Quote Originally Posted by zencentury View Post
I have a cycling friend who takes ibuprofen before she rides. I couldn't figure out why someone would take a drug before they needed it. One thought led to another so I posted a question here.

Hey there Zen
Glad you are feeling so much better.

I take pain killers before an important time trial... it helps me to dig a little deeper because it takes longer for it to hurt.

We have a friend who followed a recent prize money tour here and he said many of the riders had panadol in their back pockets - right along side their gus and gels...