte beverages, except in extremely hot weather (30°C plus - when I would hardly ride at all). Then again I don't sweat as much or as salty as other people.

I usually take only water, and we may (or may not) have a salty snack along or have a cheese sandwich somewhere.
Yah, the electrolyte thing for me is a Known Issue with this make and model of body. Water tastes good to me when I'm thirsty, so I hydrate just fine. And I hydrate and I hydrate and pretty soon water tastes delicious and sweet even tho I'm working on a liter and I've just chugged a liter down... I'm not sure how close I am to collapsing from no electrolytes in my body at all at that point, but it's scared my doctors a few times. And if I *do* get to that point, anything that improves my electrolyte balance tastes bad. So now I alternate water with OJ, lemonade, limeade or gatorade, even if I don't feel like I need it.

It's a YMMV thing for sure.