Lesson learned, make sure I eat before I ride!

[Biciclista]

I hear you Lori! I bike commute to work and need to leave at 5:30 AM every day. At first I didn't have anything for my 12 mile ride, but I soon realized that a 100 calorie gel was the perfect pick me up breakfast. I keep them in my nightstand so I can have one right when I wake up 30 minutes before departure

Reesha, what is that design in your signature?

[Reesha]

Two botched ASCII squirrels! They looked great, but for some reason vBulletin won't keep the extra spaces where they belong

When I think of something new and exciting for my signature I'll add it... but for now I've got ASCII roadkill!

[Photoflygirl]

I can see the squirrels, they're cute!

I learned about eating before riding...I always eat a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries for brkfast. One day, I waited longer than usual to go for a ride, I felt fine through the ride, but almost fell over immediately after getting off the bike. I now carry some kind of bar with me. I haven't tried the gu or gel stuff yet.

[Reesha]

Well, the gels are certainly fast acting and they have that going for them. I know a lot of people that can't get over the mouth "feel" of them. I suspect it takes some acquiring and adjusting for some.

I have my favorites though!

At the top for deliciousness:
Carb BOOM! Raspberry
CLIF Raspberry
CLIF Mango

At the top for performance:
Gu (any flavor, but tri-berry and chocolate are good... I bet they'd be good together!)
Powerbar gels

[cylegoddess]

http://www.summitpost.org/article/23...-for-less.html

Someone posted this, it has some recipes for the gluten intolerant( glucose is made from wheat) and nongrain people.
Havent made them yet( I made fudge, sadly!) but its on my list!